Mars 080507 set2 Date: 08/12/2007 Mars taken in August of 2007 Skynyx 2-0M
Mars 090807 sets4 & 5 Date: 09/18/2007 This image was taken under relatively good seeing for a change using the C14 and the skynyx 2-0M CCD camera. Focal ratio was about F/42, using Custom Scientific filters. The features are somewhat lower in contrast due to dust in the atmosphere.
MARS 121807 sets 1, 2 & 3 Date: 12/25/2007
Saturn 031506 Date: 04/22/2008
Saturn 032807 Date: 03/04/2008 This is one of my best Saturns. Taken under excellent stability, while presenting a Live Event on the Charlie Elliott website.
Saturn 030208 Date: 03/04/2008 This image of Saturn was taken one week after the 2008 opposition. Stability wasn't very good, and there were fast moving intermittent clouds overhead.
Saturn 031208 set1 Date: 04/21/2008
Saturn 031208 set2 Date: 04/20/2008
Saturn, March 2008, 3 sets Date: 04/23/2008
Saturn_042308_IRGB Date: 04/25/2008
Saturn_042308_IR Date: 04/25/2008
saturn08-04-23_23-03_IR_MOONs Date: 04/25/2008
Jupiter_060708_set1 Date: 06/10/2008 Not a particularly good shot of Jupiter. I probably started imaging too late. If I image post meridian, the planet moves over a stand of pine trees and the roof of my neighbor's house and at that point local air turbulence takes over. The image on the laptop was characterized by shimmering and bouncing with occasional flashes of detail.

This is actually my first Jupiter this season. I'm hoping to better position the scope to avoid local turbulence in the future, but at 31 degrees altitude, it won't be easy. :-) Dark skies, Larry
Jupiter_061108_sets3_5 Date: 06/12/2008 Well, it certainly is humbling to image through the thick atmosphere at 34 degrees of altitude, not to mention stability problems in general.

I had a chance to image this past Wednesday morning, and captured a total of 7 sets with the Monochrome DMK. These 2 sets seemed to have the most detail.

The stability was average to below average (though it's hard to judge with the planet this low) but the skies were completely clear and it was a very nice evening weather wise here in Alpharetta.

Dark skies, Larry
Jupiter_sets_1-6_070208 Jupiter, 6 sets, 04:30 - 04:56 07/02/08 Date: 07/02/2008 Jupiter, 6 sets, taken between 04:30 - 04:56 July 7th.

The stability was pretty good but with quite a bit of variation. I watched the planet for about 45 minutes through the TMB 130 refractor and quite a bit of detail was visible, though not quite as much as you see in the images. The stability again seemed to worsen as the planet approached the meridian.

This series probably shows the most detail of the few I've taken so far this apprarition. The planet was moving through 30 degrees altitude when these sets were taken.

Dark skies, Larry
Reduced size version for Smaller Monitors Date: 07/04/2008 This is just a reduced size version of the image sets taken July 2nd. I tweaked the color a bit using my wife's Vista laptop on both images and realized that on her lower resolution monitor, a smaller version of the image seems to look better.

My older laptop has a tendency to minimize color variations even with a monitor attached, and that tends to hide some color defects in the image (dark hues level of saturation), so I'm going to have to be really nice to my wife and see if she would be willing to trade laptops... :-)

Dark skies, Larry
Jupiter 07/12/08 GRS & Oval BA Date: 07/13/2008 Here's a reasonably good set of shots taken the morning of 07/12/08. Notice the GRS and Oval BA (above the GRS). There is an interesting bright feature extending north out of the GRS, along the equator and a similar break out feature extending into the south temperate zone from oval BA. The LRS which moved between the GRS and oval BA still seems to be clinging to the preceding edge of the GRS as a small oval.

The monochrome images below show Jupiter in Methane band light 889nm.
Jupiter Oval BA & GRS Reduced Date: 07/13/2008 This is a reduced size image for lower res screens.

Here's a reasonably good set of shots taken the morning of 07/12/08. Notice the GRS and Oval BA (above the GRS). There is an interesting bright feature extending north out of the GRS, along the equator and a similar break out feature extending into the south temperate zone from oval BA. The LRS which moved between the GRS and oval BA still seems to be clinging to the preceding edge of the GRS as a small oval.

The monochrome images below show Jupiter in Methane band light 889nm.
Jupiter_sets_21-25-27_071408 Date: 07/18/2008
Jupiter_sets_21-25-27_071408_75x Date: 07/18/2008
Jupiter_11_image_071908 Date: 07/22/2008
jupiter_3sets_080108 Date: 08/03/2008
jupiter_3sets_080108_75x Date: 08/03/2008
jupiter_4sets_080608 Date: 08/07/2008
jupiter_2sets_090508 Date: 09/06/2008
Jupiter 09/14/2008 Monochromes and RGB Date: 09/14/2008
Jupiter 09/14/2008 Date: 09/15/2008
jupiter_101408 Date: 10/15/2008
Saturn_123008_RGB_M_alt_2 Date: 12/31/2008
Saturn_020109_RGB_M_alt_2 Date: 02/04/2009
MARS_010708_set4_RGB_fmtb Date: 01/16/2008
Saturn_032209_RGB_M_alt_2 Date: 03/26/2009
jupiter_072409_IR_0519UT Date: 07/24/2009
jupiter_072409_RGB_0527UT Date: 07/25/2009
jupiter_072609_RGB_0654UT Date: 07/27/2009
jupiter_080909_RGB_0555UT Date: 08/11/2009
mars_081509_1030UT Date: 08/15/2009
jupiter_080909_RGB_0542UT_TMB130 Date: 08/18/2009
mars_082309_1011UT_1031UT Date: 08/23/2009
mars_082309_1011UT_1031UTa_medvert Date: 08/26/2009 This is the same as the other set of images from the 23rd of Aug, but these have the meridian oriented vertically as requested by ALPO.
mars_090509_0951UT_1005UT_medvert Date: 09/05/2009
mars_122309_0630UT Date: 12/24/2009 I had a rare chance to image December 23, 2009. This image isn't that interesting due to the conditions and possibly a scope in need of collimation. Stability was probably about a 2 or 3/10 and the sky was filled with high thin clouds that caused some of the frames to vary quite a bit in brightness. I was able to take only 2 sets as a thick cloud bank approached, but at least Mars was visible long enough to get an image.
mars_011410_0453UT Date: 01/15/2010
mars_011410_3set_2x Date: 01/17/2010
mars_020110_0401UT Date: 02/03/2010
archimedes_032410 Date: 03/24/2010 This is the first image with the Byers/Galaxy 16" Newtonian. My goal for the night was to see if the newly constructed OTA would come to focus using the DMK21AF04 camera, a color filter wheel and a new barlow. I'd say the combination worked.

I am absolutely amazed at the optical quality of the Galaxy Optics refigured primary in this scope.

The planets are next!
Larry
mars_040210_0055UT Date: 04/03/2010
saturn_040210_0238UT Date: 04/04/2010
saturn_041110_0309UT Date: 04/11/2010
saturn_052310_0254UT Date: 05/23/2010 Fairly good seeing, notice Rhea (left under ring at terminator) and Tethys (just over Cassini's division to the right)
jupiter_073110_cap_s6_1024 Date: 08/08/2010
jupiter_092510_rgb4_lowens Date: 09/25/2010
Jupiter_092510_RGB_mono_lowens Date: 09/26/2010
full_phases_v4_1280_122110 Date: 12/21/2010 The Total Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010. Taken with a TMB 130, 910mm f/7, with Canon 5d Mark II attached. I had to watch for holes in the clouds to take these shots, and the clouds took over completely just after totality.

Notice the tiny star just left of the totality image and one below.

Images taken from Alpharetta, GA.
NexImager_3image_mars_101905 Date: 10/25/2005
jup_082011_RGB_titles Date: 08/20/2011 Here's a link to this image with the monochrome RGB breakout:

Monochrome Breakout
Jupiter_082011_RGB_mono Date: 08/20/2011
jup_082511_RGB_titles Date: 08/25/2011 Here's the link to a full monochrome breakout:

Monochrome Breakout
Jupiter_082511_RGB_mono Date: 08/25/2011
jup_090211_RGB_titles Date: 09/02/2011 Here's a link to a monochrome breakout of this image:

Monochrome Breakout
Jupiter_090211_RGB_mono Date: 09/02/2011
jup_091811_RGB_titles_stg6 Date: 09/18/2011 Not the greatest of images, seeing was poor at best, fast moving clouds were moving in from the east. Some color is visible in oval BA (top center).
venus_transit_jet_060512 Date: 06/05/2012
[-]
Stop   Pause   Back One Image   Show More Info   delay:   direction:   max size: