Nikon D70 Digital SLR Camera Astroimaging

Nikon D70 Digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera Astroimaging

Nikon D70 180mmED, Orion 80mm, ST-4 on a Losmandy G-11 mount

Nikon D70 180mmED, Orion 80mm, ST-4 on a Losmandy G-11 mount

Nikon D70 digital SLR with a 180mmED lens on a Losmandy G-11 mount at the Oregon Star Party 2004. Mounted next to the Nikon D70 is an Orion ShortTube™ 80 mm aperture rich-field refractor (f/5 focal ratio, 400 mm focal length) which is used as a guider with the Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-4 CCD camera. The Nikon D70 is mounted with North at the top in landscape format when imaging to the East. North is at the bottom of the image when imaging West. A Nikon ML-L3 IR remote control is used to control the shutter.

Nikon D70 with a AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Lens

D70 with 18-70mm zoom lens

Nikon D70 Digital SLR Camera has image resolution of 3008 x 2000 with removeable lens. The introduction D70 kit included a 18-70mm zoom lens. Images taken with the D70 with Nikkor 18-70mm zoom lens.

Comet C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) taken on April 29, 2004

Nikon D70 with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Lens

Images taken with the D70 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 lens.

Milky Way index of images taken on August 23-24, 2006
Milky Way index of images taken on August 26-27, 2006

Nikon D70 with a Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 AIS Lens

D70 with Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 AIS Lens

Images taken with the D70 with Nikkor 105mm 1:1.8 AIS lens.

Wide field Messier images index
Comet C/2001 Q4 (Neat) and M44 taken on May 15, 2004
Comet C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) taken on April 30, 2004
Comet C/2001 Q4 (Neat) taken on May 21, 2004

Nikon D70 with a Nikkor 300mm 1:4.5 AIS Lens

D70 with Nikkor 300mm 1:4.5 AIS

Images taken with the D70 with Nikkor 300mm 1:4.5 AIS lens.

Comet C/2004 F4 (Bradfield) taken on May 1, 2004
Comet C/2001 Q4 (Neat) taken on May 12, 2004

Instructions for Nikon D70 Long Exposures

D70 exposures greater than 30 seconds

Purchase the ML-L3 IR remote control
Select the D70 IR remote control mode
Put the D70 in manual mode
Change the exposure to bulb
Click the IR remote to start the exposure
Click the IR remote to stop the exposure
Maximum length of exposure is 15 minutes

Astrophotography with a Commercial Digital Camera Links

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