Planetary Guiding

[Earl]

Is it worth guiding for planetary imaging I find objects stay in the eyepiece very well as it is, so I presume guiding is not really needed.

[Merlin66]

I think you answered your own question!

It's not normal to guide, but it can be done ( check with Kev)...usually with planetary imaging you're using webcams, video etc which can correct and stack the frames for the final image...

[Bizibilder]

For the very short exposure times guiding is not necessary - any deviatons are taken care of by the stacking software. A solid, vibration free, mount is, however, a necessity as well as taking care of vibrations from the camera eg using mirror lock with a DSLR. Focus is critical - so an electronic focusser is useful - so get it right! The stacking software can do nothing about an out of focus image.