neonblade

On 22/09/2019 at 21:42, jadcx said:

I align with as many stars as I can be bothered with 😕  The accuracy improves as that number increases, but depending on what I'm going to be doing, this can be less crucial.  That said, I find the n-star alignment routines better than the 'level north' option, which always seems a little problematic for me.  I think part of this is me using my iPhone as a compass, which probably isn't quite accurate enough near so much metal.

I was wondering why my compass apps were all not working properly!
I used a standard camping compass and found that the scope affects it as soon as I bring the compass any closer than about 10" from it.

My old 8" Dobsonian, don't have it any more.
Modified to hold a laptop for recording through CCD

Excellent!

I made an account here just say thanks Memory Bliss

I followed your instructions tonight and was able to make one of my best images of Jupiter to date!  I am sure I have more to learn but this helped me out immensely. 

Nice shot!

I've been asked on a number of occasions, how I managed to do planet astrophotography with a manual Dobsonian telescope. So I have created a tutorial, to help fellow owners create a worthy image.

I hope it makes sense and you find it useful.

Created an account here just so I could say thanks for this! Excellent! I was Googling for info on info on using a Dobs for photography, just bough a Skywatcher 8", so I couldn't believe my luck finding this.