2010 planetary imaging showcase

[Whippy]

Another year, another huge amount of great planetary images from members on SGL. Just like last years' thread, everyone from the novice to the advanced is welcome to show off your best images of our solar system neighbours. One post per thread and up to 5 of your favourites and some comments about what kit you used would be great too.

As this is a showcase, please don't post comments about others' images as the idea is to have this thread packed with images.

Enjoy!

[Space Cowboy]

Mars taken afocal with Digital camera.(February 2010)

Saturn taken with Philips spc900 webcam & 2x Barlow.(April 2010)

Moon mosaic Philips webcam.(June 2010)

3x Barlow & webcam (October 2010)

Jupiter 4x Barlow & webcam. (October 2010)

All images taken using Skymax 127.

[riklaunim]

Jupiter 22.09.2010 at f/34 and f/44 with C8 and DMK21. One-time super seeing:

Venus night side 26.11.2010 with C8, RG1000 filter and Basler Ace:

Moon, 31-10-2010, C8, Basler Ace, f/10:

Moon, 23.04.2010, DSI III Pro, 150/750 Newtonian at f/10:

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[Demonperformer]

I cannot match the above planetary images, but my selection are all special to me because they are all the first time I had seen them:

Mercury (with Venus on its left, during the May elongation)

Neptune (taken over a period of 17 nights, animated to show its movement)

Pluto (circled, two images, again showing movement - was surprised to get an object that faint from Light Poole-ution Central)

Antigone (circled, my first asteroid, the trail showing its movement over half an hour)

[jgs001]

Well... only one planetary for me... it has to be

Shot with my C80ED and 5x barlow, Mono and Colour cameras.

[lukebl]

This is my compilation of my best of 2010, showing the outer planets in order. This was the year when I finally captured Pluto and Neptune's moon Triton. Hoping for better views of Saturn in 2011, plus capturing one or more of the outer ice planets like Eris or Haumea.

Saturn and Jupiter captured with a SPC900 webcam + 3x Televue Barlow + 200mm f/5 newt. Others captured with a Canon 400D + 200 f/5 Newt.

[themos]

ToUCam PCVC740K, TV "2.5x" Barlow, Baader UV/IR filter, 4.5" f/8 Newtonian

November 2010

[Myles]

hey really good pictures what did you use to get them and when did you have to get up at around mid night to get them lol any way really good take some more

myles

[AztecastroMcJ]

Heres some of my best efforts, had a great 1st full year

[Mamsoth]

The first pic was one of the first images I ever took in late 2010. Using the fusion webcam, the second was using my Atik 2-hs. Got surface marking on Gany in the second image, the other two moons are Io and Europa. Both images were using my Celestron 120mm refractor.

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[tea drinker]

A few Jupiters from last october. DBK31

Saturn and moon with a DBK41, all on 200mm F6 OO newtonian.

[shellfish]

blumming WOW. Keep getting more and more inspired.... Now just need a couple of years experience till I can post mine

[philwright66]

used a skywatcher 180 pro maksutov,televue 3x barlow,philips spc 900 webcam,celestron cg5 mount. very dim @ f45+ !