My First Jupiter Image

[littlebeagle]

I've got a SkyWatcher Flextube 200p and a Phillips SPC900, I've had great difficulty over the last two months working out how to get it to focus, didn't seem to be able to get the camera close enough to the secondary mirror, some solutions on here such as holding the camera to other tricky solutions.

However and I hope anyone else with the same scope see's this there is a rather simple solution with the flex tube, don't extend it fully, extend it all but about an inch, job done. (You'll need to extend it fully when going back to visual observing.

Anyway with that out of the way this is my first attempt at astrophography (and using registax)

[iam]

Great shot! Lots of detail in the bands. Gives me hope for when my NexImage arrives!

[littlebeagle]

Thank you , learnt a lot in just one session, unfortunately most of it after I'd put my scope away and learnt quickly how to use registax, so hoping I'll improve on that.

[Stargazer Jack]

Not a bad first image with the bands and GRS easily visible, well done and keep it up!

[proflight2000]

excellent indeed, what a grab jupiter is.

[LukeSkywatcher]

That's really quite good.

[littlebeagle]

Thank you, hoping it helps me spot the GRS with my own eyes next time I'm out now

[kernowstargazer]

Wow what a great shot is the flexitube on a dob.

[littlebeagle]

It is yes.