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Offline CptTrips

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« on: July 12, 2008, 06:48:00 PM »

Took these Jupiter shots last night.  Needed to use lots more magnification but there was just too much wind.

One was with a monochrome camera (higher res, more light sensitive), the other was with a color camera.

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2008, 06:52:13 PM »
coooooool.

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2008, 07:04:49 PM »
beyond cool.........that is amazing.....I thought you needed hulk sized telescopes to do that.
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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2008, 07:16:59 PM »
Can you ever get some of the satellites without Jupiter overexposing?
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2008, 07:34:42 PM »
Neat stuff wab, what are you using to get the photos?  I have been thinking of doing something similar for awhile, but I want to know how far back it will set me cost wise.  Skies have been clear lately, and I've been getting some cool views of Mars.
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Offline Maverick

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2008, 08:52:48 PM »
Very spectacular there. I loved the color shot.  :aok
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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2008, 10:25:17 PM »
Awesome shots Wabbit..  :aok

 Here's a picture of the moon I took through my scope..

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2008, 11:24:30 PM »
Woa! Those are some nice pics.

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2008, 02:33:47 AM »
Nice pictures! :aok
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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2008, 04:12:18 AM »
Very cool pictures.

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2008, 09:05:58 AM »
nice pics :aok  what size/kind of scope are you using for the jupiter shots?
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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2008, 09:34:10 AM »
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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2008, 10:40:08 AM »
Very nice, Wab!

Are you using CCD cameras?

I got all the hardware to mount my DSLR to my 8" Dobsonian, but the weight was impossible to manage.  I'll have to get a tracking unit to be able to hope to just get them in focus.. let alone something like you have.

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2008, 11:22:41 AM »
Very nice shots!!!  :aok :aok

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Re: Astrophotography
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2008, 02:18:47 PM »
Quote from: ZetaNine on July 12, 2008, 07:04:49 PM
beyond cool.........that is amazing.....I thought you needed hulk sized telescopes to do that.

Well, perhaps not hulk sized, but maybe hulkish:

http://jasonirby.net/Personal/Photography/Observatory/Phase3/pages/DSC00725.htm

At least it felt that way back when I used to have to move it back and forth to an observing site.


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