Jamie_Light

Bump!

Hi All, I bought my 14 year old boy a skywatcher 1114p telescope on an EQ2 mount a couple of years ago, I think I probably use it more than him! Appreciating this is an entry level setup, but I’ve bought a t-adaptor for an old canon DSLR (300d) to try some basic planetary / nebula imaging / tethering. Having read some forums / internet searches, I know this camera is difficult to use for imaging because it doesn’t have live view so focussing is an issue. There is some older software that can be used to focus but it’s difficult to set up, and I’ll probably just try and do it manually. Have briefly looked at more advanced older DSLR cameras that can be bought for like £50-100 that will get around this issue and offer better bang for buck. Just looking for recommendations as to what I can do here, appreciate its a very basic / old camera, and just trying to do this as cheaply as possible initially but will potentially look to upgrade in the future! Thanks for looking