Planetary imaging showcase 2013

[MartinB]

Please use this thread to showcase your best images captured during 2013. Just one post per member but you can include up to 5 images if you want.

The thread is for all imagers novices and advanced. 

Please keep details to a minimum - scope and camera possibly along with a few comments.

The thread needs to be packed with images so please don't respond to the postings 

[neil phillips]

Conditions in the UK and increasingly poor health. Have made chances thin on the ground for any decent work. But these are some of the better ones I managed When I did get out. Shots Taken  On Oct 7th, 30TH. Hoping there will be more ?

GRS Dec 10th. All with Skywatcher 300p DMK21AU618.AS Camera. Astronomik Type 2 RGB Filters.

Oct 7th

Oct 30th

Oct 30th

Oct 30th

Dec 10th

[mikehab]

Here are a few from me, taken with my trusty little 4" Nexstar 4SE and a PCVC840K webcam...

Looking forward to some clearer skies in 2014...

Cheers,

Mike

[Steve Ward]

Just one good'un from me , first proper outing for the big Mak .... 

Saturn from the 30th of April.

[kyokugaisha]

This is the first and so far only image of Jupiter that I felt happy with during my first year of imaging.

SW200P with Point Grey Firefly MV.

Jupiter 2013-12-29-0117 by kyokugaisha1, on Flickr

[tingting44]

a couple of mine from my trusty little SW 130p

saturn - 20/02/13 4:58am by tingting44, on Flickr

saturn - 20/02/13 4:50am by tingting44, on Flickr

Jupiter - 06/02/13 - 9:45pm by tingting44, on Flickr

Jupiter - 06/02/13 - 9:11pm by tingting44, on Flickr

Jupiter & 2 of its moon's Europa & Ganymede by tingting44, on Flickr

[Space Cowboy]

2013 proved to be a funny year for planetary imaging with Saturn at only 25 degrees alt but Jupiter at a whopping 60 and yet my best image was of Saturn!

We had a golden week in early June for Saturn with very good seeing (if only Jupiter was at opposition then!)

First 2 images are Saturn taken 6th June using QHY5L-II mono and colour cams with SW Auto Dob 250 & 3x tv barlow.

Mono red filter :

Red mono/colour cam combo :

Here is a North polar projection showing the Hex storm :

Couple of Jupiters taken late 2013 with colour QHY cam :

This taken a few mins later showing Europa, Ganymede (with shadow) and Callisto:

[Christopher Davenport]

My best efforts from 2013. (Only started this in August 2013)

So I 2014 is holding promise for me!

Poor Seeing - Dec 2013

Dec 2013 - Better seeing - larger stack!

My favourite due to position of the moons

Here's hoping the weather clears soon!

[Erquy]

Also celebrating my 1 st year  in the hobby.

All below taken with Skymax 102 Alt Az. Canon EOS1100d + 2,5 Barlow. Capture on laptop with EOS Movrec with digital zoom. Process in Registax.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

My best Jupiter so far is one of the first taken with a monochrome camera: the ASI130MM with filter wheel.

A slightly later effort did not fare as well: much noisier

The first attempt with the DMK21 was scuppered by very bad seeing, but hopefully this year will show a better result

[rjc404]

Still learning planetary imaging and this was my best from last year (managed to get some slightly better results already in 2014).

Rob

[Barv]

My best Jupiter to date and Uranus, all taken fairly recently.

[catman161]

My best Jupiter to date. Not as good as some on here but best I've managed so far

[NIGHTBOY]

Conditions in the UK and increasingly poor health. Have made chances thin on the ground for any decent work. But these are some of the better ones I managed When I did get out. Shots Taken  On Oct 7th, 30TH. Hoping there will be more ?

GRS Dec 10th. All with Skywatcher 300p DMK21AU618.AS Camera. Astronomik Type 2 RGB Filters.

Oct 7th

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Oct 30th

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Dec 10th

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AMAZING!!! Did you have the 300p on a tracking mount when you took these?? Also how did you get the image so large? (I use a 200p dob and dslr 3x barlow no tracking)

[inedible_hulk]

The best of my first year. All with an Explorer 130P and SPC 900

Jupiter

Saturn

The Moon

And Neptune

[GreatAttractor]

All shot with Mak 180, PGR Chameleon mono and Baader Red 610 nm long-pass filter.

October 5^th, transit of Io and Europa (55 minutes of real time):

May 11^th, Saturn at 26 degrees altitude:

[knobby]

Best Saturn I've managed with my old SPC900 / 150 Mak

15-11-13