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Thanks all. Yes it's a manual dob, no tracking. It's hard to get the camera to focus. What I've been doing is getting the planet on the side of the eyepiece view and letting it drift into the middle, while trying to view it on the camera display. I half push the button down until I get focus, then record. Sometimes I can't get focus then start again. Problem is once I get focus, it quickly disappears out of view. So with my left hand I try and keep the telescope on target, while holding the camera with my right hand. I have a mount for the camera, but have only been using it to steady my camera holding hand.
It's a good time to practice now anyway, so that when opposition comes I won't have to waste time learning when it's good conditions. My gear isn't ideal, but it's what I've got to learn with. Maybe upgrade to something more suited one day.
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