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Monday, March 30, 2009

Taking photos of the moon

I use my telescope to take photos of the moon like the one I posted in my slide show. You must have a lot of Patience when using a telescope, especially one of a large aperture. The moon or any other object moves quickly even at a low magnification. It's best to use a tripod and you may have to pan a little as well.
The best kind of telescope to use in astrophotography is a self tracking telescope. A ccd camera will give you better pictures as well but you can use a normal point and shoot.
Here are a few websites on ccd cameras and telescopes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge-coupled_device http://www.telescopes.com/telescopes/catadioptric-telescopes/celestron8inchcpcschmidtcassegrainwithstarbrightxltcoatings.cfm

2 comments:

  1. that is amazing! i also take many pics, but i just started. keep it up!!!

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  2. That moon photo is incredible!
    Heading over to find you on Flickr :)

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