Due to the considerable noise in my earlier post, I decided to acquire new data. I made some changes, and managed to get better magnification. I'm really quite thrilled about this!
Unlike my previous attempt, this one actaully looks better in All Sizes.
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makelessnoise 21 months ago | reply
Canon made an astrophoto 20D at one point called the 20Da, which didn't have an infaraed filter covering the chip (using clear glass instead) which gave more data at the red end of the spectrum, but otherwise, focus and tracking will be the important tricks to master. The body is less critical.
olideguzman 21 months ago | reply
thanks for the responses jpstanley and makelessnoise! will surely keep those in mind...cheers! ^^
just curious though, so the DS can yield some shots much like this picture of the M31?
jpstanley 21 months ago | reply
Absolutely. This site has a stunning picture of M31 taken with a Pentax *ist D:
www.deep-sky.co.uk/imaging/dslr/dslr.htm
It also discusses some of the pros and cons of Canon vs. Pentax.
The camera body is only one part of the chain; focus is tricky, tracking is downright difficult (getting harder and harder the more magnification you use; mounts capable tracking accurately enough for photography at long focal lengths can easily cost several times more than your camera), and processing is critical also (For processing astrophotos, I cannot recommend DeepSkyStacker highly enough).
Norse of course 3 months ago | reply
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