Then and Now.

[cosmojaydee]

My first ........

[DannyHarvey]

I've just started with my first fuzzy images of Jupiter so this thread is an inspiration! thanks for sharing!

[bm1980]

Heres mine, one of my 1st and one of my most recent, both using the same setup.

Regards

Ben

[Ewan]

A massive improvement Ben, just goes to show it's not what equipment you have it's how you use it

[bm1980]

A massive improvement Ben, just goes to show it's not what equipment you have it's how you use it

Thanks Ewan, there were lots of images between the two i posted, it took lots of persaverance and patience to get to were i am now. I think this thread is a relly good way to inspire people just starting out in imaging to show what can be acheived with dedication.

Regards

Ben

[GreatAttractor]

My early Jupiter, October 2011, 100 mm achromat + MS LifeCam HD-5000:

October 2012, Mak 180, Chameleon mono, red long-pass filter:

[Ultrapenguin]

what is the 1st image a picture of ? seriously a great improvement

Lol seriously it was Jupiter although you would not know it, I was using a Bresser 76mm refractor and a cmos webcam that was only just able to see me! it geniuinely was my first ever image taken through a telescope. At the time I thought I had achieved the impossible and was very pleased, I am happy to say I still get that feeling everytime I get an image. And just to update you all, below are some of my most recent shots

And I have also gone into the world of deep sky photography using the much cheaper and little used afocal method, below is one of my latest taken with a bridge camera Orion mount and 25mm SW EP.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice idea.

Here is an ancient one: Jan 11, 2001: 800 ASA Fujichrome, C8 using EP projection with 10mm Plossl, Contax RTS-II Camera

First on webcam: SPC900NC with 3x TeleXtender, same C8, July 7, 2007, really rotten seeing

Latest so far: ASI130MM, LRGB stack

[MikeMc]

And I have also gone into the world of deep sky photography using the much cheaper and little used afocal method, below is one of my latest taken with a bridge camera Orion mount and 25mm SW EP.

Nice one, great afocal DSO. Just curious (I am thinking of getting an Explorer 150dps) what does the Nebula look like through the EP?

Thanks,

[Atlas]

Quick bump for the new folks.

[Laurie61]

A couple from me. The two afocal Jupiter shots are from 1980, taken with my 8.75in f7.3 newt and a Praktica MTL3 camera, 50mm lens, 400 asa film. The method used was to hold a card in front of the scope then use a cable release to fire the camera, wait for the scope to settle and then remove the card. Stopwatch used to time exposure then cover front of tube again, being careful not to touch the scope then release camera shutter, wind on and start again using slightly different exposure. This was a two man job and I was ably assisted by my brother.

The second Jupiter is first light with a DFK618, 300mm f6 newt.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Fantastic idea for a thread. Unfortunately I'm stuck on stage one of planetary imaging due to a lack of opportunities, as my forum image shows.

agree this is a great idea I made this image for myself some time ago just to see my improvement over time

And this is the very latest animation:

Dror

Love the animation, great job.

[moxican]

If I may chip into this as well... it's a progress of three years

SPC 900:

DBK21AU04:

[Atlas]

Friendly bump for the new folks.

[Zakalwe]

October 2011

December 2012

mind you, there's been a good few £thousands spent in that period!

[SkyGibbon]

Done with Microsoft Lifecam on ES AR-127

Done with DMK 21AU618 on 150mm homemade newt

[knobby]

Nice thread

Asdacam 127 Mak

SPC900 127 Mak

[faulksy]

Nice thread

Asdacam 127 Mak

SPC900 127 Mak

cant believe on the first image that the asda cam didn't pick up on the ring system very nice mate

[dephelis]

The first image I ever took was in April 2011 and was of Saturn with my 150P, Skywatcher x2 Barlow and an SPC900 :

Saturn by dephelis, on Flickr

My lastest image of Saturn was taken last month and is with the Celestron 127 Mak, Celestron X-Cel x3 Barlow, Baader IR Pass filter and a DMK21AU618:

Saturn_20130603_000701_IR by dephelis, on Flickr

[Atlas]

Bump for the new folks.

[oldpink]

only started just over a month ago but making a lot of progress thanks to the members here

[knobby]

While you're learning still, try sharpcap instead of firecapture ...its a bit easier and will more than likely capture without the colour cast.

[oldpink]

I've used both Firecapture and SharpCap but prefer Firecapture's controls

[knobby]

Agreed, firecapture has more / better controls ... I just got fed up with the weird colour balance , I'm sure it can be adjusted somehow though

[ArmyAirForce]

1st Jupiter

September 18th 2012. Trust Spacecam 380 Webcam image using x2 TAL Barlow and 1.5 Drizzle 18-09-12. The inset image is one frame from the AVI video prior to stacking.

Most recent Jupiter

March 11th 2014. ASI120MM R-RGB image using a x3 Televue barlow.