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Chris, I focus by viewing the object directly on the monitor. The 10" native F4 + barlow I have a focus motor on it, my 8" SCT has a Crayford and I just do it by hand. Electric focus is best as it avoids vibration and is fairly easy to hit the spot.
Capture is best done in a small ROI window to keep the frame rate up. The faster the better. I use 480x352 for Jupiter, similar for Saturn and smaller for Mars (unless I want to include moons).
I capture in 12 bit SER video files as it keeps artifacts down that often show in 8 bit captures.
For a single video file run I capture 2.5-3 minutes for Jupiter and Saturn, 6 minutes for Mars. The pro's do this multiple times and de-rotate in Winjupos, but I'm not up to that yet.
I think your RC10 should perform very well. Definitely give your current gear a go.
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