CCD Astronomy: Planets

Planets

The images below were taken with either an unmodified Philips Vesta Pro webcam, or a SAC7 CCD camera. A x2 or x3 Barlow lens was used, along with the Orion Optics Europa 200 f/6 telescope. For the images below, an AVI was taken, and the best frames were picked out and stacked using either Astrostack, K3CCDTools or Registax. The latter two have been used for the most recent images

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Jupiter

1 Dec 2001 1 Dec 2001 10 Dec 2001 10 Dec 2001 16 Dec 2001

16 Dec 2001 16 Dec 2001 10 May 2003 (yellow filter) 6 March 2004 (Ganymede transit) 6 March 2004 (Ganymede transit)

29 March 2004 2 April 2004 2 April 2004 2 April 2004

14 April 2004, x3 Barlow (f=3600 mm) 14 April 2004, x2 Barlow (f=2400 mm) 14 April 2004, no Barlow (f=1200 mm) 25 April 2004, Ganymede transit, x3 Barlow 28 May 2005, Jupiter + 4 moons + transit, x3 Barlow

Saturn

27 Nov 2001 (raw frame) 27 Nov 2001 (processed) 10 Dec 2001 4 Jan 2003 4 April 2004

Mars

15 July 2003 30 August 2003 30 August 2003 4 November 2005

Venus

17 Jan 2004 7 April 2004

Jupiter
	1 Dec 2001	1 Dec 2001	10 Dec 2001	10 Dec 2001	16 Dec 2001

	16 Dec 2001	16 Dec 2001	10 May 2003 (yellow filter)	6 March 2004 (Ganymede transit)	6 March 2004 (Ganymede transit)

	29 March 2004	2 April 2004	2 April 2004	2 April 2004

	14 April 2004, x3 Barlow (f=3600 mm)	14 April 2004, x2 Barlow (f=2400 mm)	14 April 2004, no Barlow (f=1200 mm)	25 April 2004, Ganymede transit, x3 Barlow	28 May 2005, Jupiter + 4 moons + transit, x3 Barlow
Saturn
	27 Nov 2001 (raw frame)	27 Nov 2001 (processed)	10 Dec 2001	4 Jan 2003	4 April 2004
Mars
	15 July 2003	30 August 2003	30 August 2003	4 November 2005
Venus
	17 Jan 2004	7 April 2004