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Thanks Peter and Jeff,
in complete ignorance I got this thing because it is a 12mp sensor, believing it to be better the same way that terrestrial photography tends to be better with a bigger sensor (notwithstanding skill or lack of). Reading since then I have got a better understanding of how it all works and that bigger isn't always better. Having said that, I did expect better than what I got given the video itself is as good as some I have seen that have got reasonable results.... well, apparently it isn't that good but looked okay. One day when I feel I have the basics sorted, I will look at a ZWO or similar and get something a little less 'beginner'.
There is a slight backstory.. I was up country in a low light pollution area and had my newish mount (neq6 pro) and just couldn't get the thing to perform (due to my lack of knowledge as I've sorted the issue now) and saw Jupiter and Saturn so I decided to try the 205 ... it filled the HDD of my laptop and caused it to lock up. I may not have got any of the still pictures I wanted but I showed some friends Jupiter and Saturn and we were all pretty excited at that!
I'm still pretty happy, a few months ago I would never have thought I could get footage of planets, pictures of nebulae or a better appreciation for our cosmos... all from my back deck in suburbia.
Jeff
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