Pluto (134340 Pluto) 04/09/2017 22:36

[Matteo]

Pluto (134340 Pluto) 04/09/2017 22:36
(4.9 billion km)

GSO 0.20 m 
Sky-Watcher NEQ-5 Pro SynScan mount
QHY5L-IIC + IR cut filter
GSO focal reducer 0.5x 
f: 500 mm
f/2.5
300x2" + 150 dark
Total exp: 10 min

Matteo Vacca Milis, Italy http://vaccamatteo.weebly.com/ https://www.astrobin.com/users/matteovacca/

[MarsG76]

awesome....

How can you be sure that its Pluto, do you have another photo that shows the movement?

 

[Demonperformer]

Great work, Matteo. I remember the thrill the first time I captured Pluto - just a small faint dot, but *what* a dot!

7 minutes ago, MarsG76 said:

How can you be sure that its Pluto

I think the lower image is a screenprint from one of the planetarium programs showing the relative positions?

[MarsG76]

3 minutes ago, Demonperformer said:

Great work, Matteo. I remember the thrill the first time I captured Pluto - just a small faint dot, but *what* a dot!

I think the lower image is a screenprint from one of the planetarium programs showing the relative positions?

Right... I was thinking "imaged"

[Matteo]

11 minutes ago, Demonperformer said:

Great work, Matteo. I remember the thrill the first time I captured Pluto - just a small faint dot, but *what* a dot!

I think the lower image is a screenprint from one of the planetarium programs showing the relative positions?

Thank you! Yes is Stellarium ?

[rwilkey]

I should think that is Charon beside Pluto.  Any of the other four moons would not be possible to image from the ground as they are too small.

[Matteo]

7 minutes ago, rwilkey said:

I should think that is Charon beside Pluto.  Any of the other four moons would not be possible to image from the ground as they are too small.

Pluto is the small dot near the star.

[rwilkey]

1 minute ago, Matteo said:

Pluto is the small dot near the star. 

Sorry, I see that now, the arrow is clearly pointing at the smaller dot!  But well done for such a great image!

[Matteo]

Thanks!

[RT65CB-SWL]

That is very impressive @Matteo 

The late Clyde Tombaugh [b. 1906 - d. 1997] would have been proud of you... or 'over the Moon'.   

[Matteo]

Thank you very much! ?

[michael8554]

Great image Matteo, but why the 0.5 Reducer ?

Michael 

[Matteo]

Thanks, i used the reducer for obtained a more big camp, this sensor is small.