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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 824863" data-attributes="member: 48483">Q1 answer: That is framed for a telescope/camera mounted on an equitorial mount with no ball-head. This is the framing I require on my setup. But if you are using a star-tracker with a ball-head attached for the camera, then you also have independent adjustment to square to the horizon if you desire.Q2??: I don't follow your question here. Looking at your planned lens on the screenshot, 105mm is not much telephoto, even for Venus. Think 400mm or better. Your Z8 will have more pixel density than any camera I have used but it will benefit with all the optical zoom you can get. Don't worry about needing f/2.8 because you can comfortably use f/6.3 to f/8 on planets out to Saturn.Q3: My biggest thing I had to research was the sensor size of my cameras. I do not remember having to do a save when I set up multiple telescopes in Stellarium. Basically each lens would have to be a separate telescope. I just have not done it for many months so I can't comment more.Edit: Circling back to the first question, just uncheck Equitorial Mount on the setup of the telescope.[ATTACH=full]410986[/ATTACH]And no it is not necessary to &quot;save&quot;. You just click the Add button and edit the fields.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 824863, member: 48483"] Q1 answer: That is framed for a telescope/camera mounted on an equitorial mount with no ball-head. This is the framing I require on my setup. But if you are using a star-tracker with a ball-head attached for the camera, then you also have independent adjustment to square to the horizon if you desire. Q2??: I don't follow your question here. Looking at your planned lens on the screenshot, 105mm is not much telephoto, even for Venus. Think 400mm or better. Your Z8 will have more pixel density than any camera I have used but it will benefit with all the optical zoom you can get. Don't worry about needing f/2.8 because you can comfortably use f/6.3 to f/8 on planets out to Saturn. Q3: My biggest thing I had to research was the sensor size of my cameras. I do not remember having to do a save when I set up multiple telescopes in Stellarium. Basically each lens would have to be a separate telescope. I just have not done it for many months so I can't comment more. Edit: Circling back to the first question, just uncheck Equitorial Mount on the setup of the telescope. [ATTACH type="full"]410986[/ATTACH] And no it is not necessary to "save". You just click the Add button and edit the fields. [/QUOTE]

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