Tuesday, July 21, 2009

My First Ever Jupiter Photos

Well, after about a month of waiting for the right conditions, I was finally able to photograph Jupiter last night. It looked spectacular. Unfortunately, the photos don't really reproduce how splendid it looked. Although, it is still really neat looking. I was able to capture four of the Moons as well in some of the shots. The shots were taken through my Dad's Celestron C8 (8" Refractor) telescope. I then mounted a Nikon D90 with t-ring adapter. For the photos where the image is larger, I used a 3x barlow and for the smaller first image, a 2x barlow. Enjoy.






8 comments:

  1. I hopped over from Bob's blog. You have an awesome place here and are doing what I dream of doing some day. :D Beautiful post and photos!!!

    Cheers! JJ

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  2. Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate the comments. It is truly a fun hobby. I'll make sure to stop by your blog as well.

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  3. I love your photos! You do incredible work and have a great site!

    http://www.StarlightBlog.com

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  4. Thank you Mary Ann. Thanks for stopping by. I saw your blog as well and liked it too.

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  5. Hey those are some great shots of Jupiter, well done.

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  6. Thanks Bob. Good to have you back on this side of the planet. Anyway, for a first time shooting Jupiter through a scope it wasn't so bad. Was humid though, so images could maybe be sharper. Oh well, I'll just have to keep trying, especially as Cypress Hills. Should be good.

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  7. Hello! Visitor from Bob's.. You did a great job by slipping thru your link... lol! Anyway, nice shots of the Jupiter. Even thought the image is small, I think I can make it out.. Looks goorgeous.. :)

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  8. Thanks Cashmere, and thanks for stopping by. It's definitely fun to share my photos with others. Please stop by again. And as far as slipping in the link, it's just something I have to do to increase traffic here.

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