Saturn
2023-08-17 02:59:33UTC (ID:357)
1x0.031 sec, bin 1
Scope:C8 FL(mm):2032 Camera:QHY168C
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:L Pro
Single image with shaky sky
Pallas (2)
2020-08-11 02:29:48UTC (ID:311)
1x60 sec, bin 2-post
Scope:C8 FL(mm):2032 Camera:QHY168C
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Luminance only
Pluto
2020-08-10 01:31:50UTC (ID:310)
2x5 sec, bin 2-post
Scope:C8 FL(mm):2032 Camera:QHY168C
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Animated GIF showing Pluto's motion in a little more than 24 hours.
1st image: 2020-08-09 9:32 EDT
2nd image: 2020-08-10 10:05 EDT
North is down, East is left
Venus Moon Jupiter
2019-01-31 08:15:48EST (ID:288)
1x0.0333 sec, bin 1
Scope:n/a FL(mm):55 Camera:Canon DSLR
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Too cold to bother with a tripod. One thirtyth of a second exposure with DSLR.
Uranus and moons
2015-11-03 01:26:35UTC (ID:267)
11x30 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
2015-10-26 10:51:48UTC (ID:266)
1x1 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Lunar Eclipse
2015-09-27 21:00:00UTC (ID:265)
1x5 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:y filter:n
Video at:
https://youtu.be/5Wvbb5MGAOI
Pluto
2015-07-25 03:31:55UTC (ID:260)
8x300 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Fits file
A Where's Waldo... or Pluto
(animated GIF - 4.5MB)
8 frames over ca. 1.25hr.
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Uranus and moons
2015-07-23 05:42:19UTC (ID:256)
6x60 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:n guided:y filter:n
Umbriel at 12:00
Titania at 5:00
Oberon at 9:00
Ariel at 11:00(?)
Neptune and Triton
2015-07-23 05:00:11UTC (ID:255)
10x10 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Saturn
2015-07-06 01:45:00UTC (ID:248)
500x0.8 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
approx 2.5x barlow with DSLR
ca.350 frames stacked with AutoStakkert
Juno
2015-04-19 01:55:56UTC (ID:245)
1x30 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Jupiter
2015-04-16 20:42:59UTC (ID:243)
100x(?) sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Brew - 12" Meade Cass
DSLR (video mode)
2004 BL86
2015-01-29 03:13:22UTC (ID:232)
1x15 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:n filter:n
Time lapse AVI
over ~30 minutes
YouTube
2004 BL86
2015-01-28 01:22:32UTC (ID:231)
1x5 sec, bin 4
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Time lapse AVI
over ~22 minutes YouTube
Jupiter
2014-12-29 07:03:00UTC (ID:227)
video x 1/60 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:green
~45 second video,
AviStack2, then considerable
sharpening and contrast enhancement
Uranus
2014-09-26 02:33:39UTC (ID:214)
12x10 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:n filter:n
North is up, slightly to the right, east to the left.
Umbriel at 1:00, Ariel at 6:30 (close), Oberon at 6:00 (away), Titania at 8:00, at 8:00 (away) is a star. Positions in Stellarium (North is about 45deg to left, east down and left). FITS file with WCS (8M). Single 10 second partial frame.
Neptune
2014-09-26 02:23:59UTC (ID:213)
6x10 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:n filter:n
North is up (slightly to left), east is to the left. Triton at 5:00. Positions in Stellarium. Single 10 second frame portion.
Uranus and moons
2014-09-24 03:18:28UTC (ID:212)
5x60 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Moon/Mars
2014-07-06 02:21:27UTC (ID:189)
1x.005 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:IR
Just green layer from Canon through guide scope
Pluto
2014-07-05 03:56:53UTC (ID:185)
2x300 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
See ~2hr motion in Pluto at center of image
Ceres and Vesta
(with a few galaxies)
2014-07-05 02:39:36UTC (ID:183)
1x300 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Vesta
2014-04-27 22:32:04EDT (ID:144)
2x30 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Ceres
2014-04-27 22:23:34EDT (ID:145)
2x30 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:y filter:n
Moon
2013-10-12 18:40:00EDT (ID:95)
1x1/100 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Guide telescope
Moon
2013-08-24 00:07:00EDT (ID:74)
893x 1/15 sec, bin -
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Webcam through guidescope
Uranus (and moons)
2013-08-15 02:24:10EDT (ID:67)
1x10 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:n guided:n filter:n
Neptune and Triton
2013-08-04 23:45:38EDT (ID:54)
1x10 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:n guided:n filter:n
Vesta
2012-12-03 19:59:13EDT (ID:27)
1x10 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:x flat:n guided:n filter:n
Uranus (and moons)
2012-11-16 21:07:00EDT (ID:21)
3x10 sec, bin 2
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:y guided:n filter:n
Uranus (and moons)
2012-11-08 22:45:00EDT (ID:16)
1x30 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:x flat:n guided:n filter:n
Jupiter
2012-11-06 22:12:00EDT (ID:12)
1x sec, bin
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F13 1/6 sec
Neptune (and Triton)
2012-11-06 21:00:00EDT (ID:1)
1x10 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:n guided:n filter:n
Uranus (and moons)
2012-11-06 20:52:00EDT (ID:13)
1x10 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:y flat:n guided:n filter:n
Moon
2012-10-05 03:00:00EDT (ID:26)
1x sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F4.5 1/90 sec
Moon
2012-10-05 03:00:00EDT (ID:25)
1x sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F4.5 1/90 sec
Moon
2012-10-05 03:00:00EDT (ID:24)
1x sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F4.5 1/45 sec
Moon
2012-10-05 03:00:00EDT (ID:23)
1x sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F4.5 1/45 sec
Moon
2012-10-05 03:00:00EDT (ID:22)
1x0 sec, bin 1
Scope: FL(mm): Camera:
dark:n flat:n guided:n filter:n
Through 20mm eyepiece F4.5 1/10 sec