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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