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Old 17-11-2018, 12:07 PM
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Planetary imaging with a 5-inch refractor

Here is a summary of the best images I managed to produce using video recordings made throughout the recent winter season of planetary oppositions. Mars mosaic: from top left to bottom right, the images are based on recordings centred on 18:34, 18:41, 19:33 and 21:47 UT on 28 August 2018. Jupiter Mosaic: from top left to bottom right, the images are based on recordings centred on 18:29, 19:29, 19:47 and 20:38 UT on 14 July 2018.
I used my Televue 5 inch refractor and a 3x Barlow for all of these images. I need a larger telescope to lift my game with this kind of imaging; even so, the project was lots of fun.

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