Planets

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Jupiter

This image is 4000 of 10000 frames

Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" on NEQ6 Belt drive at f18 (3900mm)Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, 2" 2x ED Barlow lens, 2" UV/IR filter, Piero Astro ADCProcessing applied: Firecapture, Astrosurface
FocalLength=3900mm (F/19)Resolution=0.25"Date and Time: 2021-08-23 21:38 UTC

Saturn

This image is 4000 of 10000 frames

Mars

This image is 30% of 5000 processed using AstroSurface NOVA.

Scope=LX90 8" UHTC 2xED Barlow ADCCamera=ZWO ASI294MC ProDiameter=21.57"Magnitude=-2.45CM=81.0° (during mid of capture)FocalLength=3900mm (F/19)Resolution=0.25"Date and Time: 2020-10-21-2235

Date: 280920, Time: 001314 UT, Mag: -2.43, Dia: 22.26, Res: 0.22, Az: 161.10, Alt: 45.69, Phase: 0.98, CM: CM=316.3°

Mars

4x enlargement of 100px wide the Planet of War. RGB, UV/IR filter not used. My old Meade 8" SCT did a sterling job on this occasion. I took 100k+ frames in total using Firecapture as Mars approached zenith. This image is 30% of 5000 processed using AstroSurface NOVA.

Venus

Full size and 4x enlargement of the Planet of Lurve. RGB, UV/IR filter so not much you could call real detail. PlanetarySystemStacker did most of the work and Registax was used to align the RGB pixels as PST doesn't do that. GIMP was used just to create the composite image.

Image date, time and location: 2020-03-31 19:20CET, Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 UHTC 8" F10Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Baader Neodymnium 1.25" filter, PierroAstro ADCProcessing applied: PlanetarySystemStacker 0.7.0, Gimp (for inset)

Mars -Aeria and Sinus Sabaeus

Image date, time and location: 2018-08-02 23:06Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, f26Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Moonfish 2x ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADC, UV filterProcessing applied: Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, Registax

Mars with Dust Storm Receding

Mars data for telescopic observersMagnitude: -2.8 Phase: 100% Angular diameter (arcsec): 24.3Distance from Earth: 0.385 a.u. Martian central-meridian longitude: 0°Altitude 13 degrees

Image date, time and location: 2018-08-01Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, f27Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Moonfish 2x ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADC, UV filterProcessing applied: Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, Registax

Mars - with Dust Storm

Image date, time and location:2018-07-09 00:09 UTCTelescope aperture and focal ratio:Meade LX90 8" UHTC, f20Camera and filters used:ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Moonfish 2x ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADC, UV filterProcessing applied:Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, Registax

Saturn

Near maximum tilt of the Rings

Bad transparency.Image date, time and location: 2018-07-09 21:59 UTCTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, f20Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Moonfish 2x ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADC, UV filterProcessing applied: Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, Registax

Jupiter

Great Red Spot and Europa

Image date, time and location: 2018-07-08 2130Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, f20Camera and filters used: ZWO ASI294MC Pro, Moonfish 2x ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADC, UV filterProcessing applied: Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, Registax

Jupiter

Image date, time and location: 2017-04-07-2355, Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8" UHTC, X2 ED Barlow, PierroAstro ADC, FL: 4300mmCamera and filters used: Camera: QHY5LII-C, No filtersProcessing applied: Autostakkert2!, Registax 6, WinJupos 10.3.3

Jupiter

Round the back

Image date, time and location: Date: 210317, Time: 224837 UT Observer: Duncan Evenden, Location: Manche, France,Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Scope: LX90 8" UHTC, X2 ED Barlow, PierroAstro ADC, FL: 4250mm, F-ratio: ,Camera and filters used: Camera: QHY5LII-C, No filtersProcessing applied: Autostakkert2!, Registax 6

Jupiter

GRS

Image date, time and location: 20170311 00:32:39 UT Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8" UHTC, X2 ED Barlow, PierroAstro ADC, FL: 4300mmCamera and filters used: QHY5L-II ColourProcessing applied: FireCapture 2.5, AutoStakkert2!, Registax 6

Jupiter

Image date, time and location: 2016-03-31 21:03 UTC Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, 2x ED Barlow @ 5200mmCamera and filters used: QHY5L-II Colour, Pierro Astro ADCProcessing applied: FireCapture, Autostakkert2!, Registax

Jupiter

Io and Ganymede Shadow Transit

This has had flats applied in PIPP and Variable Transparency Recovery in AutoStakkert then WinJupos De-rotation. 70 frames, each 50% of 2000.
Image date, time and location: 2016-03-07-22:59 to 2016-03-08-02:02 UTC Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, Moonfish X2 ED Barlow, Pierro Astro ADCCamera and filters used: QHY5L-II Colour, Baader Neodymnium 2"Processing applied: Sharpcap, PIPP 2.5.5, AutoStakkert2!, Registax 6, WinJupos, PIPP to animate

Saturn

Rings the other way

Image date, time and location: 2015-04-24-0138_4 Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8" @ f20Camera and filters used: QHY5L-II Colour, PierroAstro ADC, 2x ED, 2" Baader Neodymnium filterProcessing applied: Firecapture 2.4 PIPP 2.5.1 (Join mode), Autostakkert!2.5.1.7, Registax 6

Venus

Image date, time and location: 2015-04-08 21:49UTC, MancheTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8", 2" 2xED Barlow, PierroAstro ADCCamera and filters used: QHY5L-II Colour, UV/IR filterProcessing applied: Firecapture, Autostakkert!, Registax

Jupiter

Europa and GRS

Europa is just above and in front (left) of the Great Red Spot.

Image date, time and location: 2015-04-08- 21:02.2 MancheTelescope aperture and focal ratio: LX90 8" f25 5025mmCamera and filters used: QHY5LII Colour, PierroAstro ADC, Moonfish 2x Ed barlow.Processing applied: This is 30 AVIs (500 frames/90s with 20s intervals) processed into 30 PNG files via AutoStakkert2! and Registax 6 then measured, derotated and compiled into the final image.

Jupiter

Europa and Io

Europa is heading in towards Jupiter and Io out

Image date, time and location: 2015-04-06 21:35:40 UTCTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" at f25, PierroAstro ADC, 2x ED BarlowCamera and filters used: QHY5L-IIc, Ostara Moon and SkyglowProcessing applied: EZPlanetary, PIPP, AutoStakkert2!, Registax

Jupiter

GRS, Io and Io's Shadow

Image date, time and location: 2015-03-05 23:00 Manche, FranceTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, Moonfish 2" x2 ED Barlow, Moonfish variable extension tube and t-mount adapter, Pierro Astro Astmospheric Dispersion Corrector, (in that order). Unguided HEQ5 (bearings, power socket and belt drive mods).Camera and filters used: Phillips SPC900NC, Baader Neodymnium, Revelation UV/IRProcessing applied: Autostakkert2!, Registax. Colour balanced at capture

Jupiter

Io, Io's Shadow and Great Red Spot

Image date, time and location: Beckenham 2015-02-02 02:07:29Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, Moonfish 2" x2 ED Barlow, Moonfish variable extension tube and t-mount adapter, Pierro Astro Astmospheric Dispersion Corrector, (in that order). Unguided HEQ5 (bearings, power socket and belt drive mods).Camera and filters used: Phillips SPC900NC, Baader Neodymnium, Revelation UV/IRProcessing applied: PIPP (darks and flats applied), Autostakkert2!, Registax, WinJUPOS derotation. Colour balanced at capture

Jupiter,

Io, Io's Shadow and Great Red Spot

32 x 90s @ 10fps with 30s intervals.

Image date, time and location: Beckenham 2015-02-02 01:41:00 (Mid time)Telescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 8" UHTC, Moonfish 2" x2 ED Barlow, Moonfish variable extension tube and t-mount adapter, Pierro Astro Astmospheric Dispersion Corrector, (in that order). Unguided HEQ5 (bearings, power socket and belt drive mods).Camera and filters used: Phillips SPC900NC, Baader Neodymnium, Revelation UV/IRProcessing applied: PIPP (darks and flats applied), Autostakkert2!, Registax, JASC Animation Workshop. Colour balanced at capture

Venus

Image date, time and location: 30 Dec 2007 06:46 Beckenham, Kent, UKTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 200mm f10Camera and filters used: Phillips SPC900NC unmodified no filtersProcessing applied: Registax 290 of 443 frames, RGB Alignment used

Venus

Raw image showing atmospheric colour dispersion

My First Mars

Image date, time and location: 12 Dec 2007 01:05am Beckenham, KentTelescope aperture and focal ratio: Meade LX90 200mm f40 (2 Barlows stacked!)Camera and filters used: Phillips SPC900NC unmodifiedProcessing applied: Registax 527 fo 593 frames, drizzle to 2x

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