Mars with a dslr

[John W (John Wilkinson)]

May 26. Have been waiting for a clear night to image Mars. This single exposure pic was taken thru a LX600 10" scope with a Canon 550d camera. 1/30 sec x 400 iso. Was cold and a lot of dew. Thanks for viewing.

[thegableguy (Chris)]

Not bad for a single shot, but you'll get much better results by shooting a minute or two of video and stacking the frames in Registax (free software). I just had a shot at doing so last night with a much smaller telescope than yours (80mm) so you'd be able to pull out a lot more detail - particularly if you throw a Barlow or two in there.