Photography by Peter Torrione
SCOPE PHOTOGRAPHY RIG
Microscope and telescope photography made easy and cheap.
By Peter Torrione
Quality cameras for microscope and telescope photography can run $500. But you can also use your family digital camera, attaching it to the eyepiece with a simple mount made from PVC pipe.
1. Prepare the PVC coupling.
PVC pipe couplings are strong, easy to work with, and won’t mar the eyepieces. For the telescope mount, I used 1″ ID (inside diameter) pipe coupling. Its actual ID measured about 1.3" and it had a ridge in ...
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