Waxing Crescent Moon
Uploaded: July 01, 2003 23:07:38
Camera attached to telescope in backyard
Gary W. Lake July 02, 2003
Wow! Great shot with incredible detail Erik! #43456Paula Showen July 15, 2003
Absolutely stunning! This is truly amazing! Nice work. How did you ever keep it all perfectly still? How do you do this? #143299Erik R. Odegard July 15, 2003
Thank you! If you only knew how many attempts it took me to get this one good one :)I have been experimenting with astrophotography for a while now, and by no means have it down...I am still struggling with polar aligning my telescope and getting decent focus through the camera. On this shot, I attached the camera to the telescope and then connected my camera to a laptop computer and took the pic via the 'remote capture' application that Canon offers. It's kind of like using a cable release on a standard SLR camera. #143314Paula Showen July 16, 2003
Well Erik, I think you're well on your way to having it down. This is really fantastic! Great job. #143803Paula Showen August 14, 2003
Erik, I'm soooo happy to see this in the finalists! Congratulations! #166062Gary W. Lake August 14, 2003
Congrats on this finalist Erik! #166354Erik R. Odegard August 14, 2003
Gary, Paula,Thank you both! I am very flattered to have made it to the finals with this one! #166366
Ryan Glaze August 29, 2005
Erik,Looks like it has been a while since anyone has commented on this, but came across it while browsing the latest betterphoto.com on pictures of moons. I have a G5 and was wondering if there is an adapter that allows this camera (or your camera) to fit to a telescope. My pictures of the moon have zero detail to them and yours looks good. Or do you just set up your camera with a tripod to the level of the eyepiece of the telescope?
Thanks,
Ryan Glaze #1782783
Erik R. Odegard August 29, 2005
Hi Ryan,Thank you - I had a lot of fun trying to get one or two good shots :)
I have an adapter for the G2, and I beleive you can get one for the G5 as well for around $40 from www.ScopeTronix.com it just screws on and allows you to attach the camera to a telescope. #1782806
Ryan Glaze August 30, 2005
Thanks Erik,Checked them out on scopetronix.com. I just need to find out what kind of scope my dad has. This will help
Ryan #1786649
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Erik R. Odegard.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!