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Filming/photographing through sextant
From: Bill Lionheart
Date: 2024 Jan 16, 22:26 +0000
From: Bill Lionheart
Date: 2024 Jan 16, 22:26 +0000
I have seen a few instructions for mounting different telescopes and sight tubes on a sextant (usually making a fork with an adapter for the front of the telescope) I have seen various arrangements whereby a smart phone can be attached to a monocular as an enhanced zoom. So my thought is if I want to film the taking of a (eg sun) sight with my smart phone camera could I use the same type of mounting. One thing I don't understand is how a phone camera manages to make a focused image from an eye-piece. I thought one needed to add or remove some optics. Does it only work on some telescopes and monoculars or is it because the phone camera is so small? Mainly I thought it would be educational, but could have other uses of course! Best wishes Bill Lionheart
