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Wide-field Imaging with a Piggyback Mount

The Basics with a Telescope

Adding the use of a telescope lets you not only capture night sky images from a much closer range, but it also allows you to use longer exposures. This means the images you take of the stars will be clearer and there will be more stars visible to use. Since most telescopes have internal tracking that automatically adjusts to the movement of the earth, the camera shutters can be kept opened longer.

Best Use

constellations

star clusters

moon/star combinations

large sweep of a starry sky

Equipment:

digital camera

bracket for mounting camera to top of telescope

telescope with electronic tracking capabilities

photo editing software

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