Thank you for the info, and sorry for the lack of mine.. I have a Canon Rebel XTi EOS and it would be for pictures taken on a tripod, I have the adapters for using it with a telescope but so far with my 10" Dob. I have not had very much success, so I figured I would start with a tripod then move on from there. Thank You again for all the info. Dan Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote: Dan, The group could better help you if you told us the type of camera you are working with. Are you wanting to take photos with a camera mounted on a tripod or are you using a telescope? - Kurt P.S. - Short version: Mount your camera on a tripod and put it on a "B" setting. At ASA 800, exposure constellations for about 30-90 seconds. Basic overviews, star trails, meteors, exposure times, and Photoshop digital processing: Sky & Telescope's Astrophotography Basics How to page http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto/astrophotography Jerry Lodriguss' Astrophotography site - ( simply the best astrophotography website) including - http://www.astropix.com/INDEX.HTM Article index http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/TOC_AP.HTM Star Trails on a Tripod http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/I06/I0601/I0601.HTM Planets and Constellations on a Tripod http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/I06/I0602/I0602.HTM Meteor Photography on a Tripod http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/I06/I0604/I0604.HTM Lodriguss's "learning curve" article http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/I01/I01.HTM Digital Techniques (using Adobe Photoshop to process pictures) http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/TOC_DIG.HTM Astrophotography Basics, Kodak Customer Service Pamphlet P150, Eastman Kodak, Rochester, 2001 - everything you want to know, all in one place. Print the pdf file version off. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/p150/p150Contents.... Micheal Covington's site, author of "Astrophotography for Amateurs", including - http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/ Freeware exposure time calculator http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/astro/astrosoft.html Jeffrey R. Charles website, author of "Practical Astrophotography" including - http://www.eclipsechaser.com/#astrotec Charles's film exposure table http://www.eclipsechaser.com/eclink/astrotec/aphotsmt.htm#expose Article "Adventures in Astrophotography with a Small Telescope" http://www.eclipsechaser.com/eclink/astrotec/aphotsmt.htm Fred "Mr. Eclipse" Lunar Eclipse Photography website. One of the better web pages for lunar eclipses and suggestions for eclipse photographs that can be taken with a tripod mounted SLR. Includes good exposure tables for eclipses. http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.