These planets are difficult to image. They are large but a very long way away.
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Date and Time: 29th August 2003 23:07 UT Set-up: ToUcam 740K with X2 lens on the LX200 Capture: K3CCDTools, 321 frames, high gamma, 1/25", 60% gain, meter 213 Processing: Registax, X4, 199 frames stacked Distance 2,847,630,000 Km (19.0351 AU) Size 3 arc-sec |
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Date and Time: 6th August 2004 23:11 UT Set-up: ToUcam 840K with X2 lens on the LX200 Capture: K3CCDTools, 110 frames, high gamma, 2", 41% gain Processing: Registax, X2, 42 frames stacked, wavelets 1, 2 = 10. Distance 2,859,900,000 Km (19.1171 AU) Size 3 arc-sec |
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Date and Time: 29th August 2006 23:26 UT Set-up: ToUcam 840K with X2 lens on the LX200 Capture: K3CCDTools, 113 frames, high gamma, 2", 45% gain Processing: Registax, 71 frames stacked, wavelets 1, 2 = 10, Histogram 100-220. Distance 2,856,300,000 Km (19.093 AU) Size 3 arc-sec |
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Date and Time: 6th August 2004 22:23 UT Set-up: ToUcam 840K at prime focus of the LX200 Capture: K3CCDTools, 146 frames, high gamma, 2", 41% gain, meter 218 Processing: K3CCDTools, X2, 98 frames stacked, unsharp mask 5,0,100. Distance 4,355,800,000 Km (29.1166 AU) Size 2 arc-sec |
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I think 15 seconds is too long an exposure for my LX200 at this focal length (5,000 mm). Neptune is not this shape. Date and Time: 29th August 2006 22:13 UT Set-up: ToUcam 840K with X2 lens on the LX200 Capture: K3CCDTools, 47 frames, high gamma, 15", 45% gain Processing: Registax, 16 frames stacked, wavelets 1 = 10, Histogram 60-225. Distance 4,361,300,000 Km (29.153 AU) Size 2 arc-sec |