Debbie, don't shoot directly over the front of the tube assembly. You should have plenty of room if you aim the telescope some distance (up to 90 degrees) away from the area you are imaging. Alternately, you might try a ball-type tripod adapter that will allow much more freedom of movement. Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228 kimharch@msn.com<mailto:kimharch@msn.com> serius est quam cogitas ----- Original Message ----- From: astrodeb@charter.net<mailto:astrodeb@charter.net> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:10 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Techinical Problems with Astrophotography I posted the first of several piggyback shots I took a week ago Friday. I had some problems with light pollution from car headlights and some wind. But the biggest problem was that my piggy-back adapter is not high enough above the telescope. I got some of the telescope in the lower left corner of the slide. I don't know if I should put the piggy-back bracket in another area on the clamshell ring or if I need to have another bracket machined so it is an inch or two taller. I pointed the camera towards M11 in Scutum and got some of the Milky Way in that area. It is image #18 in Debbie's folder. Hopefully I can get out this weekend and find a solution to my problem without getting a new bracket. The E200 film picked up lots of nebulosity in my slides. I was viewing my slides last night while trying to watch the baseball games. Is anybody getting any sleep lately with these ball games going into extra innings? Debbie _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy<http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy> Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com<http://www.utahastronomy.com/>