wich to buy

Hi .. my name is Bruno.. im 26yo from Magog in Quebec, Canada.

Im pretty rookie in astro stuff.. not pretty sure to if i posted at the good place...

My first buy is a LMDA 114 .. this is a 4.5" telescope..

Since i have buy this one .. i got my self coples EP, a hotech collimator, a GSO multi reticle red dot finder, a bunch of hirsch filter.. a solar filter to (made from black paper to put a the end of my scope...

So far am having fun with this equipement.. im planing to buy a new telescope in cople week.. not pretty sure wich one yet but i want something in 8 or 10 " ...

But now.. i would like to take picture of what i look with my scope.. for the moment what i do its i take my cell phone and aling it in front of my 10mm eye piece.. its not that bad for the moon.. but for the rest hummm not good lol here a picture i tooked..



I try to do same with my logitech pro 5000 but dint really work better than my cell phone

So now i plan to buy myself a camera to take picture.. the thing is am not to sure what am looking for and what i want.. thats why i need your help ..

i know i could buy a camera like euh.. a 45mm ols school camera and buy fitting bla bla bla.. but i saw to something that you put right in you focuser..

I dont wanna spend to much money into it.. i will probably buy use to save money .. when i say not to much is lika about 150 to 200 MAX.. i dont know if i can have something for that price.. but as a begening and a begener i think i would be just enougt for me ..

PLS give me your opinion .. brand.. way to do..

wtv ill tank you right away for help..


PS sry for bad english use in here.. frenchy behind keyboard
Bruno

Hello Bruno,

the best camera to buy depends on many factors, but the first thing you should know before you begin looking for it is which will be your preferred targets. If you intend to shoot the moon and other solar system objects, your best choice will be to use a webcam or other videocamera and then use softwares such as Registax to process the movies and extract pictures from them. If you decide to go along this path, your best bet is to start investigating and asking questions in the other forum here at AM, i.e. the one that regards solar system imaging.

If, on the other hand, you wish to take pictures also of DSO (deep sky objects), you will need a proper CCD camera, be it a "astro" dedicated camera or a DSLR (digital single lens reflex), but that is a totally different game and the choice is wider and more complex than choosing a planetary camera. This would then be the right place to ask advice on what to buy.

I hope this helps a bit.

Ciao
Luca

Luca

Bruno,
For the price range you mentioned, you should consider getting a simple webcam with an adapter for 1.25" eyepiece holder. They are inexpensive and you can get great images of the planets and the moon. The other nice thing about imaging with a webcam is that you can get great software for free (i.e. Registax). You just take short movies and stack up the best frames. Its really quite easy to get started.

Deep space imaging requires a much bigger budget!

Good Luck and Cheers,
Tyler

I agree with the webcam approach. For deep sky you would also need to spend way more on a mount.

Charlie