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PLANETARY ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
Last updated: 26 December 1997

Eyepiece Projection Using the Casio Eyepiece Projection Using the Pentax

 

Eyepiece Projection Using the Casio

 

Mercury
Image: Mercury
28 Nov 97
128x
Image: Mercury
12 Oct 96

Venus
Image: Venus
26 Dec 97
128x
Daylight (3pm local time)
Nearly accurate sky color and brightness
Image: Venus
26 Dec 97
128x
Daylight (3pm local time)
Underexposed to show Venus more clearly
Image: Venus
21 Dec 97
256x
Color Filters #82A + 8,
Light Blue + Light Yellow

over-exposed by Casio automatic exposure
but can still see the phase change from 28 November (below)
Image: Venus
28 Nov 97
128x
Color Filters #82A + 8,
Light Blue + Light Yellow

over-exposed by
Casio automatic exposure
Image: Venus
28 Nov 97
256x
Color Filters #82A + 8,
Light Blue + Light Yellow

over-exposed by
Casio automatic exposure
Image: Venus
17 Oct 97
128x
Image: Venus
17 Oct 97
256x
Image: Venus
12 Oct 96
Image: Venus
5 Sep 97
128x

Mars
Image: Mars
7 Feb 97
256x
Color Filter #8,
Light Yellow

Jupiter
Image: Jupiter
23 Aug 97
128x

no digital enhancement!
Image: Jupiter
23 Aug 97
256x
Color Filters #82A + 8,
Light Blue + Light Yellow

no digital enhancement!
Image: Jupiter
29 Aug 97
48x

digitally enhanced to
show four moons on the right
Image: Jupiter
21 Sep 96
48x

digitally enhanced to
show two moons on the left
Image: Jupiter
13 Oct 96
256x

digitally enhanced to
bring out some bands
Image: Jupiter
12 Mar 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out some bands

Saturn
Image: Saturn
23 Aug 97
128x
Color Filter #82A,
Light Blue

digitally enhanced to
bring out the rings
Image: Saturn
23 Aug 97
256x
Color Filter #82A,
Light Blue

digitally enhanced
Image: Saturn
13 Oct 96
48x

digitally enhanced to
bring out the rings
(look closely!)
Image: Saturn
14 Dec 96
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out the rings

Saturn Occultation
Pre-disappearance
Image: Saturn Occultation
8 Dec 97
96x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn

(no disappearance photos because I messed up!)
Disappearance
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn
Reappearance (hampered by morning twilight)
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn
Image: Saturn Occultation
18 Sep 97
128x

digitally enhanced to
bring out Saturn

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Eyepiece Projection Using the Pentax

 

Venus
Image: Venus
7 Dec 96
Kodak Gold ISO 400 Color Print Film
128x, 1/15 second
(image blur from mirror/shutter motion)

Saturn
Image: Saturn
7 Dec 96
Kodak Gold ISO 400 Color Print Film
128x, 5 seconds
(image blur from mirror/shutter motion)

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