So far, I have only dabbled a bit with digital astrophotography. I use an Olympus C-3020Z digital camera, held up to the eyepiece by hand. One of these days, I plan to pick up a real camera adapter and try some more difficult shots, such as Jupiter and Saturn. In the mean time, here are some of my best shots. (As you can see, they are getting better with practice :-)
In addition to the astro shots, I have also taken some bird photos through my little Oracle.
Clicking on the images below will link to the full, high-resolution files.
Taken Sept. 12, 2002 through my Oracle 3 and a 32mm TeleVue Plossl eyepiece.
Taken Nov. 13, 2002 through my Oracle 3 and a 32mm Televue Plossl eyepiece.
Taken Jan. 18, 2005 through my TV-102 and a 32mm TeleVue Plossl eyepiece.
A closer view of the region around the Lunar Alps, taken with the same equipment as above, but with the addition of a 2.5x Powermate.
Sunspots, taken Nov. 13, 2002 through my SVD 4.5" reflector, with a 40mm Sirius Plossl eyepiece and a full-aperture glass solar filter. Contrast enhanced slightly using unsharp masking.
Sunspots, taken Oct. 30, 2003 through my Oracle 3 and a 32mm Televue Plossl eyepiece with a Kendrick/Baader solar filter. (No image processing.)
A close-up of the Oct.30 spots shown above. Same setup as above, except for the addition of a Televue 2.5x Powermate.
Sunspots, taken July 21, 2004 through my Oracle 3 and a 32mm Televue Plossl eyepiece with a Kendrick/Baader solar filter.
A close-up of the July 21 spots shown above. Same setup as above, except for the addition of a Televue 2.5x Powermate.
Venus & Jupiter less than one degree apart in the morning sky, Nov. 5, 2004. Porrima (a fairly bright star in in Virgo) is visible just to their lower left in the full resolution view.
The digital_astro group at http://groups.yahoo.com provides FAQs, tutorials, and a great discussion forum for those interested in taking their own digital astrophotos.
All material on this site is Copyright 2003, Neil T. Hobbs.