Nikon D3000 Astrophotography
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:43 pm
Hi there, Long time reader, 1st time poster.
I have a Nikon D3000 camera and recently purchased a TAL1 telescope with motor drive (which I haven't plugged in yet). It has the piggy back attachment and I have purchased a t-ring and adapter.
After trying to familiarize myself with the telescope I thought I would try and take some pictures.
I lined up Jupiter and got a beautiful view through the eye piece, took it out and put the camera in and snapped away. Nothing ! All I get in the display of my D3000 is black. This is the case whether I choose an ISO between 200 or 1600, or hold the button down for 1 second or 60. I have tried using a barlow lens rather than the adapter and still the same result. Any setting I try I have no result.
So I went for something easier like the moon. It was just an out of focus picture that looked like I photographed a nearby plume of smoke.
I understand the focus on the D3000 https://cameravs.com/Nikon-D3000 isn't great when the lens is removed and only bulb in manual mode is available other than some exposure settings in aperture mode.
I wasn't under any illusion that this would be easy but I am at my wits end now wanting to get some results on the large outlay I just made.
Any help is VERY much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
I have a Nikon D3000 camera and recently purchased a TAL1 telescope with motor drive (which I haven't plugged in yet). It has the piggy back attachment and I have purchased a t-ring and adapter.
After trying to familiarize myself with the telescope I thought I would try and take some pictures.
I lined up Jupiter and got a beautiful view through the eye piece, took it out and put the camera in and snapped away. Nothing ! All I get in the display of my D3000 is black. This is the case whether I choose an ISO between 200 or 1600, or hold the button down for 1 second or 60. I have tried using a barlow lens rather than the adapter and still the same result. Any setting I try I have no result.
So I went for something easier like the moon. It was just an out of focus picture that looked like I photographed a nearby plume of smoke.
I understand the focus on the D3000 https://cameravs.com/Nikon-D3000 isn't great when the lens is removed and only bulb in manual mode is available other than some exposure settings in aperture mode.
I wasn't under any illusion that this would be easy but I am at my wits end now wanting to get some results on the large outlay I just made.
Any help is VERY much appreciated.
Thanks a lot