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Hi Frank
Assuming that you can achieve focus with the DSI on stars as Paul suggested, I think that the DSI is a very sensitive camera compared to typical webcams such as the DMK series so if you are imaging Jupiter at the prime focus I suspect that you are just saturating the chip, which is why you can’t see any details.
You should be able to see the Galilean moons though, if they are a reasonable distance from the disc?
I have an SBIG ST7 and the shortest exposure it takes is 0.01 sec and that also blows Jupiter out at the prime focus of my ‘scope, until I insert a Barlow which increases the magnification and consequently dims the image and I can then see the cloud belts.
Webcams are the preferred cameras for imaging Jupiter due to their ability to grab between 100’s and 1000’s of frames for stacking.
Cheers
Dennis
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