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Welcome to  my  amateur astrophotography site!

The main purpose of the site is to detail my adventures into the realm of Astrophotography and along the way pass on information about the various triumphs  and pitfalls I encounter.

  I have always been awestruck by the beauty of planets, nebulae , galaxies and  other deep space objects  as photographed by amateurs, large terrestrial telescopes as well as the Hubble Space Telescope and thought that  I might try  my hand at it.

The first thing you  need, obviously, is a telescope. There are many manufacturers such as Meade, Celestron, Vixen, Orion, and Zhumell to  mention just  a few and have a price range from a few hundred dollars to over ten thousand dollars.

I started out  using a Meade DS114 f8 reflector telescope ( starter scope) and, by no means, an expert in this field having just  started (Dec. '06) myself. However, I have been doing a lot of research into astrophotography on the web and hope to pass on what I have learned so far.

In 2007 I upgraded my  equipment adding a Mead DSI color CCD camera and purchasing a used Mead LXD75 SN8 equatorial mount and 8" Schmidt-Newtonian f4 scope. In 2008 I added a 80mm Orion guide scope and a used Meade DSI Pro for guiding. ( There is always something that  needs to  be bought -- LOL) See Equipment link.

As I said above, there is always something I need to  further the hobby, So in 2008 I decided that  I needed to  add guiding to  my set up. As luck  would have it I found a used  80mm Orion f11 refractor on the web and also a DSI-PRO camera for just  around $100.  Now I'm set, I thought. Yeah  right, there is always an upgrade to  a better mount newer camera and, oh yes, a dome would be nice. There is always something.

If your just  starting out you  may want to  go to  the getting started page or the page on telescope basics. There you  will also find links to  other sites that  can provide a lot of good information on telescope setups, imaging, and web-cams among other things.  As I have found It's real easy  to  start sinking money into this hobby.

Stop by the Gallery and check out the images I've been able to  shoot over.

I hope you  enjoy  perusing my web site and doing so perhaps come away with a few tidbits of knowledge.

Now it's on and forward in my endeavor as an amateur in astrophotography.

While your here, click on the VISITOR COMMENT tab and let me know what  you  think of the site.

Stay  tuned for more info and pictures as I attempt perfect this art. me

Cheers from Nor Schramm.

74°54’52.75”W / 40°50’25.88”N
(74.91465°W/ 40.84052° N)
Oxford, NJ USA

E-Mail to nbs "at" njstargazer "dot" org


 

 
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