The Planets 2011

[lepton3]

Made the effort to get up early this morning to get an image of Mars, which completes my list of planets for the year.

I can't remember a year with such poor weather and seeing, and the winter nights were *cold*, yet I've done more observing this year than ever before.

Cheers to all who've shown images here this year, I've enjoyed the views. Hope you enjoy this one.

Best,
-Ivan

P.S. Yes, it's a dwarf, but still a planet of sorts.

[Ric]

Lovely work Ivan.

The presentation looks fantastic.

[mswhin63]

Love the presentation too well done. a lot better than me (nothing)

[Clayton]

A lovely show Ivan :thumbsup:
There's one or two in there that I would like to snag :)

[h0ughy]

well done on getting the set

[von Tom]

Very nice compilation Ivan - I love the Mercury detail. Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are great too. Thanks for putting them up together.

Tom

[Liz]

Well done Ivan, that looks great, and congrats on 100 posts. :thumbsup:

[Scorpius51]

Nice one Ivan! Just out of interest, what gear did you use?

Well done! :thumbsup:
John

[jjjnettie]

:) I really like your presentation, and the images of course.
Thanks for sharing with us.

[lepton3]

Thanks to all for the kind comments and feedback.

John asked about the gear I used. There is a mixture.

Pluto was shot with an Atik320E, the rest were with a DMK21AU04 camera + 2x Barlow and RGB filter wheel.

The Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto images were with a C11 (280mm SCT), the Venus and Uranus are with a C6 (150mm SCT).

Tom, I think the Mercury image is the one I am most pleased with this year as well. Not my best Neptune or Venus, but I wanted the record to be of this year.

Once again, thanks for looking.
-Ivan

[Kevnool]

Very nice Ivan.
Thanks for sharing.

[Forgey]

well done !

[Shiraz]

impressive effort Ivan and a really neat presentation. Regards Ray

[michaellxv]

Lovely work Ivan, thanks for sharing it with us.