Date Taken: 06/05/2012 Photographer:
Bob O. Location: Chandler, AZ
Telescope:
150mm Orion StarBlast 6
Mount:
Altazimuth StarBlast 6
Camera:
iPhone 4S Processing: Brightness and contrast adjusted, photo cropped in Windows Live Photo Editor Exposure: iPhone determined Other Equipment Used: Orion 17mmSirius Plossl Eyepiece #8734, Orion Neutral Density Filter #5662, Orion Safety Film Solar Filter #7748, Orion SteadyPix Adapter for iPhone #5303
This affordable full-aperture solar filter for 6" Orion reflectors is made with high-quality Baader Astro Solar Safety Film for safe observation of sunspots, solar eclipses and planetary transits of the Sun through a 6" aperture telescope.
The SteadyPix iPhone adapter securely couples any iPhone to a 1.25" eyepiece so you can take high-magnification pictures through the telescope with the iPhone's built-in camera. Lets you use your iPhone as a mini telescope display monitor!
Having trouble viewing details on the Moons surface? This neutral-density eyepiece filter reduces glare so you can see more detail and surface features. The 1.25" Orion 13% Transmission Moon Filter is especially useful with large aperture telescopes.
The 17mm Orion Sirius Plossl Eyepiece is ideal for broad-field lunar observations, medium-sized star clusters, and a wide range of nebulas. It is great for all types of telescopes, and with its wide field of view you get sharp, high contrast images.