Latest Sample Images
Lunar image examples taken with a Celestron 8 XLT, eight-inch (Ø200mm) F10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and planetary CMOS cameras. Undoubtedly, the most important gadget is good seeing with calm air.
Planets above Crater Tycho
Stack of 400 frames, 5ms each at gain 162, 46fps, not drizzled, Player One Uranus-C, Baader UV/IR Cut OPT, Celestron 8 XLT, 1x barlow, Planets above craters Tycho and Bailly. Planets at the top inserted to the image scale of the Moon. The planets below are taken through a 2.5x Powermate barlow.2025-01-12 at 11:08 UTC
Stack of 400 frames, 10ms each at gain 300, 46fps, not drizzled, Player One Uranus-C, Baader UV/IR Cut OPT, Celestron 8 XLT, 2.5x barlow, Planets above crater Hevelius to image scale.2025-01-12 at 11:46 UTC Full screen
Stack of 400 frames, 10ms each at gain 280, 46fps, not drizzled, Player One Uranus-C, Baader UV/IR Cut OPT, Celestron 8 XLT, 2.5x barlow, Planets above Mare Humorum to image scale.2025-01-12 at 11:44 UTC Full screen
Stack of 400 frames, 10ms each at gain 280, 46fps, not drizzled, Player One Uranus-C, Baader UV/IR Cut OPT, Celestron 8 XLT, 2.5x barlow, Planets next to crater Bailly to image scale.2025-01-12 at 11:37 UTC Full screen
Stack of 400 frames, 10ms each at gain 287, 46fps, not drizzled, Player One Uranus-C, Baader UV/IR Cut OPT, Celestron 8 XLT, 2.5x barlow, Planets above Aristarchus to image scale.2025-01-12 at 11:21 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 201, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1x barlow, Montes Apennines2025-01-08 at 09:52 UTC Full screen
Stack of 600 frames, 5ms each at gain 198, 170fps, 1.5x drizzled, ZWO ASI290MM, Pro-Planet IR642nm, Celestron 8 XLT, 1x barlow, Montes Apennines2025-01-08 at 09:35 UTC Full screen
