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Your telescope as a super-tele lens: methods, tools, pros & cons of eyepiece projection and prime focus astrophotography

by gerard.prins on Jan 30, 2018 in Accessories for Nikon, User Experiences, Astrophotography, Telescope • Leave a comment »
Many a telescope owner, after gazing at the sky for a while, wants more; wants to share what she or he is seeing. There are several ways to achieve this. The most obvious is shooting through the telescope eyepiece with a small camera or cell phone.… more »
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