Need a T ring for telescope prime imaging.

ABCMO wrote:

There is a company that specializes in T-Rings, T-Ring adapters, and similar equipment. I purchased the T-Ring for my Oly OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Pany GX85 from them about six weeks ago, and it works well on both cameras. Here is the link to that T-Ring:

https://www.telescopeadapters.com/t-rings-for-mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-mil/39-t-ring-for-olympus-micro-43-cameras-fits-olympus-penom-d-series-panasonic-lumix-g.html

I used this T-Ring on my Oly in combination with a Meade Variable Projection Photoadapter, into which I inserted a 15mm eyepiece resulting in 88X magnification, to take this image of Jupiter and three of its four Galilean moons with my Celestron NexStar 4se. This is the first telescope I've ever owned, and I bought it from my local camera store in April, so I'm just learning how to do this. I set up my telescope and camera in my backyard, and FYI, I live in a small city of around 120,000 residents (Columbia, Missouri), so I am definitely not free of light pollution, but it isn't like that found in a major metropolitan area either. To me it is amazing that such photos can be acquired with a modest telescope with an attached camera from within a small city.

As I've learned they say in astronomy,

Clear Skies.

Al

Jupiter, with the Great Red Spot and three of its Galilean moons

Hi abc, that's a grat shot of jupiter and id be thrilled to get something like that early on. I also noticed the 'mo' in your name and wondered if you lived in Mo. Im in the same state (though i don't offer too many details as some guys here on DPR are not trustworthy with personal info) in a small town, much smaller than yours.

My neighborhood has almost no street lights and only a few porch lights at night so i expect moonless skies to be very cooperative. I however know little about AP and even less about star constellations so there's a lot of learning to be had. Im going to try shooting subjects without a tracker using stacking and see how that goes for now. The moon will be a big part of my learning period.

Later on i may look for a tracking system but right now i just want to focus on the basics. This is also my first telescope and have been wanting one for quite a while and i figure MFT is a pretty good match for AP. I have also seen some great shots with phones digi scoping so i may experiment with that too.

Clear skies indeed, i also read a lot at cloudynights.com, they say that everywhere. Cheers and thx for posting.