Registax and Jupiter

[gonzostar]

Hi

I have a celestron  8"SCT and a canon 450d camera.

I normally try and concentrate on DSO's However the better nights seem to occur around full moon times! However How many frames of jupiter do you need to take to process a decent image of jupiter on registax? 

 

Thanks for any info

Dean

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I haven't ever used my EOS 450D on planetary because it lacks a video mode. With the ASI224MM I stack a few hundred at least, as a rule.

[gonzostar]

A few hundred! okay i think i need a new set up!

 

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just a planetary camera will do. There are quite a few ASI120MC and ASI120MC-S appearing second-hand at the moment, because people are switching to the newer ASI224MC, and the older (still very capable) cameras are going for very reasonable prices. With a 2x Barlow or tele-centric lens (PowerMate or TeleXtender) your 8" SCT could get great captures. My last ASI120MC shots looked like this:

[gonzostar]

Wow thats alot better then what i am getting. Will after invest! and ask for a pay rise! 

[alexbb]

Hi,

You can record a movie with the 450D using https://sourceforge.net/projects/eos-movrec/

Alex