Haven’t done any astrophotography in years. Used to have just a 4” Mak-Cas that I hooked my Nikon up to, and it took stunning photos of planets and larger deep sky objects. Got an 8” Dob a while ago, and waiting for it to warm up a bit before lugging it out. Nice channel. Thanks.
Thanks so much for sorting through this for me. I have had a 12" Orion for many years but have not tried my Nikon dslr on it. I am retired now and have more time. I will give it a try. Thanks again.
Hey man, I know this is a really old video but I hope you see this comment. You're really helping me out a lot, I just purchased the identical scope that you have and after watching some of your videos... man I'm so excited! Keep up this amazing content! I'll wait to watch the Orion Nebula video, don't wanna spoil my views too much ;) thank you so much
Informative and useful video. Thanks. I had gathered stuff based on this or that video and couldn't get anything to work. Your step by step presentation with specifics as to parts was perfect.
The Apetura will be an awesome first scope! It has some nice upgrades from the factory that I would love to have on my SkyWatcher. Enjoy the new scope and clear skies!
@@constomy Looking through the scope you can certainly make out some of the brighter DSOs, but they look nothing like some of the astrophotos you see. The colors and detail are much more subtle. They are absolutely breathtaking nonetheless!
Hey Tom. I just got the Apetura AD8 myself and have been having issues with my Canon Rebel focusing using same setup used in this video. Have you had any issues?
Great video! I have same telescope and I want take pictures of sky but didnt know how to add DSLR to telescope, now I know T2 ring is everything I need. Thank you.
Hello, i have heard that newtonian telescopes have some problems about the focusing if there is attached a DSLR, have you had the same problem and, if yes, how did you fix It? Thanks!
I've had issues where without a barlow it just looks like I'm staring into the barrel of the telescope, you see the whole mirror and X of the secondary, the barlow seems to bring the camera's imaging into proper focus. but good explanation! thanks
@@phantom12321800 Did a Barlow fix the issue? Unfortunately for me my Barlow does not attach to the adapter i bought. My options are either buy a Barlow with a thread mount or buy a t adapter that lets you slot in Barlows and a lens. Another question, if i use a Barlow can it really be considered prime focus? Wouldnt it be eyepiece projection?
Good video but... you showed several ways to connect the DLSR to the scope each with different attachments and I have no idea why I’d use on config over another?
I also have a newtonian and a dslr and focus ok, but if i put my 3x barlow lens between the dslr and scope, I have no focus at all.Did you had that issue?
I got all the attachments for my Orion XT8. Using an older canon rebel t1i. I was unable to get the camera to focus on the moon unless I attached my Barlow. Got some nice shots, but would love not be so zoomed in due to the Barlow. I tried to work with the connections to get a 25mm lens to attach, but nothing would fit together right. Only the Barlow would work. Seems like the camera needs a telescope lens attached to get it to focus with this setup. Any suggestions to fix this problem?
I recently connected my dslr to my Apertura Dobsonian using just a tring and t-adapter, but I can't seem to get close enough to focus. I'm new to all this and need all the help I can can get. So, any tips on how I can fix this?
Question..I have a 8 inch Dobsonian, with the T ring etc etc, and I am going to buy a second hand DSLR to attach to it. Now, what second hand one should I go for ? because there seems to be a massive selection out there with all varying specs..is it best to get one with the highest pixel count on the detector? like there's 18 megapixels versus lower ones around 12 and so on, or is the lenses inside more important..I really need some advice on this..too many options....
It is daunting when first looking at cameras hah. Higher megapixels do make a difference in the long run, but 18 is just fine. Most newer cameras have higher mp counts anyways. A good entry level Canon or Nikon is hard to beat, such as a Canon T3i or Nikon 3400. Whatever brand you start with, just be sure to stick with it!
Hey :D i was curious of the power supply for the camera. I mean , if i use Live View it will drain my battery real quick. Do you use an adaptor instead of the battery? and plugged in the wall?
How come I can't get my dslr to focus completely to the moon on 12" dob. I use a tring with no spacer tube and max out the adjustment inwards and it still needs to go in just a hair to completely focus in. Is the 2x Barlow needed?
Im a bit late but, Very useful videos! I am looking for a Sky-Watcher Heritage 130 Tabletop Dobsonian (1st telescope) and i was wondering if this setup would work on this particular model
Thank you for the information and video. I have a question maybe I missed it in the video I do apologise but my question is how would you attach the camera with a lens attached to the scope?
You’re very welcome! As for your question, no lenses are used when attaching the camera directly to the telescope. The scope itself acts as a replacement for a lens.
Hey thanks for the video, I have the same telescope and a canon rebel t6 and I have it set up the way you do but I am not able to achieve focus on anything! I need some help :)
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing I have the same issue with a T6.. The image focuses perfectly with the eyepiece but appears to be out of focal range with the DSLR?
Hi, nice video! Keep doing the good job!I'm interested to buy this telescope too...I also have a Canon DSLR 500D and i would like to connect it to the telescope in addition to the t-ring do I need to buy also and a t-adapter?If yes any link to buy celestron t-adapter?Thanks for your time.
You don't necessarily need the t-adapter unless you plan on using a barlow lens as well. But for the price, I think it's kinda hard to pass up! This is the one I use: www.celestron.com/products/universal-125-t-adapter
Have you tried eyepiece projection with eyepiece baader style screwed straight into dslr I use this method on my 90mm f500 refractor I am getting a 250px dobs was wondering about focuc
Apologies for being away for awhile, but no I have not! This sounds like an interesting idea to play around with though! I'm always up for playing around with new setups.
Can u achieve focus with your first way? i ahve the same telescope and i want to try but i heard that u cant achieve focus in some reflectors with prime focus. Did you?
Thank you! And yes, motorized mounts are mostly for deep sky objects, but are also very helpful with capturing the planets as well. But without a motorized mount it is certainly possibly to get some great images of the planets and definitely the moon. Using just my dob I have managed to get some fairly decent shots of some planets and the moon... a lot of the magic comes from stacking and editing! Good luck and clear skies!
Hi. Greetings from Germany. I have a Dobsonian teleskope. I didn't understand the name of camera. Can you please write the name of the camera here?! Thank you
If that scope accepts a 1.25" eyepiece you may be able to attach a dslr with the t-ring and t-adapter. However, you may run into issues with back focus as this is a smaller scope.
I wish I had much darker skies! Half of my backyard is somewhat dark and decent for imaging, but the other half is looking straight toward town. Thankfully it's a pretty small town so darker skies aren't far off!
He sure is! I live in a heavy polluted area in England but i use several light pollution filters plus the dew shield to filter out the light pollution ua-cam.com/video/5l_jDVzs9Uc/v-deo.html
Yep, 90% of the reason I sold all my astro gear about 10 years ago. Light pollution was already bad before then, and getting visibly worse, year on year. Even if I get to a dark area here in central Scotland, it's surrounded by orange glow bubbles from the towns and cities. Being a relatively small island, it's hard to get far away from any large town or city in the UK, without being in the ocean.
There's no such thing as a Dobsonian telescope. What you have there is a Newtonian telescope, attached to a Dobsonian mount. Otherwise, very informative video. Thanks, for the upload!
Thank you everyone for watching! Much more coming!
Haven’t done any astrophotography in years. Used to have just a 4” Mak-Cas that I hooked my Nikon up to, and it took stunning photos of planets and larger deep sky objects. Got an 8” Dob a while ago, and waiting for it to warm up a bit before lugging it out.
Nice channel. Thanks.
I haven’t had my dob out since our lunar eclipse back in January myself. And thank you!
Thanks so much for sorting through this for me. I have had a 12" Orion for many years but have not tried my Nikon dslr on it. I am retired now and have more time. I will give it a try. Thanks again.
this helped clear up 1 thing i was confused about, simple video. thank you alot for making it!
This was a eyeopener for me. Thanks! Have the same dob as the video for a few weeks. So a lot of experimenting to do! Greetings from the Netherlands.
Hey man, I know this is a really old video but I hope you see this comment. You're really helping me out a lot, I just purchased the identical scope that you have and after watching some of your videos... man I'm so excited! Keep up this amazing content! I'll wait to watch the Orion Nebula video, don't wanna spoil my views too much ;) thank you so much
Informative and useful video. Thanks. I had gathered stuff based on this or that video and couldn't get anything to work. Your step by step presentation with specifics as to parts was perfect.
Thank you for the kind words! Good luck and clear skies!
This is great. My first Scope was shipped today. I got the Apetura ad8. We already have a Nikon Camera, so this is perfect thanks again!
The Apetura will be an awesome first scope! It has some nice upgrades from the factory that I would love to have on my SkyWatcher. Enjoy the new scope and clear skies!
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing With this setup can you see Deep sky objects?
@@constomy Looking through the scope you can certainly make out some of the brighter DSOs, but they look nothing like some of the astrophotos you see. The colors and detail are much more subtle. They are absolutely breathtaking nonetheless!
Hey Tom. I just got the Apetura AD8 myself and have been having issues with my Canon Rebel focusing using same setup used in this video. Have you had any issues?
Lon Cohen May need to see how many mm of back focus you have. DSLR need 55 mm of back focus.
Great video! I have same telescope and I want take pictures of sky but didnt know how to add DSLR to telescope, now I know T2 ring is everything I need. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed and that you found it helpful! Good luck and clear skies!
Hello, i have heard that newtonian telescopes have some problems about the focusing if there is attached a DSLR, have you had the same problem and, if yes, how did you fix It? Thanks!
Thanks a million for this video! YOU have everything I have and needed! CHEERS! And keep the vids coming sir!
I've had issues where without a barlow it just looks like I'm staring into the barrel of the telescope, you see the whole mirror and X of the secondary, the barlow seems to bring the camera's imaging into proper focus. but good explanation! thanks
No problem, glad to help!
I am having this exact issue. Thanks for the solution. :)
Time to buy a new t adapter.
@@johnm7788 I ended up finding the issue was the focuser didn't move in far enough to get the camera close
@@phantom12321800 Did a Barlow fix the issue? Unfortunately for me my Barlow does not attach to the adapter i bought. My options are either buy a Barlow with a thread mount or buy a t adapter that lets you slot in Barlows and a lens. Another question, if i use a Barlow can it really be considered prime focus? Wouldnt it be eyepiece projection?
@@johnm7788 yes sorry. If you put a lense in it will work.I essentially had to go to eyepiece view. Just the T didn't work
Good video but... you showed several ways to connect the DLSR to the scope each with different attachments and I have no idea why I’d use on config over another?
Quick and simple! Love that video!
Appreciate it! Plenty more to come!
Is a t3i still recommended? Or t5i is better?
Thanks for making this video. Does the image fill the frame on the camera? Or is it cropped in?
I also have a newtonian and a dslr and focus ok, but if i put my 3x barlow lens between the dslr and scope, I have no focus at all.Did you had that issue?
Have you published somewhere photos taken using the setup you've presented in this movie?
You got a new subscriber, well deserved
I got all the attachments for my Orion XT8. Using an older canon rebel t1i. I was unable to get the camera to focus on the moon unless I attached my Barlow. Got some nice shots, but would love not be so zoomed in due to the Barlow. I tried to work with the connections to get a 25mm lens to attach, but nothing would fit together right. Only the Barlow would work. Seems like the camera needs a telescope lens attached to get it to focus with this setup. Any suggestions to fix this problem?
I recently connected my dslr to my Apertura Dobsonian using just a tring and t-adapter, but I can't seem to get close enough to focus. I'm new to all this and need all the help I can can get. So, any tips on how I can fix this?
So can you photograph most of the planets well with the short focal length of your dob? Or do you need buy more stuff to coax a better picture?
Question..I have a 8 inch Dobsonian, with the T ring etc etc, and I am going to buy a second hand DSLR to attach to it. Now, what second hand one should I go for ? because there seems to be a massive selection out there with all varying specs..is it best to get one with the highest pixel count on the detector? like there's 18 megapixels versus lower ones around 12 and so on, or is the lenses inside more important..I really need some advice on this..too many options....
It is daunting when first looking at cameras hah. Higher megapixels do make a difference in the long run, but 18 is just fine. Most newer cameras have higher mp counts anyways. A good entry level Canon or Nikon is hard to beat, such as a Canon T3i or Nikon 3400. Whatever brand you start with, just be sure to stick with it!
Hey :D i was curious of the power supply for the camera. I mean , if i use Live View it will drain my battery real quick. Do you use an adaptor instead of the battery? and plugged in the wall?
How come I can't get my dslr to focus completely to the moon on 12" dob. I use a tring with no spacer tube and max out the adjustment inwards and it still needs to go in just a hair to completely focus in. Is the 2x Barlow needed?
What if i want to use a ccd camera(svbony sv305) to do the same projection...what would be the difference in setup?
Im a bit late but, Very useful videos! I am looking for a Sky-Watcher Heritage 130 Tabletop Dobsonian (1st telescope) and i was wondering if this setup would work on this particular model
Thank you for the information and video. I have a question maybe I missed it in the video I do apologise but my question is how would you attach the camera with a lens attached to the scope?
You’re very welcome! As for your question, no lenses are used when attaching the camera directly to the telescope. The scope itself acts as a replacement for a lens.
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing But what with zoom. Don't we have only primary zoom then?
@@falveyy The "zoom" is whatever focal length your scope is. In this case it's 1200mm. You can change that with barlow lenses though!
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing Can i change it in other way than Barlow lens?
Hey thanks for the video, I have the same telescope and a canon rebel t6 and I have it set up the way you do but I am not able to achieve focus on anything! I need some help :)
Hmmmm the t6 and my camera are very similar, so there shouldn’t be any issues there. Perhaps your collimation is off? That would be my first guess 😅
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing I have the same issue with a T6.. The image focuses perfectly with the eyepiece but appears to be out of focal range with the DSLR?
Same method i use on my telescope! pretty much the same for all 1.25"
Is the SLR or SVbony 305 the best camera?
Awesome, gonna use this video when my Dob comes in. You still making videos?
Nice, informative video. Thanks.
Hi, nice video! Keep doing the good job!I'm interested to buy this telescope too...I also have a Canon DSLR 500D and i would like to connect it to the telescope in addition to the t-ring do I need to buy also and a t-adapter?If yes any link to buy celestron t-adapter?Thanks for your time.
You don't necessarily need the t-adapter unless you plan on using a barlow lens as well. But for the price, I think it's kinda hard to pass up!
This is the one I use:
www.celestron.com/products/universal-125-t-adapter
Have you tried eyepiece projection with eyepiece baader style screwed straight into dslr I use this method on my 90mm f500 refractor I am getting a 250px dobs was wondering about focuc
Apologies for being away for awhile, but no I have not! This sounds like an interesting idea to play around with though! I'm always up for playing around with new setups.
would this set up work for galaxies or nebula? or is the focal length of dobsonians not worth trying it
Thank you so much for this very helpful
Can u achieve focus with your first way? i ahve the same telescope and i want to try but i heard that u cant achieve focus in some reflectors with prime focus. Did you?
Yes, with this SkyWatcher dob you can! I have ran into no issues focusing so far with these methods. Good luck and clear skies!
Helpful video - thanks! Are the motorized mounts mostly for deep sky images? I am mostly interested in the planets and moon right now.
Thank you! And yes, motorized mounts are mostly for deep sky objects, but are also very helpful with capturing the planets as well. But without a motorized mount it is certainly possibly to get some great images of the planets and definitely the moon. Using just my dob I have managed to get some fairly decent shots of some planets and the moon... a lot of the magic comes from stacking and editing!
Good luck and clear skies!
So I take it the only way to increase magnification is to use a barlow?
Hi. Greetings from Germany. I have a Dobsonian teleskope. I didn't understand the name of camera. Can you please write the name of the camera here?! Thank you
The camera I use is the Canon T5i. In other parts of the world I believe it's the Canon 700d.
Clear skies!
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing thank you very much my friend! Clear skies🙏
Possible attarct dslr to heritage 100p Dobsonian?
If that scope accepts a 1.25" eyepiece you may be able to attach a dslr with the t-ring and t-adapter. However, you may run into issues with back focus as this is a smaller scope.
@@AmateurAstronomyStormchasing ok
Great video, thanks for that
Thank you for this information.
May I ask the name of the song/artist used in this video? I like it. Thank you.
No problem! The song is 'Vespers' by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena.
ua-cam.com/video/Cz1ETY18drI/v-deo.html
Great info, you should show some photos!
What type Of Camera That was I Missed It ? .
t5i canon
Thanks for the vid! Cant seem to get my Canon to focus. Must be missing something.
Try sliding the adapter in and out of the Crawford to lengthen or shorten the focal length. I have an eyepiece I have to do it with.
Ur lucky to live in a place with little light pollution
I wish I had much darker skies! Half of my backyard is somewhat dark and decent for imaging, but the other half is looking straight toward town. Thankfully it's a pretty small town so darker skies aren't far off!
He sure is! I live in a heavy polluted area in England but i use several light pollution filters plus the dew shield to filter out the light pollution ua-cam.com/video/5l_jDVzs9Uc/v-deo.html
Yep, 90% of the reason I sold all my astro gear about 10 years ago. Light pollution was already bad before then, and getting visibly worse, year on year. Even if I get to a dark area here in central Scotland, it's surrounded by orange glow bubbles from the towns and cities. Being a relatively small island, it's hard to get far away from any large town or city in the UK, without being in the ocean.
Use my SW Equinox ED80 pretty well
Thank you!!!!
Im going through the searching issues for my set up now.Confusing. 100 different products, all slightly different
I have a Nikon D3000 with the same setup but I can't focus or take a picture. I m not sue why can't anyone help
cant focus with this setup ?
There's no such thing as a Dobsonian telescope. What you have there is a Newtonian telescope, attached to a Dobsonian mount. Otherwise, very informative video. Thanks, for the upload!
It's a Newtonian reflector telescope mounted on a base that was designed by the late John Dobson. Hence the term Dobsonian