Mick1
28-07-2018, 08:40 AM
I've bought my self a ZWO ASI120MC camera (attached to a 102 f9.8 refractor) and tried it out last night but all that was displayed on my laptop was blackness.
I set up the camera in daylight and focused on a tree top some distance away and got an image no problems. But when it came to imaging Jupiter nothing, and I moved the focus to both extremes of travel. I attached the camera both after the diagonal and at the end of the focus tube, also with a 2 x barlow as I understand that this can help as well.
Would I need an extension piece before the camera so the image can be brought into focus. If so how would I determine the length of the extension piece that I would need?
I set up the camera in daylight and focused on a tree top some distance away and got an image no problems. But when it came to imaging Jupiter nothing, and I moved the focus to both extremes of travel. I attached the camera both after the diagonal and at the end of the focus tube, also with a 2 x barlow as I understand that this can help as well.
Would I need an extension piece before the camera so the image can be brought into focus. If so how would I determine the length of the extension piece that I would need?