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Nerdy! Nerdy! Telescope Thread

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Nerdy! Nerdy! Telescope Thread

Post by 561design » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:55 pm

Since I've moved out to BFE. I can see the stars pretty clearly at night. So I've been wondering. What decent telescopes are out there? Also are there any out there where I can hook up a DSLR to take pics with?
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Post by takedown8 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:30 pm

What's BFE?
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Post by 20ducks » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:03 pm

Bum....Fcuk.....Egypt.


An American term. 8)

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Post by takedown8 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:28 am

What does that mean? Like, moved out to the desert?
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Post by flyboyaj » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:18 am

Yes, like out to the middle of nowhere.
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Post by 561design » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:54 am

Thread HIJACKERS!!! :D
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Post by ovrkll » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:55 am

:hooters: :hooters:

:lol: :lol:

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Re: Nerdy! Nerdy! Telescope Thread

Post by ovrkll » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:57 am

561design wrote:Since I've moved out to BFE. I can see the stars pretty clearly at night. So I've been wondering. What decent telescopes are out there? Also are there any out there where I can hook up a DSLR to take pics with?
Any telescope that can accomodate a camera can be used with a DSLR (or should be), can't think of any reason for them not to.

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Post by takedown8 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:12 am

561design wrote:Thread HIJACKERS!!! :D
You shouldn't have used an acronym that I've never heard of. :D
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Post by Rick Hunter » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:54 am

Wow... the hijack started with the first reply. Good going, takedown8 :punish:
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Post by takedown8 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:41 am

Rick Hunter wrote:Wow... the hijack started with the first reply. Good going, takedown8 :punish:
It wasn't meant to be a hijack. I thought the acronym might be of some importance in helping people to answer his question. Geez! :innocent:
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Post by Rick Hunter » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:00 am

:lol:

Glad you asked it before I did... (I had no clue what a BFE was either)
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Post by sp3ctre » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:32 am

*bump*

Sorry, I usually don't like to bump topics, just thouht we might get this back on track and get this guy his answer. :D

I have no clue i'm afraid... would be interested to know thought, the DSLR hookup sounds interesting too.

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Post by pop_sausage » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:50 am

sp3ctre wrote:*bump*

Sorry, I usually don't like to bump topics, just thouht we might get this back on track and get this guy his answer. :D

I have no clue i'm afraid... would be interested to know thought, the DSLR hookup sounds interesting too.
Canon made some 20Da SLRs - note the 'a'. This had live preview and different Infra Red filter than a standard 20D. Digital sensors are extremely sensitive to the IR wavelength and quiet well suited to taking these types of pictures. The setup for a telescope though will cost big bucks. You need some sort of motorised unit to track the movement. I'd imagine this is very expensive.

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Post by Kdawg » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:54 pm

Meade and Celestron makes a variety of good entry level scopes. I have a 5" Meade reflector, and I'd love to convince my wife to upgrade to a slick 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with GPS/computerized mount. Both Meade and Celestron also make T-adapters you would need to mount a camera and various other camera mounts.

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