Solar System round-up 2012 (2000px)

[King]

This will belong to the 2012 showcase once that thread gets posted but as I've already just compiled my highlights here they are:

I shall also attach it so you can view at a more monitor friendly level...

[PH-R]

Wow, that is amazing!!!!

[PH-R]

I would love to try something like this for 2013, could you let me know what scopes and equipment you used for each target?

Best wishes,

[King]

Planets: Celestron NexStar 8SE.

Moon: SkyMax-127 because the former is too powerful to get the whole disc in and though I do have a focal reducer they apparently sacrifice contrast?

Sun: Coronado Personal Telescope.

Cameras: DBK 21 and DMK 21 / Canon EOS 1000D for the Moon.

Magnification multipliers were a TeleVue 2.5x PowerMate and a TeleVue 3x barlow.

I notice the first version of the image is reduced for the boards but clickable to view at the full 2000px.

[Freddie]

A nice series of images you have there.

[PH-R]

Planets: Celestron NexStar 8SE.

Moon: SkyMax-127 because the former is too powerful to get the whole disc in and though I do have a focal reducer they apparently sacrifice contrast?

Sun: Coronado Personal Telescope.

Cameras: DBK 21 and DMK 21 / Canon EOS 1000D for the Moon.

Magnification multipliers were a TeleVue 2.5x PowerMate and a TeleVue 3x barlow.

I notice the first version of the image is reduced for the boards but clickable to view at the full 2000px.

Thank you! It really is an inspiration to me and a well thought out showcase.

[huggiebear]

That is awesome. Gonna have to give that a go in 2013!!

[David Smith]

Love the Uranus and Neptune images.