Stupid Question #4 Focussing Jupiter DSLR

[Fordos Moon]

Permission granted to laugh but I can't figure this out:

ED80 on HEQ5 Pro. Canon 1100d attached to M48 adaptor to focal reducer to focus tube.

But I can't focus any better on Jupiter than this:

or a brighter disk depending on exposure time.

Now don't get me wrong I know it's not the set up for planets and I usually use my webcam and 200P for that, and tonight's set up for DSO but I know it's possible to capture Jupiter with the DSLR as I've seen some of your images. So what's going wrong?

Hoping someone will say Fordos you idiot you should have done this, so I can laugh at myself instead of over thinking it!

[long_arms]

Have you tried focussing with your setup as above, but with a barlow screwed in also?

Dan

[Fordos Moon]

I don't have a two inch Barlow unfortunately. Reckon that could be it? Where would it fit between the camera, the focal reducer and the metal thread of the focus tube? Thanks for responding!

[long_arms]

Sorry I am by no means an expert.

Would a 1.25 barlow not screw into the camera adapter? I thought that was the reason for the thread at the top of skywatcher barlows. Then use it without the focal reducer.

If not try without the focal reducer?

Dan

[Fordos Moon]

I think I'd need a different camera adaptor for that, this is best pic I have showing how my setup was tonight -

Everything is 2" in diameter.

[long_arms]

I apologise, I should have read closer. The barlows attach to t-rings which you are not using because of the focal reducer.

I thought a focal reducer reduces the focal length which you would not want to do for planets?

Dan

[Fordos Moon]

I think you may have just hit the nail on the head for me! Thanks Dan!