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Old 16-04-2008, 08:45 PM
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You'll be wanting to capture small snippets of movies, then upload them to the computer as .AVI files. It's not easy to start with, with the camera in one hand aligning it with the eyepiece, and with the other hand nudging the scope to keep the planet in view. With practice you'll manage to capture up to 15 or 20 seconds at a time. But at 30 frames a second, that means you'll have up to 600 individual frames to stack together to make your final image.
I use the camera in Manual Mode. Set the camera to 1/50 sec exposure or slower if you can.
It's easier to get focus using the telescope than to fumble in the dark trying to focus the camera.
Never use digital zoom, only the cameras own optical zoom.
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