Can you attach a telescope lens to a video camera?
Allen 850 asked:
I have a JVC Everio GZ-MS120BU digital video camera, and since the meteor shower is tonight, I would like to record it. I have a couple Celestron telescope lenses for my telescope, but I was wondering if I could rig something up, like taping the telescope lens to the end of my video camera so I can see the meteors more clearly. Would that work?
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I have a JVC Everio GZ-MS120BU digital video camera, and since the meteor shower is tonight, I would like to record it. I have a couple Celestron telescope lenses for my telescope, but I was wondering if I could rig something up, like taping the telescope lens to the end of my video camera so I can see the meteors more clearly. Would that work?
August 26th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
No. The best view of a meteor shower is with the naked eye, not through a telescope. A telescope lense will only look at a small section of the sky. And being as they move very quick thorough the sky, the odds of seeing one through a telescope lense are very high. Also, a meteor can be very bright so a view through a telescope is not a good idea.
I don’t know what the optics of your video camera are like but if you want to try and capture it, the wider the view, the better. sausage wallet
August 28th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
The best you can do is set the camera for wide angle and the most gain it can do (if you camera has a gain adjustment. Meteor showers are best enjoyed laying flat on your back looking straight up, with just your eyes for optical tools. Nyx