By using Mobile Observatory app for Android, I found the optimal day to shoot Jupiter. The planet not only had to reveal the red spot, but it had to do so while being as high up in the sky as possible. Living in Toronto results in planets being lower in the sky. Planets that are […]
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Jupiter in colour using QHY224c
This is my first color image of Jupiter using my new QHY5-III-224c camera. Taken with a Celestron C6N, AVX Mount, and a Televue 3x barlow. The seeing was average. I took 4000 frames at 10ms/17gain and picked the best 15 percent to stack in Registax. Finally I performed wavelet sharpening and final touches in Photoshop. […]
Imaging Jupiter with C6N
Jupiter turned out pretty small with the ED80, so this time around I decided to the bigger scope – the Celestron 6″ Newtonian. With its 150mm main mirror, it clearly shows more detail and zooms a bit closer due to its native 750mm focal length. In this image, I got some “onion ring” artifacts, which […]
Trying out planetary imaging
I finally received my Televue 3x Barlow. This will allow me to get my focal ratio from the native f5 on my 6″ reflector closer to f18, which is required for imaging planets. With the new barlow the imaging train will be at f18 and over 2500mm focal length, and I will be able to […]