Malcolm, I'll try AVI stack as I am using Eosavi which is on sourceforge which is capturing the stream from liveview. At the moment, it doesn;t have 10x zoom only 5x.
Also, centre of gravity was useless as the satellites of Jupiter just visible interfere with the c.o.g so all I did was do a single alignment using 256 from memory and just clicked in the middle of Jupiter. I'll try AVIstack too. There's only so much my 8" SN can get. Thanks for your comments
Chris, thanks too for your comments and tips. The LXD55 is a basic scope but I have found it good for visual. At 812mm, it's not going to deliver what I was hoping for but I am trying to fine tune my skills before upgrading - I think there is so much to gain in using the gear the right way before blowing large sums of money and getting into trouble with the missus
. You mention possibly getting a 2" barlow. I have a 2x barlow 1.25" Baader which is good but is there any difference between say a 5x 2" barlow and 5x 1.25" barlow for the 40D?
How can I get more "resolution"? Ie, am I approaching the limit of my 8" SN with barlow and then t ring into my 40D? Or should I concentrate on more frames and post processing? I took this around 8:30pm so Jupiter was quite low and the outside temperature was unseasonably high for Collie ~20 deg at the time so maybe this doesn't help. I really notice the planet jumping around due to turbulence. I just don't really know if I can get any more magnification out of my gear (just a brain moment - could a 1.4x tele extender work with the barlow???)
Anyway, thanks for your help and yes, we are really blessed with the fine pics coming out of those members Chris and it's great to see what can be achieved. I love dropping into that forum and deep space too. Just too many things to bite my teeth into if only I had the patience and a means to kill the street light out the front
Cheers,
Darrin...