Nikon D2H with the Celestron 80ED astro scope (1 Viewer)

A couple more shots taken with the Celestron 80ED refractor (600mm, f7.5)this time with the Nikon D2H and a Kiron 2X teleconverter plus 60mm extension tube. Although this is only a 4 mpx camera, it certainly makes the most of those pixels and I believe I'm getting sharper photos with this than with the 6 mpx Fuji S2 Pro. I have not yet tested it's 8 frame per second continuous shooting speed. The first two photos have been resized (uncropped); levels and sharpening in photoshop. European Starling (at least 100 ft) and Ruby-throated Hummingbird (30 ft). Third photo is a crop of the same Starling shot. I also noted that although the dark starling on a white background might be a potential source of CA in this situation, it doesn't seem to be a problem for this scope.

Rick

Another example taken with the Celestron 80ED asto scope with Nikon D2H and Kiron 2X teleconverter.

Rick,
Interesting choice of camera. It seems to be doing a good job. The starling at 100ft turned out well.
Let's see more, Neil.

A couple more shots taken by DSLR scoping with the Celestron 80ED and a Nikon d2H. These were at 30 to 60 feet.

Rick

bluedubius said:

A couple more shots taken by DSLR scoping with the Celestron 80ED and a Nikon d2H. These were at 30 to 60 feet.

Rick

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Rick,
You've got the knack of manual focusing down. The exposure is probably under about 1.5 stops. I had a quick fiddle to get this. This looks about the right distance for your setup. Neil

Thanks for the info Neil. I had a feeling it was a bit dark. Looks much better. A few days of practice has greatly improved my focusing skills. I was really having trouble with that and am much more confident now that I can get a higher percentage of keepers.