So, tonight I was committed to developing a new piece of zero-budget kit. Using a pill bottle, craft knife and of course, gaffer tape, I believe I may have just created a mount for my camera that will work on any telescope lens.
Myself, and of course my beautiful latino assistant, got the mount cut, filed and then tested on the scope. The skies cleared, just in time, and the test was a success .. although for one lens I bodged the focus. Here's the aforementioned piece of kit, the one on the right is the actual mount, the one on the left is the remains :) It's a pill bottle from the chemist, most recently used for holding antibiotics, now a valued piece of gear :) Lens goes in one end (the one without gaffer tape) Camera goes in the other.
And here's what it let me do.
6mm Lens
9mm Lens (sorry about focus)
25mm Lens
So! This is a good thing, oh such a good thing, and so simple! Been staring me in the face all along!
Huge thanks to Fabiano for the assist tongiht (and the company too!). I will be trying to borrow Bill's 15mm soon :D
