Hi all
At the end of 2005, I made a "The Planets - 2005" composite of the images I'd taken during 2005. I'd always planned to do one at the end of 2006 as well, but only just got around to it.
"The Planets - 2006" is a composite created from planetary images taken during 2006. All images were taken with my 10" dob on the EQ platform, using a 5x powermate for image scale. I used a ToUcam from January to June (inclusive) and a DMK21AF04 from July to December.
No images of Mars in 2006, as it was too low when it wasn't behind the Sun.
When compared with my
Planets - 2005 image, I'm very pleased with the progress I've made. However it's worth noting that a lot of the 2005 images were without tracking (still with the 10" dob + ToUcam).
View the composite by clicking on the link below (500k jpeg):
The Planets - 2006: A Pictorial Review
Make sure to expand the image when your browser resizes it.
I'm hoping that 2007 will be a great year with even more progress made.
Thanks for looking!