Celestron 93626 Universal Digital Camera Adapter

The adapter looks good to me, but it was never stated how do I mount the same to the telescope? The guide shows two strings, but I never got those strings

I have a Nexcope CM304H microscope. I attached the adapter to the tripod of the camera then attached to adapter to the microscope's eyepiece. There are several screws that you can adjust left-or-right, up-and-down and closer-and-away. It is very flexible. The construction is very sturdy but somewhat bulky but it worked.

I use this with several scopes. It always lines up and takes great moon shots. I was even able to get Saturn and the moons using this on a really clear and bright night. Takes a learning curve to get your camera set up to not autofocus, and not to flash with the long exposure settings.

One nice adaptor for a small digital camera. Easy to set the camera on and adjust it (collimate if you wish) with the telescope eyepiece.
However, with the clamp about an inch wide, setting it on plossl eyepieses is not quite possible. Check first if your eyepiece has enough body to accomodate it. My 20 mm Celestron eyepiece is just OK for that. Also, the camera must be pretty slim. Canon IXUS series cameras are nearly perfect for the purpose.
And as soon as you are able to set it on your scope - you will have no problem taking some happy snaps of the Moon and other celestial objects. Make sure you use manual mode on the camera and selftimer set at 10 seconds at least. Setting exposure to -1 or -2 helps a lot to Moon pictures quality.

I bought this to use with my Meade 102mm scope and Canon A540 Powershot. It clamps to the eyepiece firmly and adjusts to fit my camera. It has a massive amount of adjustment so it should fit a wide variety of cameras. Works very well.

I had to experiment to find the best mounting position and shooting method. I use a heavy Bogen video tripod which works well for this setup. A lighter tripod would not work well since there is a large amount of vibration at high magnification to deal with. Here is the method that works best for my scope and camera:

1- Remove the diagonal prism and place the eyepiece directly into the eyepiece holder (straight through viewing method). Tighten setscrew firmly.
2- Look through the eyepiece and focus the scope.
3- Clamp the adapter to the eyepiece.
4- Mount the camera then center the lens with the X and Y adjustment screws. Leave Z adjustment loose.
5- Very carefully zoom the lens to full telephoto while watching the distance to the eyepiece. Adjust the Z axis so the fully zoomed camera lens is not quite touching the scope eyepiece.
6- Leave the camera in auto focus mode. Turn off focus aid light.
7- Adjust zoom as necessary to obtain a good picture on the camera screen. The camera needs to be zoomed in quite a bit to avoid vignetting.
8- Re-focus the telescope as needed to obtain the sharpest camera view.
9- Use the timed shutter release mode to avoid blurring caused by vibrations. 10 seconds works great.