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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25 February 2012
D7000 DSLR (735 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
22 April 2012
D7000 DSLR (324 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 3X TeleXtender |
2 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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11 May 2012
iPhone 4 (1358 frames stacked)
afocal 154X |
15 May 2012
iPhone 4 (931 frames stacked)
afocal 222X |
21 May 2012
iPhone 4 (1364 frames stacked)
afocal 154X |
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22 May 2012
D7000 DSLR (732 frames stacked)
Prime Focus |
24 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
25 May 2012
D7000 DSLR (753 frames stacked)
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
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27 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
28 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
29 May 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Barlow Lens |
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Transit of Venus
5 June 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
Transit of Venus
5 June 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
Transit of Venus
5 June 2012
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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5 November 2013
D7000 DSLR
1/500sec, ISO 3200
Eyepiece Projection 222X |
3 December 2013
D7000 DSLR
1/60sec, ISO 1600
Eyepiece Projection 444X |
24 December 2013
D7000 DSLR (289 frames stacked)
1/1000sec, ISO 6400
Eyepiece Projection 444X |
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31 December 2013
iPhone 5s (1112 frames stacked)
Afocal 444X + Orange Filter + Moon Filter |
7 January 2014
D7000 DSLR
1/1000sec, ISO 1250
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
25 May 2015
D7200 DSLR (1836 frames stacked)
1/500, ISO 500
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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3 July 2015
D7200 DSLR (939 frames stacked)
1/60sec, ISO 400
Eyepiece Projection 222X |
20 July 2015
iPhone 5s (1763 frames stacked)
Afocal 154X |
21 July 2015
D7200 DSLR (936 frames stacked)
1/400sec, ISO 400
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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30 July 2015
D7200 DSLR (142 frames stacked)
1/400sec, ISO 400
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
2 August 2015
iPhone 5s (1156 frames stacked)
Afocal 154X |
2 August 2015
D7200 DSLR (957 frames stacked)
1/400sec, ISO 400
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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3 August 2015
iPhone 5s (1742 frames stacked)
Afocal 154X |
4 August 2015
iPhone 5s (1766 frames stacked)
Afocal 444X |
Greatest Eastern Elongation
12 January 2017
D7200 DSLR (1830 frames stacked)
1/800sec, ISO 200
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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4 February 2017
iPhone 6s Plus (913 frames stacked)
Afocal 542X |
24 February 2017
iPhone 6s Plus (372 frames stacked)
Afocal 542X |
6 March 2017
D7200 DSLR (615 frames stacked)
Eyepiece Projection 542X |
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9 March 2017
D7200 DSLR (467 frames stacked)
Eyepiece Projection 542X |
10 March 2017
D7200 DSLR
FL 600mm lens |
14 March 2017
iPhone 6s Plus (456 frames stacked)
Afocal 271X |
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16 March 2017
iPhone 6s Plus (277 frames stacked)
Afocal 271X |
19 March 2017
D7200 DSLR (468 frames stacked)
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
1 April 2018
D850 DSLR (stacked 1046 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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10 September 2018
iPhone 8 Plus (stacked 265 frames)
Afocal 542X |
Venus (Mag. -4.5) shadow
14 April 2020
D850 DSLR
f/2.8, 30 seconds, ISO 6400
Focal Length 70mm |
18 May 2020
iPhone 11 Pro Max (stacked 2495 frames)
Afocal 542X |
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21 May 2020
iPhone 11 Pro Max (stacked 2487 frames)
Afocal 443X |
1 January 2022
iPhone 13 Pro Max (stacked 2962 frames)
Afocal 163X |
28 May 2023
D850 DSLR (stacked 871 frames)
Eyepiece Projection 271X |
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29 June 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Afocal 443X |
30 June 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max (stack 1948 frames)
Afocal 251X |
7 July 2023
D850 DSLR (stacked 1833 frames)
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
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20 July 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Afocal 163X |
20 July 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max (stack 1994 frames)
Afocal 163X |
1 August 2023
D850 DSLR (stacked 1824 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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2 August 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max (stack 2000 frames)
Afocal 271X |
3 August 2023
D850 DSLR (stacked 1848 frames)
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
4 August 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max (stack 1972 frames)
Afocal 251X |
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5 August 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Afocal 251X |
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9 August 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max
Afocal 271X |
