Planetary Photography with bracketing (AEB)

[Axeldude]

Hi!

I saw Saturn for the first time today through my SkyWatcher 150p dobson, it was epic! I was wondering, I'm planning to buy a Canon EOS D1100 and a T2 ring for it to attach it to my scope.

I don't have a guided mount, is it possible to take pictures of, lets say Jupiter (with slight detailing, not extreme) + it's moons or Saturn with bracketing active? It would be very short exposure shots to avoid trailing.

Also, must be a very noobish question but how do you get magnification when using this setup (T2)? I think I'm missing something

[zakkhogan]

Imaging Planets with DSLR isnt ideal and as you say the field of view will be very wide, plus the fact your using a dob will make it even more tricky!!

you'd be better off getting a cheap webcam from ebay, you could also try eyepiece projection!

Ive never tried this but it might help:

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/baader-planetarium/baader-hyperion-eyepiece-t-adaptor-m43-t.html

[Axeldude]

Thanks for the reply, tried it last weekend and results were okay for a first time, but because of the wide FoV it's a bit smallish

Going to try Eyepiece projection, I've searched on the internet and found something useful (http://www.astronomysource.com/2011/10/13/eyepiece-projection/).

Have to check it out when I'm home which pieces I still need etc..

[zakkhogan]

is you dob a goto? how did it handle the weight of the DSLR? was it alright?

[Axeldude]

It were only single shots, no goto on my dob.

My DSLR is only about half a kilo so connecting it was not a problem at all

pictures attached are my first attempts, as you can see they're small and low res as expected

[zakkhogan]

to be honest, they look great, you should be pleased, well done

[Axeldude]

Thanks, was quite happy with the results too!

[keithatrochdale]

The Seben 8 - 24mm zoom eyepiece has a thread to connect to to a T-2 adapter and then to your DSLR; at £47 about might be worth considering. Then you have a zoom to frame the target.