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Old 07-11-2011, 09:37 AM
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Thanks Graeme,
I have several videos under 2 mins, barlowed, so I can give them a try. My main issue is the lack of focus. There are three possible answers:
1. The images were taken early in the evening, around 10ish, so I suspect there was a fair bit of atmospheric disturbances with Jupiter relatively low in the horizon.
2. I had a 10:1 Crayford focuser, but the wobbly AZ mount was just too shakey, even with dampeners/suppressor pads. Maybe I just need to work the focuser more?
3. The barlow is of average quality (Vixen branded, but Made in China), so that's probably magnifying my errors in focusing.
Will do as you suggested and give the sub 2 min videos a go.
Cheers,
Bo
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