Moon & Saturn via my Meade ETX-70
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Dear @nytecam Thank you very much! I just tried one motor called SynScan. It works well with Time Lapse.
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@nytecam i really really apreciate the help i am a newcomer and all i have is a little celestron 50az at the moment but i think i might either settle for the meade ext 80 or the orion xt8 dobsonian, both for great prices
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I'd suggest you buy some higher magnification eyepieces. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars look pretty nice through a small eyepiece. Also, for galaxy, nebulae, and cluster astrophotography I suggest image stacking (there is free software for it online).
Happy stargazing!
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@nytecam Forgot - the moon and planets look GREAT even through a small telescope!
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Dear "nytecam". I'm wondering if this ETX-70 telescope can gently follow a planet? Do you think if It's capable for a very slow camera move for time-lapse photography with the planet following program?
Balint
itsvalentine 1 month ago
@itsvalentine No the drive is not very good - my moon shots etc with motor turned off and moon allowed to drift across the field of view - hope that helps;-)
nytecam 1 month ago
what is the difference between this telescope and the meade etx 80?
appleipodtouch2g 4 months ago
@appleipodtouch2g Not much - Meade do/did ETX-60, 70 and 80 for increasing aperture but all much the same in performance - the GOTO very useful for newcomers.
nytecam 4 months ago
@nytecam so your saying i should be able to see the rings of saturn with a etx 80
appleipodtouch2g 4 months ago
@appleipodtouch2g Yes but quite small in the '80' but you should spot moon Titan too - btw Saturn is 'behind' the sun at the moment [check SOHO pic on spaceweather..com] and can't be seen 'till early next year in the morning sky. Jupiter + 4 moons in the east at sundown right now - good luck.
nytecam 4 months ago