Finally had good enough weather so I got the first light to my Christmas Skywatcher 200P (200/1000, NEQ5 mount) I spent some time getting the polar alignment as good as I could. Even with motorized tracking, it was too windy, so keeping the planet centered was still a challenge.
I pointed it at Jupiter and recorded several videos using:
- Svbony SV135 eyepiece
- iPhone 13, 4K @ 60 fps (afocal) on a phone mount
- Basic stacking in AstraStack (Ubuntu/Linux)
Definitely not perfect (wind and seeing didn’t help) but I’m pretty happy for a first attempt. Next step should be calmer weather, better tracking, and learning about stacking and post-processing. I also got an adapter for an old Nikon D40, I'd like to try that too.
Any tips are very welcome!
by monobits