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Old 04-12-2012, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay-91 View Post
would a 55mm lens help? I didn't have it on the full zoom but.
That would reduce the star trails.

I suspect that you want to zoom into Jupiter, being the principal object in your image, with the next brightest object of Aldebaran (in the constellation of Taurus) up to its right.

If you want to image Jupiter, you will need higher magnification and a tracking mount. You can use manual tracking on a suitable mount and take a video that can be post-processed to get a good still image. You might find this difficult with a standard camera tripod.
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