Equipment

The Astronomik CLS (City Light Suppression) CCD EOS Clip is a great filter against light pollution in a clip design for Canon EOS DSLRs. It blocks emissions of artificial light sources like streetlights and airglow. It enhances the contrast between our “desired” objects and the background. 92% transmission at 486nm (H-beta), 92% transmission at 496nm (OIII), […]

This is my current astrophotography setup with my new tripod which has a payload capacity up to 9kg 😀 Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Tripod, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer and Canon EOS 100D with Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L Update: 25.11.2016 Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Tripod, Sky Watcher Star Adventurer, Canon EOS 70Da with Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L and MGEN II AutoGuider

Seriously, I’m finished with the kit lenses. They are very good for daylight photography. But in the night they come to their limits quickly. At the moment these 3 lenses I’m using for night photography: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L Hope for some nice widefield shots 😀 […]

The Skyatcher Star Adventurer Polar Scope illuminator unfortunatley is not usable while the L-bracket is mounted. To use it with the attached L-bracket, I customized a 25mm PVC-tube as adapter for the illuminator. Hope it works as desired 😀 BTW: I was inspired by this forum post: http://www.astrotreff.de/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=174928

Yeahh! I got one with the red ring 😀 The 75-300mm which I used until now is a very good lense compared to its price, but I want more light with a larger aperture at 200mm. And the low price is incredible for a L-lense! Hope for some clear nights!!! Focal length 200mm Apeerture f/2.8 no IS (no […]

My first “better quality” lens from Canon 😀 Focal length 100mm Aperture f/2.8 Unfortunately the weather is bad… so I’m test the lens with my cat 😉

Here is it. The Skywatcher Star Adventurer. A small equatorial, RA-motorized star tracker (no DEC motor) with a payload capacity of 5 kg and it comes with some functions for time lapses (like slight panning during shooting). But at the moment I’m more interested in long exposure imaging 😀 In my first tests I could […]

Finally I got my fisheye lens 🙂 The reviews are mostly very good, according the price. Hope I can shot Milkyway this night… the weather forecast predicts clear sky for 2 hours at midnight  🙂 Focal length 8mm Aperture f/3.5 No electronic connectors, all settings manual…    

I was looking for an inexpensive and leightweight DSLR for beginners and I found the Canon EOS 100D to be the best choice. The body weight’s only 407 g. A basic 18-55 mm lens completes the package. So I can use it at 18 mm for wide angle shots and make my first experiences with the night sky… […]

OK, as I thought, the Canon IXUS 160 on a Baader Microstage II is not the best combination. It’s very hard to find the focus with the IXUS. Regardless, the Baader Microstage II is really a great tool!