How to Use a Camera Adapter Tube With the Sky-Watcher SK1206AZ3 Short Tube Refractor Telescope

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One of the main reasons for using a telescope is advanced photography. A telescope can be attached to a camera for high quality detailed photos. The Sky-Watcher SK1206AZ3 Short Tube Refractor Telescope also offers such functionality. However, when using a camera with the short tube refractor telescope, you have to attach a camera adapter tube, especially while photographing near objects. A camera attached to a refractor telescope without an adapter renders shorter focal length (and with it lower magnification for near objects). The adapter increases its focal length and with it the magnification. Here’s how you can attach a camera adapter tube with the Sky-Watcher SK1206AZ3 Short Tube Refractor Telescope.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Camera adapter tube
Camera
T-adapter ring

Step1

Fix one end of the camera adapter tube to the T-threads of the telescope’s eyepiece holder.

Step2

Fix the T-adapter ring to the other end of the camera adapter tube. This ring can be attached to the camera.

Step3

Fix the camera to the T-adapter ring. Essentially, the entire assembly of the eyepiece holder, camera adapter tube and the T- adapter ring work as the camera’s lens.

Tips & Warnings

A 2.5 inch camera adapter tube is ideal for focusing on a near object.
Ensure that the camera is compatible with your Sky-Watcher SK1206AZ3 Short Tube Refractor Telescope.