My attempts at astrophotography began in 1989 from a desire to capture colors of celestial objects not seen visually at the eyepiece. The first telescope I used was an 8 inch Meade LX-3 Schmidt-Cassegrain. This was later replaced by a Meade 10 inch LX-200 telescope. Film Cameras I used were the Olympus OM-4T and OM-1. I also experimented with a Quickcam VC, a cooled Greyscale Quickcam that I built and the Olympus C2000Z and C2020Z digital cameras for astro imaging that I can also use with my 20 inch Starmaster. In 2003, I began imaging with a Canon 10D digital SLR camera and in 2004 with a Canon Digital Rebel that I modified for astro-imaging. Presently I am imaging with a Canon XSi (450D) camera that I have also modified for astro-imaging.CLICK HERE for a free 2008 Moon Phase Calendar.
NEW Detailed procedure for Modifying Canon Rebel XSi (450D) for astro-imaging by IR Filter Replacement CLICK HERE.
Detailed procedure for Modifying Canon Digital Rebel (300D) for astro-imaging by IR Filter Replacement and Peltier Cooling CLICK HERE.
Click here for gallery of Modified Canon Digital Rebel astro images.
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Canon 10D Digital SLR:
Click here for gallery of Canon 10D Digital SLR astro images.
Deep sky images taken with Canon 10D and 20 inch Starmaster,10 inch LX200 and Orion ED80 scopes can be seen HERE.
MARS 2003:
Mars images & animation taken with Olympus C2020Z, Canon 10D and Philips Toucam Pro and 20 Inch Starmaster can be seen HERE.
Digital Cameras C2000Z and C2020Z:
Click here for gallery of Olympus digital camera deep sky images.
For an 8 part series on digital camera imaging along with planetary and deep sky images taken with Olympus C2000Z and C2020Z digital cameras select C2020Z.
Astrophotographs - Olympus OM-1 and OM-4T Cameras:
Quickcam VC and Peltier Cooled Greyscale Quickcam Imager:
For my Quickcam VC results and Cooled Greyscale Project select Quickcam. For Comet Linear S4 Images & Animations Click Here
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