Some selected planet images. Unless otherwise indicated, images prior to 2016 were taken with a Meade 8" LX200-ACF telescope and images beginning in 2016 were taken with a Meade 12" LX600. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.
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Jupiter and Great Red Spot
2 November 2012
iPhone 4 (1458 frames stacked)
afocal 444X, Moon Filter |
5 November 2012
iPhone 4 (4346 frames stacked)
afocal 444X, Moon Filter |
Jupiter, Io, Shadow
7 December 2012
iPhone 4 (1467 frames stacked)
afocal 444X, Moon Filter |
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Jupiter and Great Red Spot
19 January 2013
iPhone 4 (2158 frames stacked)
afocal 444X, Moon Filter |
6 February 2013
D7000 DSLR (1389 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
Io Transit
23 February 2013
iPhone 4 (762 frames stacked)
Afocal 444X + Moon Filter |
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25 February 2013
D7000 DSLR (1349 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
Jupiter, Great Red Spot, Galilean Moons
26 February 2013
D7000 DSLR (composite)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
Jupiter, Great Red Spot
26 February 2013
D7000 DSLR (1223 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
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Jupiter, Great Red Spot
7 April 2014
iPhone 5s (1132 frames stacked)
Afocal 666X |
7 February 2015
D7000 DSLR (501 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
Jupiter & Galilean Moons
7 February 2015
D7000 DSLR
1/30sec, ISO 1000
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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Jupiter & Io Shadow Transit
8 February 2015
D7000 DSLR (540 frames stacked)
1/200sec, ISO 1600
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
Jupiter & Europa Shadow
17 February 2015
D7000 DSLR (1297 frames stacked)
1/100sec, ISO 4000
Eyepiece Projection 222X |
Io eclipses Ganymede
5 March 2015
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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Callisto eclipses Europa
15 March 2015
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
Galilean Moons
23 March 2015
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
Jupiter & Great Red Spot
23 March 2015
D7000 DSLR (934 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
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Ganymede eclipses Europa
23 March 2015
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
Jupiter & Great Red Spot
28 April 2015
D7200 DSLR (stack of 3681 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
Jupiter & Great Red Spot & 4 Moons
14 April 2017
D7200 DSLR
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
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20 April 2017
D7200 DSLR (stack of 315 frames)
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
Jupiter & Great Red Spot
13 June 2017
D7200 DSLR (stack of 642 frames)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleNegative |
14 June 2017
D7200 DSLR (stack of 636 frames)
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
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1 April 2018
D850 DSLR
FL 600mm |
31 May 2018
iPhone 8 Plus (stack of 923 frames)
afocal 163X + 2X lens |
24 June 2018
D850 DSLR (stack of 297 frames)
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
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Jupiter, Great Red Spot, Galilean Moons
29 June 2018
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
31 July 2018
D850 DSLR (stack of 641 frames)
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
27 September 2020
iPhone 11 Pro Max (stack of 2500 frames)
afocal 271X |
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2 October 2020
D850 DSLR (stacked 7275 frames)
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate + 2X Powermate |
10 October 2020
D850 DSLR (stacked 3642 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate + 3X TeleXtender |
13 October 2020
D850 DSLR (stacked 3616 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate + 3X TeleXtender |
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21 August 2021
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate + 3X TeleXtender |
2 September 2021
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
20 October 2021
iPhone 11 Pro Max (stack of 2485 video frames)
afocal 271X |
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29 November 2022
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
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