Celestar Manual
Celestial Photography
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There are several techniques for this type of photography, and the one chosen will determine the standard
accessories needed. If, for example, you use a separate guidescope, the camera attaches to the telescope
with a T-Adapter (#93633-A) and a T-Ring for your specific camera. However, the best method for long
exposure deep sky astrophotography is with an off-axis guider. This device allows you to photograph and
guide through the telescope simultaneously. Celestron offers a very special and advanced off-axis guider,
called the Radial Guider (#94176). In addition, you will need a T-Ring to attach your camera to the Radial
Guider.
Other equipment needs include a guiding eyepiece. Unlike piggyback photography which allows for fairly
loose guiding, prime focus requires meticulous guiding for long periods. To accomplish this you need a
guiding ocular with an illuminated reticle to monitor your guide star. For this purpose, Celestron offers the
Micro Guide Eyepiece (#94171) or the 7.5mm Plössl Illuminated Reticle Ocular (#94174). Here is a brief
summary of the technique.
1.
Polar align the telescope using the declination drift method.
2.
Remove all visual accessories.
3.
Thread the Radial Guider onto your Celestar telescope.
4.
Thread the T-Ring onto the Radial Guider.
5.
Mount your camera body onto the T-Ring the same as you would any other lens.
6.
Set the shutter speed to the "B" setting.
7.
Focus the telescope on a star.
8.
Center your subject in the field of your camera.
9.
Find a suitable guide star in the telescope field. This can be the most time consuming process.
10.
Open the shutter using a cable release.
11.
Monitor your guide star for the duration of the exposure using the buttons on the hand controller to
make the needed corrections.
12.
Close the camera's shutter.
When getting started, use fast films to record as much detail in the shortest possible time. Here are proven
recommendations:
•
Ektar 1000 (color print)
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Konica 3200 (color print)
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Fujichrome 1600D (color slide)
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3M 1000 (color slide)
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Scotchchrome 400
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T-Max 3200 (black and white print)
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T-Max 400 (black and white print)
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