Monthly Archives: November 2012

Hot Shoe Red Dot Finder

Having taken a few wide field images with my DSLR on the EQ3-2 now, I’ve realised what a pain it is getting the target area in the field of view when much of it is too faint to see, let … Continue reading

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Perseus wide field

Taken the on the same night as my earlier image of Cassiopeia, here’s Perseus. In the top right corner it’s just possible to see the California Nebula starting to emerge.

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Cassiopeia wide field

I spent an evening playing with my new Canon 50mm f/1.8 “nifty fifty” lens and taking some long exposures of constellations near the zenith. This is Cassiopeia. The keen-eyed will spot the double cluster at the centre of the right … Continue reading

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