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Old 05-31-2007, 09:23 PM
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Some people were wondering how I took this picture of the moon and what the "Prime Focus" method is. Prime focus is using a telescope in place of your normal camera lens. For this type of astrophotography, you will need what is called a T-mount and a T-adapter which will mount your camera to your telescope. There is no zoom control since telescopes are at a fixed focal length. This shot was taken using a 910mm focal length reflector telescope with an aperture of 4.5 inches. Nothing fancy in terms of post-processing; I used iPhoto and made basic adjustments. You can check out more of the photo properties on Flickr.
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