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RE: Merging stars in the constellation Cygnus which you could observe and witness
What a fantastic event. The very idea of:-
"They should already be touching each other"
Is simply astonishing.
This is great news to spread around.
Thank you very much @molometer
That's true. Also the also "event" is astonishing. When you consider that two suns merge into one and which forces and energies are involved due to this.
It is mind blowing to consider the forces involved. Very exciting stuff. I got your confirmation on Discord. Thanks. See you over there sometime soon. :-)
I just bought a canon 70-300 mm lens today. It may help me to get some decent images while I consider which telescope to invest in.
Great :-)
I started first with a Sigma 100-300 f4. This was a great lens but unfortunately very heavy.
Don't choose the telescope too big, this makes it a lot easier when you start. :-)
And the most important thing in astrophotography is the mount. Which you also can use with your camera and lens ;-)
I'm thinking about getting a motorized mount when I get the telescope so I can use it for tracking stars and also for time lapse in the daytime.
Early results from the 70-300 mm are very encouraging.
I used it yesterday to photograph some wild fowl which was tricky. I should have brought the tripod as the lens exaggerated the slightest movement as you probably know. :-)
Lucky I shot them in RAW. It saved the days shoot.
But the mounts are very heavy and unwieldy. Mine is a "medium sized" and weights around 27 kg without 10kg counterweights. Or are you looking for a small portable star tracker? That would be critical with an telescope.
I saw your post this morning, great shots :-)
Do the lense has an image stabilisation? This could help. Yes that's true, 300mm can be very shivery. RAW files leave so much room for editing, that's amazing.
I was thinking of a small portable star tracker which would be more portable. I'll have to do some in depth research to find the optimal arrangement.
I have dark skies where I live so that's good. No light pollution.
The lens has a three-stop Image stabilizer The images would have been very bad without it as you know how difficult hand held is.
Still a tripod would have been helpful. Next time I'll use one :-)
That's true, it's very difficult to use without image stabilization. Even when you push the trigger it will wiggle.
When I you start with a small and portable one the Skywatcher Star Tracker should be very fine. Some mobile photographer in Germany uses it. Maybe it could also handle a very small telescope.
That looks like a good solution and it will take my camera and a small guide scope. I'll go and take a look at one in the shops. Thanks Kevin. :-)