Category Archives: Imaging Techniques

Better Imaging Of Orion Nebula M42/43 With Canon 1000D

You may know by now, I have a new “toy”.  It’s a Canon 1000D dslr camera (also known as a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS) and I got it as a Christmas present to myself! It produced a lovely astro … Continue reading →

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Canon DSLR and Skywatcher Combination Delivers Orion Imaging "Out of the Box"!

This is far from the greatest ever astro-imaging example, but I am really pleased…   I wrote about my newly acquired Canon Digital SLR Camera here…  Attaching the Canon to the Skywatcher refractor.   Well last night, I pointed it … Continue reading →

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Skywatcher EQ6 and ED80, plus Canon 1000D – A marriage made for the heavens?

Finally, I got the Canon DSLR 1000D attached to my Skywatcher refractor.  I’ve been waiting for the T-mount adaptor and it arrived a day or two ago.     It has a Canon EOS fitting on one side (you remove … Continue reading →

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