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I have taken some quick experimental shots just to have a play around (I don't have the astrophoto bug yet :-)). Here is a shot of Saturn I took back in mid Jan using my non-tracking 12.5" dob. It was handheld using a Canon Powershot A40 (2Mpixel) camera. Saturn was steady at ~475x using a 8mm Radian and Shorty Plus barlow. I added to this by using the camera's zoom feature (not sure of the exact zoom) as it seemed easier to keep Saturn in the frame. After that I just used the auto settings and let the camera sort out the rest . I took about 10 shots of which this was probably the steadiest.
People with digital cameras and a scope should get out and experiment - even if astrophotography isn't your thing
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