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I got this image of Jupiter around the time of opposition. You can see the Great Red Spot and the Io's shadow (which was coincident with the moon itself) near the GRS. Clear skies! Reggie

Mars is unmistakable after midnight and into the morning sky as a brilliant ruddy beacon! Dark albedo and polar cap features are easily visible even through modest scopes (best with some good magnification). I nabbed this image before dawn prior to work (made me want to call in)! Clear skies! Reggie

Great review, as always, Zeta. I have the complete Expanse set that I use almost exclusively with my 127mm and 180mm Maks. The 9mm and 15mm are probably my favorites. How are things on your planet ?

Thanks, George! How are things?

Thanks, Angie. I noticed the rings were noticeably brighter than the planet visually as well.

Thanks, Pete. Yes, Seeliger in full effect!

Here are my images of the Saturn opposition with Jupiter (and moons Europa and Io) in tow using my ZWO ASI 224mc and 180mm Mak-Cass. Seeing was very good if not excellent: Saturn is slowly losing its "tilt" from our perspective, moving towards an edge-on apparition by 2025. Clear skies! Reggie 🤩

Saturn is emerging above the horizon around midnight and will reach opposition (position opposite the sun) on August 14 when it will be closest and brightest. I imaged this shot with my ZWO ASI-224MC space camera and 180mm Mak-Cass telescope. Clear skies! Reggie 🤩

Thanks, my friend!

Thanks, Pete!

Thanks, wookie!

Brilliant images!

Thanks! It's such a peaceful time before dawn

Thanks, Gus!

Got up again before dawn to capture some shots of the morning planetary action. This time, Jupiter and Mars were intimately close (about 38 arc minutes apart)! The first shot is at prime focus through my 127mm Mak-Cass and the other two are with a 300x zoom lens: This is the most astronomy I've ever done during the pre-dawn hours. There is a peacefulness that I cannot describe at that time of morning. It's worth getting up at 4:30 a.m. to experience it (sometimes, lol). Clear skies! Reggie

Thank you, Roy!

Nice work, Neil!

Thanks, Pete. I wish you could have seen the full eclipse from your location.

I've been spending much time outside at dawn with all the planetary action going on. I snapped these shots of the Mars/Neptune conjunction, Jupiter and the waning gibbous moon, all at prime focus using my Nikon D3200 and my 127mm Mak: Cheers! Reggie

Here are some prime focus shots and standard zoom shots of the total lunar eclipse from the United States Sunday night into Monday morning: I framed this last shot with Scorpius in the lower left using the standard zoom lens on my camera: Cheers! Reggie

Great shots, Luke. I know it was a challenge to see in the U.K. I got to see the whole thing from about 10:30 to 3 a.m. EDT over here in the states. I will post my pics Clear skies, Reggie

Thank you so much! Cheers, Reggie

You're welcome, J! Have fun hunting down the Spring Albireo Reggie

Nice work on a tough target! Cheers, Reggie

Thanks! I used my Nikon D3200 attached to my 127mm Mak-Cass at ISO6400 and 1/10 sec exposure.