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I caved in and upgraded it last week, it's great 👍

I went out again tonight although. It's very cloudy, I managed to catch a video before it started to rain and I ran it through the apps you recommended 👌 although not perfect, I'm very pleased with the result

i already use gimp for image editing and its a fantastic piece of software, although i havent updated it to the most recent version, (im still using 2.0 as im familiar with the layout) i downloaded autostakkert and pipp lastnight and have watched a few tutorials on those and had a little play around. thank you so much and im sorry to be a pest 😛

Thank you so much for the awesome edit. im new to all of this, not just photo but telescopes in general. ive always wanted one and just bit the bullet. the night sky is so fascinating.

Thank you once again. i will drop the barlow from now on. the dslr i have isnt recent, its a 700D and im unsure if it even has "muppet mode" its definately something i will look into, aswell as getting a remote shutter release. i know im a beginner but im guessing nebula and the such wont be achievable using this set up. and do you have any examples of photos you have taken using a dslr?

Thank you so much for an amazing and informative post, In terms of tripod I'm using the skywatcher AZ-GTI go to and I use the touch screen shutter on the camera as to get minimal camera shake, the image of Jupiter is exactly as it looks through the cameras eyepiece, although I was combining the camera with a 3x Barlow lens? Without the Barlow I can't see Jupiter that close.

Yeah that is how ive been doing it (using the scope as the lens) i just wasnt sure if there was any other methods that can be done using a cameras lens. so far ive managed to capture these images of the moon and a very blurry jupiter

Do you use the original lens whilst taking pictures through the scope?

Thank you i still have a lot of work to do and i mean a lot.................... jupiter seemed to be over exposed no matter what iso level i set and no matter the shutter speed, do you have any tips?

i dont think i will be spending much more.......................... not until i fully understang the dslr cameras settings.

I picked up a T2 adapter and I took the scope out tonight for a quick 10 minutes as I noticed Jupiter was out, I've never used a DSLR before so I just took a few quick shots, Jupiter is way over exposed but I'm pleased with just howmuch light the camera can let it, it shows lots of stars not visible to my eye through the eyepiece. I'm going to have to have a play around with the settings when I have a full night available to me.

I do have the skymax 127 will this need anything to achieve focus do you know?

Hello all,my telescope takes 1.25 eye pieces and I'm currently looking for a t thread adapter so I can attach a DSLR camera straight to it. I thought it may be just a simple adapter to buy but upon searching they have titles like "Reducer With Filter Thread" and "RVO T Thread Extension With 1.25" Eyepiece Holder" Could anyone point me in the direction of a cheap T thread adapter.

Thank you so much, I have just purchased that eyepiece, I will see if it's much of an improvement over the supplied eyepieces. Thank you

i was only looking to spend around £50 on an eyepiece. can you tell me if this in 6mm would be worth getting over the stock 10mm eyepiece that comes with the scope? https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/rvo-68-wa-eyepieces-125.html