Is this stable enough for astrophotography?
1429724
we have not tried it for that purpose, but we used it for time lapses and it worked great.
1429725
I would think it would be. So long as you have it adjusted so that the weight is centered and the tripod is level.
1414089
Honestly, you would be better of with something like new nikon 20mm 1.8 if you are looking to do wide angle astrophotography. This lens is a fantastic all around landscape lens, but for that application you want as muchligjt as possible, and the extra couple stops means a lower iso is possible
1382651
It is stable for my Nikon d7000.since it is light to carry on, it is not for a big camera with a huge lens
1886527
I would not recommend it for astrophotography as it is hard to resolve detail on it
1964085
There is a considerable counter weight. With that said, I'm not sure how much your camera weighs. The other problem to consider is that this is a manual adjust telescope. If you are viewing Saturn, for example, you will need to constantly adjust to keep up with the rotation.
1546871
Not with a camera that heavy the mount and counter weight couldn't take the load. To do any good deep sky images you need to put the motor drive on it and its also would handle that heavy of a camera. This telescope can see many deep sky object I have seen M81 (Bode's Galaxy) in Ursa Major. You can put on a Celestron Motor Drive and a Orion 52175 Star Shoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV and take great pictures. Happy watching!
1823828
Well, this isn't really a telescope designed for astro-photography. A Dobsonian telescope "twists" during long exposures. You can take short exposures, or use a modified webcam and "stack" exposures. For the best astro-photograpy you need an equatorially mounted telescope.
1606760
Not really sure, as I have not done any astro photography, but you'll need a very steady tripod and a lot of weight to make sure it doesn not move. I have taken some moon shots with it and it's fine. Like any long lens that is a zoom, it will not be the same image quality as a prime lens, but then again, this lens costs $1700 and a 600mm prime costs $12,000.
596249
I would just hold it steady. For me, it works fine, and, I don't have no tripod! I got a lovely view of the Orion Nebula without that much shake. And, after viewing for a while, I would put it down and rest my arms. And for uses with telescopes, OH YES:D
636084
No Problem The only thing you would need is a good tripod. I find that holding the 8250 Nikon by hand during the day looking at wild animals is one thing but at night looking at the moon or stars its a lot harder to keep steady. w
1596501
I have been able to take decent (6-7 cloud bands visible) pictures of Jupiter with this using a 3x barlow. It will depend on your telescope, seeing conditions, and comfort using software like Registax to stack videos. This video is what unprocessed output might look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UfyUpJxBYk
2178417
Yes, most DSLR with reasonably big lenses will be stable. A stabilizing weight may be needed on the underhook.
1357814
Yes. It's excellent for doing long exposures like shooting stars and star trails, and for interval shots like time lapse:
1652453
If you want to use it terrestrially like that, you will need to purchase and image inverter so that the image is not upside down.OOOppss!! My earlier respons is WRONG, the scope has a built in erector, which most astro-scopes don't so there should be no problem.
1505225
Yes, since I Bought it I hadn't the opportunity to use it a lot of times so you can see my few attempts with it on http://www.astrobin.com/users/andremeneghetti/ Compared to my other camera, enjoined so much, just need to get some experience and get some good results, I recommend it!
1156501
It depends on what you are tracking. It's more than OK for visual observation of planetary and deep space objects (with PAE, a more delicate alignment of the object you're tracking). For astrophotography, I wouldn't run exposures of more than, say, 20 seconds with a properly balanced telescope or telephoto lens. You MUST take your time when aligning the mount, make sure the tripod is level; enter the time, date and coordinates with as much accuracy as possible; and make sure that during the alignment procedure you center the stars nicely in your field of view. It takes me about 5-10 minutes, but after that the mount will track very well. On the other hand, if you are using the mount from a fixed location; you can save that as a 'home' position and you are good to go.
1951605
Definitely. I have used mine with the telephoto lens and it is sturdy and stable.