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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 826102" data-attributes="member: 48483">The biggest hurdle here is pixel density of the sensor. You have a big boost using a Z8 here. When I last photographed Jupiter I did it with a 16MP D7000 which actually has a denser pixels than my current 24MP full frame cameras.You don't need perfect tracking, but a tracker that can keep the system in frame as you take 90 or so photos works. When you stack that many exposures, it is like having a super-pixel-shift mode that increases your resolution. Then you can crop in much closer.Bonus tips: RegiStax 6 is still better than Siril with aligning planets. The app has not updated in over 10 years. Take some images with Jupiter over-exposed so the moons show good. Then do the big stack with Jupiter less exposed. The moons become not visible but Jupiter's details will come out after stacking and processing. Then you can layer-merge an image with the moons showing.Since Jupiter is so bright in the sky, shutter speed can be fairly quick, and you can get away with f/8 aperture. If Earth and Jupiter are at opposition, even higher aperture might be needed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 826102, member: 48483"] The biggest hurdle here is pixel density of the sensor. You have a big boost using a Z8 here. When I last photographed Jupiter I did it with a 16MP D7000 which actually has a denser pixels than my current 24MP full frame cameras. You don't need perfect tracking, but a tracker that can keep the system in frame as you take 90 or so photos works. When you stack that many exposures, it is like having a super-pixel-shift mode that increases your resolution. Then you can crop in much closer. Bonus tips: RegiStax 6 is still better than Siril with aligning planets. The app has not updated in over 10 years. Take some images with Jupiter over-exposed so the moons show good. Then do the big stack with Jupiter less exposed. The moons become not visible but Jupiter's details will come out after stacking and processing. Then you can layer-merge an image with the moons showing. Since Jupiter is so bright in the sky, shutter speed can be fairly quick, and you can get away with f/8 aperture. If Earth and Jupiter are at opposition, even higher aperture might be needed. [/QUOTE]

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