How to attach my camera to my telescope

It should work as long as the focus rack on your telescope has enough travel to reach focus. With my explorer 200p I found I had to not insert the adapter the full depth of the eyepiece holder (this is all subject to the fact I was using a Canon eos80D and equivalent adapter rather than the identical setup).
 
There are a couple of ways to attach your camera to the scope, you have mentioned one. Another is to not use the diagonal/eyepiece but to mount the camera directly into the telescope via a T adapter.
Astrobackyard is a site I visit quite a bit, he has gone through the route of cheap camera to expensive telescope and dedicated camera and guiding but offers great advice for beginners.
https://astrobackyard.com/attach-camera-to-telescope/
Get ready to spend a lot :)
 
I have the same telescope and it comes with a direct SLR connector.

Buy a T2 adaptor and screw it to the direct sr connector.

Remove the large eyepiece mount from the scope and insert the sir connector with camera into the aperture and tighten using the 2 thumbscrews.

With the crop factor you'll have an effective focal length of 1800mm


Enjoy
 
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GreenNinja67 said:
I have the same telescope and it comes with a direct SLR connector.

Buy a T2 adaptor and screw it to the direct sr connector.

Remove the large eyepiece mount from the scope and insert the sir connector with camera into the aperture and tighten using the 2 thumbscrews.

With the crop factor you'll have an effective focal length of 1800mm


Enjoy
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Thanks. Are you referring to the 2 inch eyepiece adapter or something else? There isn’t mention of an SLR adapter in the manual.
 
So do I essentially need
https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/fuji-x-t-ring.html#SID=26
and
https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/t-adaptor-2.html#SID=26
The item in the first link attaches to the camera body like a lens would and the item in the second link attaches to the item in the first link. And then you screw the other side of the item in the second link directly into the telescope?

How do the two items fit together?

sorry for being so basic, but I want to make sure I get it right.
 
Unless I’m missing something the item you’ve linked to is a T adapter that is used in place of a camera lens and eyepiece/90. The afocal/digiscoping is a different setup entirely that involves using a camera complete with lens to take a photo through whichever eyepiece you happen to be using.
You should be good to go with the item in the Amazon link as long as your telescope has enough focus travel. As I mentioned earlier mine I had to work around by not fully inserting the adapter into the eyepiece holder and eventually ended up getting a more suitable dual speed focuser.
PS It’s also worth mentioning if you can find a 2 inch version of the above adapter you’ll have less vignetting issues :)
 
MattW123 said:
So do I essentially need
https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/fuji-x-t-ring.html#SID=26
and
https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/t-adaptor-2.html#SID=26
The item in the first link attaches to the camera body like a lens would and the item in the second link attaches to the item in the first link. And then you screw the other side of the item in the second link directly into the telescope?

How do the two items fit together?

sorry for being so basic, but I want to make sure I get it right.
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Yes, and I would suggest you look at Astrobackyard as per my link above
 
MatBin said:
Yes, and I would suggest you look at Astrobackyard as per my link above
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Thanks, yes I’ve read it, and it was useful, but there are so many items coming up when I search I want to make sure when it arrives I haven’t somehow bought the wrong thing!
 
On my skywatcher scope I have an adapter that goes straight into the scope, replacing the star diagonal and has a small "flare" at one end that the focus tube screws lock into and prevent the adapter falling out, this then connects to the T2 adapter which has a camera specific adapter screwed to it that connects to the camera as if it's a lens.
 
MatBin said:
On my skywatcher scope I have an adapter that goes straight into the scope, replacing the star diagonal and has a small "flare" at one end that the focus tube screws lock into and prevent the adapter falling out, this then connects to the T2 adapter which has a camera specific adapter screwed to it that connects to the camera as if it's a lens.
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makes sense. Thanks
 
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