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Thanks everyone!!

I should also say that this was taken with an iphone pointed at the eyepiece but Jupiter looked pretty similar when I looked through the eyepiece.

This was my first ever attempt at looking at a planet (actually looking at anything) through my telescope (Celestron 127 SLT). With the 26mm eyepiece Jupiter seemed OK but with the 9mm it was quite out of focus (this was the best I could get it) and moving the focuser in either direction from this position made it even worse. I'm assuming I'm doing something wrong - can anyone give me any pointers? I know it is a rubbish picture but just seeing Jupiter's moons near the planet through the eyepiece was unbelievable. Thanks. Ed

Thank you so much for such a detailed and useful answer - that is really helpful and I appreciate your time. Regards, Ed

Hi all, I have a Celeston Nexstar 127 and a Canon 1100D. I'd like to be able to do some back planetary imaging and have purchased a Canon T ring for my Canon 1100D. I have a few questions (I am a complete noob at this - so forgive any silly questions and apols if this has been asked before). 1) Do I just use the T Ring to connect the camera to the scope? I've seen a bunch of thread on various forums that seem to offer conflicting advice and some say you can attach it directly using the T Ring whereas others say you need another adaptor and others say get an adaptor with a barlow in it (https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/celestron-x2-barlow-lens-with-t-adaptor-125.html) 2) How does the whole magnification thing work? (... see I told u I was a noob!!!). Visually I use different eyepieces to achieve different magnifications so how does this work with a DSLR camera attached directly with no eyepiece? 3) If the camera is connect to the scope using the T Ring how do I add in a moon filter into the mix? 4) What is the best way to take the photos (do I just press the button on the camera and risk moving it all, get a remote control button clicker or hook up to some software (I heard about Backyard EOS)? 5) Would I just be better off getting an astro camera (e.g. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi224mc-usb-3-colour-camera.html) rather than trying to use the DSLR camera? Any tips would be really appreciated!!! Many thanks in advance. Ed