Modifying a C270 webcam

I have been a little impatient while waiting for the skies to clear to try out the new scope and in the meantime I have been reading anything I can locate on astroimaging, including using modified a webcam, so naturally I thought “Why not ?” and figured I would give it a go.  Of course doing…

Astronomik UHC-E clip in filter

While I wait for my ordered telescope and attachments to arrive, I wanted to try taking some star trail photos, both to see how they would turn out and to practice focusing on stars with the Canon 70D before I try hooking it up to the telescope.  The light pollution in Jakarta tends to get…