The night sky on August 31, 2019 offered the opportunity to take some great photos. It was a good time had by all.
To take photographs of the sun and planets, Jay uses mostly a commercial grade DSLR for taking his astrophotos, but he also uses an unmodified Canon t5i.
View these excellent astrophotographs taken by ASN member, Dave Radosovich.
I prefer using a commercial grade DSLR, but no matter what happens, the setup and software can get complicated, so you need to factor that into your decision. Here is what I do with my setup.