Re: [APML] Framing shots - was New North American Nebula

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

> Hi Rob and all,
>
> Not having a goto mount, nor digital setting circles, I find that framing
> objects I can't see to be somewhat of a gamble.  I pull the camera off of
> the scope and stick a 26mm eye-peice inside of a tube I rigged up to be
> parfocal with the camera to frame shots.  The problem is that when I try
to
> match up the field of view with the little squiggly lines showing a nebula
> on my sky charts, I don't always get it right.
>
> If any one has suggestions on better ways to frame shots I would like to
> hear of them.
>
> Thanks,
> Alan

I have never seen an equatorial mount that did not have scribed "manual"
setting circles.  With these, you don't need digital circles.  All of my
shots of visually unseen objects have been framed with old fashioned scribed
circles.  Does your mount have these?  If not, then you can align the finder
scope with the camera field of view and get pretty close to where you want
to aim by star hopping.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
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