do you need a tracker/goto to use a webcam?

[barbusg60]

Just after a quick bit of advice guys,

I would like to do some webcam imaging in the future.

Can you use a webcam without any form of tracking amd then ustill use something like registax to make a good image?

Thanks in advance,

Rob.

[Stephen]

Correct. Webcam + Dobsonian (or non driven mount) is where a lot of people start with planetary / lunar

You just have to "nudge" the scope every so often to bring the target back into view, then hit record again!

[Parus major]

No, you don't need motorised tracking. It helps to have a screen you can see, though. Before I got the EQ6 and replaced the knackered computer I could easily do four minutes hand tracking Jupiter on the manual EQ3 by having my desktop connected to a 42" telly I could see through the window.

A long winded way to say if you can see it on a screen then you can very easily keep it in the field of view, even when you're at a bit of a handicap.

[barbusg60]

Thanks,

So you film it using the screen as a guide, then afterwards you can edit/stack the avi to make one good pic, even if your movement has been a bit 'jerky'?

Cheers,

Rob.

[Parus major]

Basically, yes.

[barbusg60]

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated