· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 blueSun member Reged: 01/11/09 Posts: 14 Loc: Southern California Magnifier between Telescope & DSLR?       #3412209 - 10/26/09 03:06 PM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have a 70 mm Meade refractor with 1.25" eyepiece size, Nikon D40 dSLR, and adapters to join them. Are there any "eyepiece" sorts of things to magnify the image onto the CCD of the camera? Or any ideas? Makes no sense to shoot images of planets with so much black in the image, quite a waste of megapixels. Thanks! (My Jupiter stacked images attached (100% cropped)) -------------------- Blog: The Celestial Spectator Equipment: Meade 70mm Refractor... on Orion EQ-2 mount Nikon D40 dSLR Binolux 10x50 binoculars Post Extras:       walt r Post Laureate Reged: 02/13/07 Posts: 3463 Loc: Doylestown, PA Re: Magnifier between Telescope & DSLR? [Re: blueSun]       #3412223 - 10/26/09 03:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Barlow -------------------- Walt Obsession 18" f/4.45 #1370 AN/SC MK67 Deluxe 6" f/12 Mak-Cass, Super Polaris GEM, JMI MicroMax DSC DIY 60mm f/6 Achromat Cookbook 245 CCD Post Extras:       blueSun member Reged: 01/11/09 Posts: 14 Loc: Southern California Re: Magnifier between Telescope & DSLR? [Re: walt r]       #3412238 - 10/26/09 03:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Duh, I should've thought of that. Thank you. Now, this may not be appropriate for this section of the forum, but are there any considerations to make in selecting the correct barlow lens? Such as a way to make sure to get the right length and magnification (I see mostly 2x and 3x) so that it is still in the focusable range of the scope? -------------------- Blog: The Celestial Spectator Equipment: Meade 70mm Refractor... on Orion EQ-2 mount Nikon D40 dSLR Binolux 10x50 binoculars Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2710 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Magnifier between Telescope & DSLR? [Re: blueSun]       #3412497 - 10/26/09 05:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You might try eyepiece projection as using a barlow or Powermate to increase magnification will also increase the vignette you may already be getting with the 1.25" adapter. -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       blueSun member Reged: 01/11/09 Posts: 14 Loc: Southern California Re: Magnifier between Telescope & DSLR? [Re: waassaabee]       #3413826 - 10/27/09 11:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great, will look into that, thank you. -------------------- Blog: The Celestial Spectator Equipment: Meade 70mm Refractor... on Orion EQ-2 mount Nikon D40 dSLR Binolux 10x50 binoculars Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 20 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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