Super Moon
I tried to take a picture of the Super Moon but very cloudy.
Astrophotography
Astrophotography books
I wanted to learn what settings on the camera to use for both astrophotography and general night sky photography. So, I purchased a couple of books: Photography Night Sky: A Field Guide for Shooting After Dark Getting Started: Budget Astrophotography The first book was by Jennifer Wu. I made a first pass through the book.
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DSLR adapter
I had purchased an adapter for my Meade ETX-90 to work with my film Nikon SLR when I first purchased the telescope. But, like most things, I never got around to using it. So, I started researching a Canon mount. Meade no longer sold any T-Mounts for the ETX-90. I purchased one from another source
Canon T3i
In my planning for future purchases, I wanted to eventually get a CCD camera but I knew that is a ways off. In the short-term, I wanted to get a starter astrophotography camera but decided to go the more traditional route and use a DSLR with a telescope. I did some research and found the
Orion SteadyPix Deluxe Camera Mount review
I was reading about how to get started in astrophotography and that afocal photography was a good place to start. I purchased the Orion SteadyPix Deluxe Camera Mount. I did a test inside the house and the results were fine. I had to turn off the flash on my camera along with setting the delayed
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