<p>Just received an old <a href="https://cl.ly/3j0s2m2V351d/29049_6-98.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Orion Deep Space Explorer 6" Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope</a>.  I'm hoping to gift it to my kids, but I want to add a twist...</p>

<p>We have a microscope with an adapter for an iPhone that has been great fun with allowing time lapse photography and very nice images on large monitors, so I wanted to accomplish something similar with this device.  Telescopes, in the past, have always been a dud due to the lack of multiple kids and family members wanting to be able to see the display simultaneously.</p>

<p>Has anyone had any experience at retrofitting a unit such as this with an adapter that has given good results?  Any gotchas to be aware of?</p>

<p>I'm eying the "<a href="http://carson.com/products/digiscoping-hookupz2-is-200/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HookUpz 2.0 Universal Smartphone Optics Digiscoping Adapter</a>", but a little worried as I've never retrofitted such a device before and would like to hit this spot on since the timeframe is tight for me.</p>

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2016-12-12T13:03:34.093Z
What do you want to photograph?  Are you aware that, unlike a microscope, the subject matter moves? Dobsonians do not typically have equatorial mounts.
Carl Witthoft
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2016-12-12T21:12:37.787Z
Hmm, this both rotates and has a vertical axis. Am I missing something about moving it? From a 3D perspective, this seems to cover all axes of motion required to track, albeit not the most fine tracking and certainly not automated...
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Retrofitting a Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope for smart phones?
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# Retrofitting a Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope for smart phones?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-11)

Just received an old [Orion Deep Space Explorer 6" Dobsonian Reflecting Telescope](https://cl.ly/3j0s2m2V351d/29049_6-98.pdf). I'm hoping to gift it to my kids, but I want to add a twist...

We have a microscope with an adapter for an iPhone that has been great fun with allowing time lapse photography and very nice images on large monitors, so I wanted to accomplish something similar with this device. Telescopes, in the past, have always been a dud due to the lack of multiple kids and family members wanting to be able to see the display simultaneously.

Has anyone had any experience at retrofitting a unit such as this with an adapter that has given good results? Any gotchas to be aware of?

I'm eying the "[HookUpz 2.0 Universal Smartphone Optics Digiscoping Adapter](http://carson.com/products/digiscoping-hookupz2-is-200/)", but a little worried as I've never retrofitted such a device before and would like to hit this spot on since the timeframe is tight for me.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What do you want to photograph?  Are you aware that, unlike a microscope, the subject matter moves? Dobsonians do not typically have equatorial mounts.  
> **username_0**: Hmm, this both rotates and has a vertical axis. Am I missing something about moving it? From a 3D perspective, this seems to cover all axes of motion required to track, albeit not the most fine tracking and certainly not automated...  

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