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Mountains on the Moon

Mountains on the Moon


When the light is right, the edge of the moon can be very rewarding for imaging, or observing at higer magnifications. Taken with a Philips Toucam Pro webcam (lens removed), a Toucam to 1.25″ adapter, and a 2.5x Meade barlow. The telescope was a Celestron C9.25 with a JMI NGF-s focuser, carried on a Losmandy GM-8. The C9.25/NGF/GM8 combo was amazing for planetary/lunar imaging, especially under the still Florida skies I was living in at the time.

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Mars

Mars


Mars at close approach is amazing and you can really pick up a lot of detail. Taken with a Philips Toucam Pro webcam (lens removed), a Toucam to 1.25″ adapter, and a 2.5x Meade barlow. The telescope was a Celestron C9.25 with a JMI NGF-s focuser, carried on a Losmandy GM-8. The C9.25/NGF/GM8 combo was amazing for planetary imaging, especially under the still Florida skies I was living in at the time.

Best 200 of 2000 @ 10 FPS

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Jupiter

Jupiter

My best Jupiter to date, and probably my best planetary [intergalactic] image so far. Taken with a Philips Toucam Pro webcam (lens removed), a Toucam to 1.25″ adapter, and a 2.5x Meade barlow. The telescope was a Celestron C9.25 with a JMI NGF-s focuser, carried on a Losmandy GM-8. The C9.25/NGF/GM8 combo was amazing for planetary imaging, especially under the still Florida skies I was living in at the time.

Best 200 of 2500 @ 10 FPS

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Saturn

Saturn


My best Saturn to date, and my favorite planet in the solar system. Taken with a Philips Toucam Pro webcam (lens removed), a Toucam to 1.25″ adapter, and a 2.5x Meade barlow. The telescope was a Celestron C9.25 with a JMI NGF-s focuser, carried on a Losmandy GM-8. The C9.25/NGF/GM8 combo was amazing for planetary imaging, especially under the still Florida skies I was living in at the time.

Best 200 of 2000 frames @ 10 FPS

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Venus

Venus


So… Venus. lol. Despite its brightness, I found it a surprisingly tough target. And I desparately needed an IR filter. Taken with a Philips Vesta Pro webcam (lens removed), a Vesta to 1.25″ adapter, and a 2.5x Meade barlow. The telescope was an 8″ Meade LX50. Focusing an 8″ f/10 with a 2.5x barlow, and a webcam, was an absolute beast.

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