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Originally Posted by thegableguy
Re being unable to see the Tarantula through the scope...
When I look through the viewfinder of my DSLR through my 200/1000mm Newt, I can barely see anything. When I take the camera out and use, say, a 25mm eyepiece, I can see vastly more. The camera's viewfinder is nowhere near as bright as an eyepiece - only bright targets like clusters or planets (or the occasional nearby nebula like Orion) are visible through it. It's a pain having to refocus etc, but it's either that or take a bunch of high-ISO exposures and guess which way to slew the mount to centre the target.
You probably already know that, but just thought it was worth making sure!
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Hi Chris,
I'm using a modded Canon 60D. I am having trouble viewing anything other than Moon, Saturn, Venus, and sometimes Mars through the viewfinder. Even with ISO set to its highest and shutter speed set to 30 seconds nothing like Orion Nebula or clusters in my viewfinder. So I end up doing exactly what you said is the less desirable option, taking a high ISO image and then trying to move the scope to get it in the centre.
I wonder if there is some setting on the camera I am getting wrong.
Thanks
Mick