Possible to image planets with a DSLR?

[Olli]

Hi Everyone, 

I have been doing some reading on imaging planets and was wondering if it’s possible to do it with a DSLR? I know people usually recommend an Astronomy camera to take videos ( I think?) Is it a completely different method to imaging deep sky?

Thanks in advanced 

[happy-kat]

I've found it different and used registax for stacking the DSLR frames I had taken (it had been the Moon I had taken) though video is generally used.

What DSLR do you have?

Edited May 7, 2022 by happy-kat

[Olli]

17 minutes ago, happy-kat said:

I've found it different and used registax for stacking the DSLR frames I had taken (it had been the Moon I had taken) though video is generally used.

What DSLR do you have?

I currently have a canon 250d. Is it harder when stacking frames to using video?

[happy-kat]

Video is better as get higher frame rate but I only had still frames taken on one night.

[happy-kat]

Autostakkert or registax process straight from the video to output a single image to tweak and sharpen

Edited May 7, 2022 by happy-kat

[Olli]

1 hour ago, happy-kat said:

Autostakkert or registax process straight from the video to output a single image to tweak and sharpen

Thank you, will try and do more research. 

[michael8554]

Hi Olli

Here a description on how to do non-compressed non-interpolated video with Canon DSLRs:

https://www.astropix.com/html/equipment/canon_one_to_one_pixel_resolution.html

Michael

[AstroMuni]

On 07/05/2022 at 19:49, Olli said:

I have been doing some reading on imaging planets and was wondering if it’s possible to do it with a DSLR?

As others have already said video is best for planets. Looking at your kit of 130ps & the WOZ73 have you considered if you will get enough of a zoom to capture details on the planets?

[PeterCPC]

The trouble is that the field of view with a DSLR is quite large. This was taken with my Canon DSLR so it gives you some idea. Scope was C9.25.

[michael8554]

Large DSLR FOV isn't a problem, just crop, ends up as a similar size in pixels that a Planetary camera would produce.

Similarly LiveView 5X Movie will give about 1200 x 800, depending on camera.

Michael