Saturn on the boundary of Sagittarius and Ophiuchus - 25/2/2017 (Processed short-stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory. This was just for something different at the end of a long night... Saturn overexposed as a 'star' wandering in the dust clouds of Sagittarius and Ophiuchus. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.4 Stacked 100% (2) of 2 Images ISO 800 @ 120 Sec, 70 DARK @ 120 Sec, 32 BIAS, 18 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2016 Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with PowerNewt(ASA) f/2.84 Reducer/Coma Corrector, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient 22C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.8 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), No filter, The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera, Ambient ~15C. The Imaging Source IC for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Jupiter - 5/8/2021 (Processed video stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory using Volunteer Group telscope. Captured with BackyardEOS 5X Planetary mode - 1000 frames @ ISO3200 at 1/80 sec. Video cropped with Video Castrator Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 20% (200) frames and with Wavelet processing. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 Telescope - Meade LX200-ACF 14" f/10 with 2x 2" TeleVue PowerMate to f/20 F=7112mm, No Filter, Baader modified Canon 70D DSLR camera with field 6' x 4' , Ambient ~10C, Image acquisition using BackyardEOS in 5X planetary mode. Mount Meade LX200-ACF 14" Fork mount with EQ wedge, unguided, sidereal tracking
Mars Rotation sequence - 5/4/2013 (Processed stills into video)
Images captured at Perth Observatory with Perth Observatory gear. I captured 4 Mars images over about 15 minutes. I've put them in a video sequence that clearly shows the planets rotation. Captured with The Imaging Source Image Capture (IC) 1000 frames 1/30 Sec, gain 600 Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best 200 Images Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Video sequence made from stills in Microsoft Movie Maker. Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), 2X Vixen VX Barlow (f/22, FL=7820mm), No filter, The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera, Ambient ~16C. The Imaging Source IC for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Saturn - 1/6/2016 (Processed cropped stack)
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with TeleVue 4X 2" PowerMate (f/16), no filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient xxC. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Transit of the Sun by Mercury - 11/11/2019 (NASA Image)
Transit of the Sun by Mercury was not visible from Australia, so I signed up to try the Slooh Telescope online service to look at the event, the next being in 2032.
Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), 2X Tele Vue 2" Powermate (f/22, FL=7820mm), No filter, The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera, Ambient ~15C. The Imaging Source IC for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Jupiter at Opposition - 11/5/2018 (Re-Processed cropped stack)
Captured with BackyardEOS 5X Planetary mode - 1000 frames @ ISO1600 at 15/100 sec. Video cropped with Video Castrator Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 10% (100) frames and with Wavelet processing - changed workflow mid-2019. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Telescope - Skywatcher ED80 80/600 with TeleVue 4X 2" PowerMate, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 21' x 32' , Ambient ~18C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.16 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Imaged at Perth Observatory using the Public Viewing Celestron 14" I posted this to show what the 'input' video looks like compared to the final processed image. Atmospheric conditions, wind and water vapour predominatly, cause an irregular lensing effect that makes single image still photography looking for detail at theoretical optic limits almost impossible. Thin high and variable cloud. Captured with BackyardEOS in 5X Planetary Mode 1200 frames ISO 1600 1/30 Sec Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best ~500 Images with wavelet processing Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), 2X 2" PowerMate EFL-7820mm f/22, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field ~10' x 7' , Ambient ~20C. BackYardEOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Testing equipment after a holiday break. Insufficient focal length for any detail. Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with PowerNewt(ASA) f/2.84 Reducer/Coma Corrector, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient ~13C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.5 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. No guiding.
Jupiter & 3 Moons - 23/11/2009
Jupiter & 3 moons 23rd November 2009 Taken at the eyepiece (afocal) of 10" Dobsonian using Canon SX110 IS compact digital camera. First use of my 10" f/4.5 Dobsonian telescope for photography.
Jupiter - 1/6/2016 (Processed cropped stack)
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with TeleVue 4X 2" PowerMate (f/16), no filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient xxC. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Captured with The Imaging Source Image Capture (IC) 1000 frames 1/30 Sec Gain 500 Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best ~200 Images with wavelet processing Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
Saturn - 16/6/18 (Processed cropped stack)
Captured with Image Capture 2.4 - 1000 frames Video cropped with Video Castrator Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 10% (100) frames and with Wavelet processing. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 Telescope Obsession 30 f4 FL3048mm Dobsonian c2004 Perth Observatory's; No filter; The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera; Ambient 10C. The Imaging Source IC 2.4 for Image acquisition. Unguided on tracked AltAzimuth Dobsonian.
Saturn - 5/8/2021 (Processed video stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory using Volunteer Group telscope. Captured with BackyardEOS 5X Planetary mode - 1000 frames @ ISO3200 at 1/30 sec. Video cropped with Video Castrator Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 20% (200) frames and with Wavelet processing. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 Telescope - Meade LX200-ACF 14" f/10 with 2x 2" TeleVue PowerMate to f/20 F=7112mm, No Filter, Baader modified Canon 70D DSLR camera with field 6' x 4' , Ambient ~10C, Image acquisition using BackyardEOS in 5X planetary mode. Mount Meade LX200-ACF 14" Fork mount with EQ wedge, unguided, sidereal tracking
The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020 - 21/12/2020 (Processed cropped video stack)
Imaged at Perth Observatory. Captured with BackyardEOS 1X Planetary mode - 500 frames @ ISO1600 at 1/125 sec. Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 20% (100) frames and with Wavelet processing. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 Telescope - Meade LX200-ACF 14" f/10 F-3556mm, Long Perng 0.6x APO Focal Reducer,No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 35' x 25' , Ambient ~22C. Meade Fork mount with EQ X-Wedge with siderial tracking, no guiding. BackYardEOS 3.2 for image capture.
Jupiter and the four Galilean Moons - 26/2/2013 (Processed video stack)
First use of BackyardEOS (BYE) in 5X Planetary mode after initial experiments on the Moon in 1X mode 3 nights earlier. A lack of definition is evident, probably because the focal length could do with a 4X Powermate instead of 2X and the high ambient temperature caused poor viewing conditions. Nevertheless, my best image of Jupiter to date. Captured in Backyard EOS Planetary 5X mode Bahtinov Mask focused on a nearby star (Aldeberan) Registax 6 Stacked 20% of 500 Video frames at 768x800. ISO 800 1/15 Sec, 0 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Video sequence in Microsoft Movie Maker Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Televue 2" 2X Powermate, no filter, Canon 40D DSLR field ~32' x 48' with 2X Powermate, Ambient 31C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition in Planetary mode. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. No guidescope.
Mars - 1/6/2016 (Processed cropped stack)
Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with TeleVue 4X 2" PowerMate (f/16), no filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient xxC. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.2 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), No filter, The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera, Ambient ~15C. The Imaging Source IC for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Transit of the Sun by Mercury - 11/11/2019 (Video from stills)
Sequence from stills, combined using PIPP with no alignment and no cropping. This was the full sequence as capture with no alignment of 50 frames. Slooh Telescope T5-SHa-60 (Canary Islands, Spain) - Lunt Double-Stack Hydrogen-Alpha 60mm f/8.3, Celestron Skyris 236C camera 23' x 37' , Ambient ??C. Paramount ME (Mk4000) mount.
Jupiter - 10/11/2013 (Processed cropped stack)
Image scale too small ... just done with the configuration at end of night. Captured with BackyardEOS 5X Planetary mode - 500 frames @ ISO1250 at 1/20 sec. Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 20% (100) frames. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 106' x 159' , Ambient 15C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress SuperStar (Mono) CCD Auto Guider and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Jupiter - 4/9/2021 (Processed stack)
Captured at Perth Observatory using their telescope Captured with BackyardEOS 5X Planetary mode - 1000 frames @ ISO1600 at 1/60 sec. Post Processed with Registax 6 to stack best 20% (200) frames and with Wavelet processing. Further processed with Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 Telescope - Meade LX200-ACF 14" f/10 with 2x 2" TeleVue PowerMate to f/20 F=7112mm, No Filter, Baader modified Canon 70D DSLR camera with field 6' x 4' , Ambient ~9C, Image acquisition using BackyardEOS in 5X planetary mode. Mount Meade LX200-ACF 14" Fork mount with EQ wedge, unguided, sidereal tracking
Testing equipment after a holiday break. Insufficient focal length for any detail. Telescope - PowerNewt 200mm f/4 with PowerNewt(ASA) f/2.84 Reducer/Coma Corrector, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 90' x 134' , Ambient ~13C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.1.5 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. No guiding.
Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), 2X Tele Vue 2" Powermate (f/22, FL=7820mm), No filter, The Imaging Source DBK41AU02.AS Colour Planetary Camera, Ambient ~15C. The Imaging Source IC for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
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