[louie_the_fly (Stew)]

Several nights ago I set up my webcam for the first time and shot some footage of the moon. 31 seconds. It was a bit breezy outside so the footage was a bit shaky. I put it thru Registax 5 and got an image which I was kind of pleased with, although it could have been better, and it was my first use of Registax. The next clear night I thought I'd have a go at Jupiter. I couldn't achieve focus on Jupiter but the moon focused OK.

Here's the setup. Celestar 8 (8" f10 SCT fork mount on a wedge tripod) with a 10:1 crayford focuser, and a modified Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000 mounted in a custom made 1.25" adapter (into the crayford). The adapter is only about the length of a 10mm plossl. I also put the adapter into my 2x barlow and still no focus. Does mycamera need to be further out than this? I'd like to image a few other bright objects, to get some experience, but I thought I'd start nearer to Earth and work my way out before I shell out for more equipment.

Help...