Chrissyo's Astrophotography

[SaturnAndItsRings]

Great work!

[ChrissyoSpace]

@SaturnAndItsRings Thanks! :)

[jackster1212]

Those moon closeups are excellent...

[ishouldplayzelda]

i could take puctures of jupiter all day, er, i mean night

[ChrissyO66]

Wow. Another ChrissyO. That is kinda weird since my dad had a telescope on my roof when I was a kid....

[scottohscott]

You say you used a Panasonic video camera. Is that digital? How did you do it, just prop it up on top of the eyepiece?

[ChrissyoSpace]

The video camera uses MiniDV tapes. And yep, I made a simple bracket that held the camera up to the eyepiece of the scope. I filmed the stuff I wanted, then the camera could be connected to the computer with a firewire cable/card. I used some free video capture software to upload the footage to the computer. I can't remember the name of the software though, I haven't used the video camera with my telescope in years.

[RobinSchouten]

What do I need to start Astrophotography? I'm gonna buy the Canon Eos 1000D. So with that camera I only need an adapter and a decent telescope?

thanks

[NixNext]

stunning! I like the choice of music too. I love Moonlight Sonate

[Juan65]

Great magnification + amazing resolution!

What is the focal length of the eyepiece you're using in the planetary shots?

Please let me know

Thanks!

[Zeethr]

please teach me the ways chrissyo. we are not worthy!!!!!  i enjoy everything you post on YT. how much is that scope worth?

[ChrissyoSpace]

Haha, thanks for the kind words! :) When I bought my telescope several years ago it cost about $700 australian.

[Astronomyking]

Okay man has landed on the moon because when they did they put mirrors on it. Then out in Califonia they fire huge lasers at those mirros and measure how long it takes to come back. So MAN HAS LANDED ON THE MOON!

[dyonisos75]

WOW !!!! respect! great job....thank you

[avv58]

Thank you!!!

[mason104]

I'm really enjoying your videos. Thanks.

[tessalia87]

Awesome! How long was the Jupiter exposer? It would be stunning to see Jupiter in motion via time-lapse with the moons orbiting around it. Even if you don't have tracking capability, you can still line up your exposures using slideshow software.5*****

[perrrfection]

I'm getting a Zhumell 10" Dobsonian Reflector Telescope would I be able to get views like yours?

[MyAstroSpaceDotCom]

Nice planetary work mate.

[faynart]

Love your work ! Thanks for shering.

[sudcat67]

Nice job...I am just starting out. I am somewhat dissapointed with my 4.5 reflector. i want more detail on planets galaxies nebulas

This is also my yahoo id any suggestions on what to buy next would be greatly appriciated...Thanks again

[ChrissyoSpace]

Well as they say, aperture is king. The larger the primary mirror/lens on your telescope, the more light it will be able to gather and thus the better nebulae, galaxies etc will look. Assuming you don't really care too much about tracking abilities, a large Dobsonian based Newtonian telescope would be fairly nice.

[CommunistHunter]

how did you get your dobsonian to stay still long enough to do photogrpahy, and what did you use? NexImage?

[ChrissyoSpace]

Just a lot of practise with hand tracking - I do my best to keep the object in the camera's field of view while pushing the telescope by hand. It doesn't give the best of results though, so my images taken with my EQ6 mount are much better. 

As for cameras, I used to use just a Panasonic video camera attached afocally to my eyepiece, but I now use a DMK21AU04.

[liltd87]

Exactly what telescope did you use? I'm thinking of getting a dobsonian. Maybe Zhumell?

[ChrissyoSpace]

It's a 10" F5 GSO Newtonian.

[MyAstroSpaceDotCom]

Planetary is hard mate, you've done very well.

[FaoleannOBradaigh]

Excellent shots. How much would a scope and an adapter for a Canon dSLR set you back?

[ChrissyoSpace]

I have no idea, it would depend on the telescope. A SRL adapter doesn't cost very much though (less than $100).

[Blackheart77ce]

Could you find the US flag on the moon with one of these telescopes?

[ChrissyoSpace]

Nope. There are no current telescopes that can resolve that kind of detail on the moon (not even the Hubble space telescope can).

[sylvanfish]

incredible shots thanks,good work out standing

[jwel44]

Thanks! I don't think mine would work with that much. I have a celestron c6-n reflector with the cge5 mount.

[ChrissyoSpace]

You don't need as much magnification as I use to get some detail. You can probably get nice results with 500X or less magnification. I guess you'd just have to give it a try to see what works well with your scope and camera.

[jwel44]

What would be a good magnification to show some details of Jupiter?

[ChrissyoSpace]

I usually take my images with a magnification of around 960X - 1250X.

[EdZep123]

I have an Orion XT8 dob. I love it. Perfect beginner's scope, though sometimes I wish I had a motor driven EQ so I could take great photos like these.

[ChrissyoSpace]

You don't really need a motor driven mount to take images of the planets, several of these images I took with just the regular dob mount. Eg. Jupiter's at 0:22, Jupiter at 0:36, Mars at 1:02 and some more. You just need to have a steady arm for hand tracking.

[EdZep123]

Yes, I've taken a few good ones of the planets with the dob.

[lllllJackzlllll]

lol nice bitch

[nanogirl]

Beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them with us.

[Xantophia]

Wow! Awesome! Congrats...

[hoodlum1989]

amazing dude brilliant .... one of the best ... i wish i were u

[chaimdijk]

im impressed mate; aspecially your long exposure shots and that shot of McNaught (it was McNaught right?) at 2:36

Thank you

Chaim

[jjjnettie]

Lovely work Chris.

[xIIxGustavoxIIx]

wow.............. really beautiful

[chacon191]

Beautiful!!!!

[Andrew909]

Any advice on a good telescope for a beginner. I was thinking about a 6" newtonian with a dobsonian mount.

[ChrissyoSpace]

That sounds pretty good to me. My first scope was a 10" dob, and I have been quite happy with it, so anything around that should be pretty nice :)

[Andrew909]

Any specific brands you reccomend for that size?

[ChrissyoSpace]

Well mine is a GSO scope, which isn't an overly flas scope compared to some that are available. But I'm still very happy with mine. Perhaps you could visit a local astronomy club on an open night and have a look through some of these scopes to get a feel for what optics you like.

[rocketbat]

i have a Skywatcher skyliner 150, 6" dobsonian reflector, it is brilliant!

heres whare i got it from:

warehouse express . com/

[ourhomeplanet]

very beautiful!! thank you for sharing

[burningbushmen]

thanks for posting this stuff, i love it. i always wish i could do the same, maybe once i get rich.

[satweavers]

Very nice work.  Your moon shots are very dramatic.