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T E L E SCOPE
Now that you have observed with your telescope, the next
step is taking a picture of what you are seeing. Your telescope
has a smartphone adapter built right into the lens cap.
To use this feature:
1. Start by pulling the orange plug out of the camera opening in
the lens cap. You can do this by pulling on the orange rubber
lanyard located on the inside of the lens cap. The plug should
pop right out. The plug and lanyard can be stowed out of the
way by pressing the lanyard into the retaining clip located on
the back of the lens cap next to the eyepiece holder.
2. Turn the cap so that the outside of the cap is facing upward.
Lift the bungee straps and slide your smartphone between the
straps and the lens cap so that the camera is looking through
the camera opening. The straps should give plenty of tension
to hold the device against the cap and the black silicon ring will
give enough friction to prevent the phone from sliding around.
HINT:
Depending on the design of your smartphone, the camera may be in the middle of
the device or in one corner. You may want to change the angle of the bungee straps
to better secure the phone. There are eight different anchor points to choose from
around the edge of the lens cap. Simply reposition them to different anchor points to
achieve the best results.
3. Turn the cap over and make sure your camera lens is centered
in the opening in the lens cap. The better you have this centered,
the easier it will be to take images through the telescope.
4. Loosen the set screws located on the eyepiece holder on the
inside of the lens cap. Place the black portion of the eyepiece
into the eyepiece holder and tighten the screws to secure the
eyepiece in place.
5. Now take the lens cap with the phone and eyepiece attached
and insert the chrome barrel of the eyepiece into the diagonal
on the back of the telescope’s focuser. Secure it in place by
tightening the set screws on the diagonal.
6. Activate your camera app on your smartphone and adjust the
focus, just as you would the eyepiece, this time using the image
that appears on your screen.
NOTE:
Make sure you turn the phone’s fl ash off.
7. When the image appears sharp snap your image.
It is best to try this in the daytime fi rst, then, once everything is setup
correctly, take it outside and try shooting the Moon. Once you have
practiced and are comfortable using the 20 mm eyepiece, try using
the camera adapter with the 10 mm eyepiece for higher magnifi cation.
IMAGING WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE
