Another quite nice night on the 29th August, with the WSZ and NEB outbreak on display. The seeing improved as the session went along, however it was cut a little short just after meridian flip when the temperatures dropped suddenly … Continue reading
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Astrovid Voyager X – Planetary Imaging Camera
My main passion in astrophotography is lunar and planetary imaging which I’ve been doing for a couple of years. One of the major factors in the quality of images that you can produce comes down to the capture device you … Continue reading
RGB Planetary Imaging with a Monochrome Camera
Planetary Imaging is a fast growing field of astrophotography – boosted by tech-savvy amateur astronomers, larger and cheaper (but good quality) telescopes becoming more accessible, and the proliferation of low-cost webcams as imaging devices which can capture up to 60 … Continue reading
Planetary Imaging and Image Processing
There are many factors that influence high-resolution planetary imaging, the most important in getting any high quality image is the seeing. If the data is great to begin with, then very little processing is actually required to end up with … Continue reading
Astrophotography with a Dob
Dobsonians are usually purchased for their cheap aperture, quick setup and ease of use for beginners. People don’t buy dobsonians with a plan to doing astrophotography. In fact, i’ve read many times that astrophotography with a dob just can’t be … Continue reading
A busy night on Jupiter
I’d been looking forward to this busy night on Jupiter for over a week and was lucky enough to wake to clear skies and above average seeing. Unfortunately though, I’d only captured 3 runs before blanket cloud put an early … Continue reading
Jupiter + 3 red spots from the 9th May
This image of Jupiter with its 3 red spots was captured on the morning of the 9th May 2008. The smallest of the three is fast heading for a collision with the GRS – likely to happen in the next … Continue reading
