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<blockquote data-quote="Dxer" data-source="post: 594146" data-attributes="member: 38328">I bought my gear through various vendors, ebay and AstroMart.&nbsp; An 8&quot; dob is a great telescope for visual use.&nbsp; But terrible for astrophotography.&nbsp; No way to track but by hand.&nbsp; So you will be extremely limited in exposures.&nbsp; A second or less.&nbsp; Also I don't know if there is enough back focus on the dob to allow you to focus with a DSLR.&nbsp; You might have to add a barlow in the optical train to achieve focus.&nbsp; &nbsp; But what you can do with the dob is use a planetary camera like a Celestron NexImage 5 (which I have) or just modify a webcam&nbsp; and video capture the planet as it moves across the FOV.&nbsp; Then run the video through a program called&nbsp; Registax 6 and it will stack&nbsp; the individual frames of the video into a photo.&nbsp; You should be able to get stunning results with planets like the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can also try the DSLR for video if your camera supports it.&nbsp; But the wide field of view using a DSLR will make the planet look pretty small.&nbsp; So just get a t-ring and an adapter to fit your dob and you should be good to go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dxer, post: 594146, member: 38328"] I bought my gear through various vendors, ebay and AstroMart. An 8" dob is a great telescope for visual use. But terrible for astrophotography. No way to track but by hand. So you will be extremely limited in exposures. A second or less. Also I don't know if there is enough back focus on the dob to allow you to focus with a DSLR. You might have to add a barlow in the optical train to achieve focus. But what you can do with the dob is use a planetary camera like a Celestron NexImage 5 (which I have) or just modify a webcam and video capture the planet as it moves across the FOV. Then run the video through a program called Registax 6 and it will stack the individual frames of the video into a photo. You should be able to get stunning results with planets like the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. You can also try the DSLR for video if your camera supports it. But the wide field of view using a DSLR will make the planet look pretty small. So just get a t-ring and an adapter to fit your dob and you should be good to go. [/QUOTE]

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