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		<title>A T-ring and a Nikon-D7000 mounted on the telescope</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I purchased a T-Adapter made from bresser along with a Nikon adapter for my telescope ( MEADE DS-2102MAK ) The T-Adapter was orignaly meant for the ETX-90/125 but fitted just fine and after some focusing it allowed the camera to produce magnificent quality pictures.. Unfortunately I ran the battery dry after an hour or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I purchased a T-Adapter made from bresser along with a Nikon adapter for my telescope ( MEADE DS-2102MAK )</p>
<p>The T-Adapter was orignaly meant for the ETX-90/125 but fitted just fine and after some focusing it allowed the camera to produce magnificent quality pictures.. Unfortunately I ran the battery dry after an hour or so while trying different combinations of focusing , ISO settings etc. so I didnt take photos of the moon and other planets I wanted tonight.</p>
<p>The weather also didnt help since there are some scattered clouds that pass and spoil the fun <img src='http://ammar.gr/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  ..</p>
<p>I managed to capture a good still of Saturn and I am looking forward to Saturday when the so called &#8220;super moon&#8221; will be visible ( <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPmdJ6mGQ4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPmdJ6mGQ4</a> ) </p>
<p><a href="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/saturn_d7000.jpg"><img src="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/saturn_d7000-300x202.jpg" alt="" title="saturn_d7000" width="300" height="202" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-383" /></a><br />
Saturn using a Nikon-D7000 on a MEADE DS-2102MAK telescope mounted with the Bresser T-adapter for ETX-90/125</p>
<p>The raw picture , 6.6MB ( it will take some time to download )<br />
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		<title>Amateur Astronomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week and after a visit at the National Observatory of Athens( Penteli Mountain ) my <3 girlfriend <3 decided to buy me a new telescope as a present.. <img src='http://ammar.gr/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Taking a peek at the heavens is extraordinary and I am slowly learning about things that I simply considered as "stars" are in fact planets , their ever changing relative positions and how to navigate the night sky ( with a little help from google sky ) . Although Athens is a highly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution">light polluted</a> area the high quality of the telescope and the recent windy and clear of clouds sky permits clear planet observations.. I haven&#8217;t found a way to mount my camera in a good way on top of the telescope and I may order <a href="http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/Meade+Basic+Camera+Adapter+%281.25%22%29+%2307356/part_number=07356/1323.0.1.1.42062.45518.0.0.0?pp=8&#038;">this camera adapter</a>   </p>
<p><a href="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/new_telescope_unbox.jpg"><img src="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/new_telescope_unbox-178x300.jpg" alt="" title="new_telescope_unbox" width="178" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-370" /></a><br />
While unboxing my new telescope , a MEADE DS-2102MAK</p>
<p><a href="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newal_telescope.jpg"><img src="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/newal_telescope-225x300.jpg" alt="" title="newal_telescope" width="225" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-369" /></a><br />
The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8anszJOc10">Newall Telescope of the National Observatory</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moon.jpg"><img src="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/moon.jpg" alt="" title="moon" width=400 class="alignnone size-full wp-image-372" /></a><br />
This picture of the moon is taken using a 5MP cell phone camera after carefully aligning it to the telescope viewfinder.. <img src='http://ammar.gr/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Not bad at all!</p>
<p><a href="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/saturn.jpg"><img src="http://ammar.gr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/saturn-300x231.jpg" alt="" title="saturn" width="300" height="231" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-380" /></a><br />
Saturn , approximately 1.216.000.000 km away</p>
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Observing the moon , image taken with the same cell phone camera <img src='http://ammar.gr/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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