Image of Mars taken by David and his niece Morgan McBride on 11/23/05. Solis Lacus is in the center right. The central meridian is 56.07. Mars is 18.00 arc seconds in size. There is some cloud cover over the north pole in the upper left corner.
Image of Mars taken by David and his niece Morgan McBride on 11/26/05 @ 8:46 pm. Sinus Sabaeus is in the center left. The central meridian is 344.88. Mars is 17.55 arc seconds in size. There is cloud cover over the north pole in the upper left corner. You ca barely see the south polar cap in the lower right edge.
Taken 11/22/05 @ 8:42pm. 180 second exposure @ 10 frames a second. Processed in Registax. Mare Erythraeum is in the center & Chryse in the center top. The central meridian is 19.63, the arcsize is 18.16, and the magnitude is -1.89
Taken 11/4/2005 @ 10:40 pm with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 14". 180 second exposure, @ 10 frames a second. Processed and resized 150% in Registax, , then an Unsharp Mask was applied in Adobe Photoshop, then cropped. Mars was 20.02 arc seconds in size, 99.97% illuminated, and magnitude -2.31. The central meridian is 207.39 degrees.
Taken 10/26/2005 @ 10:26 pm with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 14". 180 second exposure, @ 5 frames a second, for a total of 898 frames stack in Registax, then resized @ 150%, then an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL and it was cropped in Adobe Photoshop. Mars was 20.12 arc seconds in size, 99.19% illuminated, and magnitude -2.21. The central meridian is 283.18 degrees.
Taken 11/4/2005 @ 10:26 pm with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 14". 180 second exposure, @ 10 frames a second, for a total of 1800 frames stack in Registax, then a caruve was applied in Photoshop. Mars was 20.02 arc seconds in size, 99.97% illuminated, and magnitude -2.31. The central meridian is 203.97 degrees.
Taken 10/2/2005 @ 2:56 am with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 14". 1796 frames stack in Registax, the an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL and it was cropped in Adobe Photoshop. Mars was 17.97 arc seconds in size, 93.56% illuminated, and magnitude -1.7. The central meridian is 212.81 degrees. The polar ice cap is barely visible in the upper left hand corner.
Sunspot #798
90 second exposure taken 9/17/05 at 10:52am using a Meade LX200 14" and a ToUCam. The image was taken at 15 frames a second and processed in Registax 2 and processed with an unsharp mask in Maxxim DL then cropped.
Taken 9/10/2005 @ 3:37am with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 14". 1796 frames stack in Registax, the an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL. Mars was 15.19 arc seconds in size, 88.56% illuminated, and magnitude -1.2. The central meridian is 66.17 degrees.
Image of Mars taken 9/1705 at 4:17am. Image taken with a Meade GPS 14" with a ToUcam. Mars was 16.05 arcseconds in size, and 89.97% illuminated. The central meridian was 10.59. Image taken by D. McQuade
M3 taken 4/9/05 between 12:41 & 12:43am. 2 - 60 second exposure combined in Maxxim DL, then processed in Adobe with a Meade 14 lx200GPS
Image of Jupiter and Callisto taken with a Meade LX200GPS 14" on 4/8/05 at 11:24pm. Image was a 120 second exposure, 15 frames a second taken with a ToUcam and processed in Registax 2, Maxxim DL, & Adobe
A 120 second image of M35 taken with a Meade DSI and a Celestron 80mm refractor by David McQuade. David processed it in Adobe Photoshop. The image was taken in his front yard where the overhead visual magnitude was approximately 4.
A 120 second image of M37 taken with a Meade DSI and a Celestron 80mm refractor by David McQuade. David processed it in Adobe Photoshop. The image was taken in his front yard where the overhead visual magnitude was approximately 4
Image with a Meade LX200gps 14" & ToUCam camera & 2.5x Televue barlow taken on 2/19/2005. Saturn was 19.97 arc seconds. 120 second exposure, 15 frames a second taken at 8:10pm. Processed in Registax & Adobe Photoshop.
A 120 second image of M42 taken with a Meade DSI and a Celestron
80mm refractor by David McQuade. David processed it in Adobe
Photoshop. The image was taken in his front yard where the overhead
visual magnitude was approximately 4
M15 Globular Cluster. A 90 second image taken from the Fakahatchee Strand with a Meade 14" and the Meade DSI on 12/11/04. The image was taken when M15 was low in the west. The image was processed with Adobe Photoshop.
C 15 The blinking Nebula in Cygnus. 3 - 90 second image taken from the Fakahatchee Strand with a Meade 14" and the Meade DSI on 12/11/04. A f6.3 focal reducer was used. The images were combined in Maxxim DL and processed with Adobe Photoshop
NGC 7006 The Saturn Nebula taken 12/3/04. 3 images of 60 seconds each stacked in Maxxim DL, with an unsharp mask applied. Cropped in Adobe.
M79 taken 12/3/04. 2 images of 60 seconds each stacked in Maxxim DL, with an unsharp mask applied. Cropped in Adobe.
Image
of NGC 7662, the Blue Snowball in Andromeda, taken with a Meade LX 200 -
14" and a Meade Deep Sky Imager on 11/19/04. Image time was 400
seconds. Image was cropped in Photoshop.
Image of M57, The Ring Nebula in Lyra was taken with a Meade LX 200 - 14" and a Meade Deep Sky Imager on 11/19/04. 2 Images were taken for 300 seconds and combined in Maxxim DL. Image was cropped in Photoshop and the contrast adjusted due to the horrible light pollution. The naked eye limitation was around 2-3 magnitude.
Sunspot 696 unleashed an M7-class solar flare on Nov. 6th (0030 UT) and an X1-flare on Nov. 7th (1605 UT). The Nov. 6th explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth and the Nov. 7th explosion probably did, too.
Closeup of Sunspot 696 taken with a Meade LX200 14" and a ToUCam. Image was 60 seconds, 10 frames a second, then processed in Registax. Image taken 11/7/04 at 2:56pm
Image of M42, The Orion Nebula in Lyra was taken with a Meade LX 200 - 14" and a Meade Deep Sky Imager on 11/19/04. The image was a 300 second exposure. Image was cropped in Photoshop and the contrast adjusted due to the horrible light pollution. The naked eye limitation was around 4 magnitude.
June 8th, 2004 transit of Venus at 3rd contact taken at 7:09am by David McQuade and Juan Luis Martinez with Juan Luis' Orion Starmax 102 f12.7, 1300mm Maksutov and David's To U Cam and computer. 30 second exposure, 10 frames a second The images were stacked in Registax, then processed in Adobe PhotoShop by Juan Luis. Notice the black drop effect on the edge of the Sun in the second image.
June 8th, 2004 transit of Venus, 8 images showing the progression of Venus across the face of the Sun. a by David McQuade and Juan Luis Martinez with Juan Luis' Orion Starmax 102 f12.7, 1300mm Maksutov and David's To U Cam and computer. 30 second exposure, 10 frames a second The images were stacked in Registax, then processed in Adobe PhotoShop by Juan Luis.
Image of a Leonid meteor passing thru the constellation Taurus. Notice Hyades in the center, and Pleiades to the center right. Jupiter is in the upper center with a hazy cloud in front of it. 10 minute exposure with a 50mm lens, 800asa film, piggybacked on a Meade LX200 10". Taken Nov 11, 2001 at the Chiefland Astronomy Village.
Summer Milky Way in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Notice the "red" North American nebula in the upper right hand corner. 10 minute exposure with a 50mm lens, 800asa film, piggybacked on a Meade LX200 10". Taken Nov 11, 2001 at the Chiefland Astronomy Village.
Image of the North Pole with a plane flying thru the image. Taken with a 50mm lens, 800asa film, Taken Nov 11, 2001 at the Chiefland Astronomy Village.
These 3 images were taken on 4/23/04 over a 22 minute time interval showing Europa's and it's shadow on the face of Jupiter Images taken with a Meade LX 200gps 14"
NOTICE THE PHASES OF VENUS AS IT
GROWS LARGER, BUT LESS OF THE PLANET IS ILLUMINATED.
These images were taken on
4/19/04, 4/23/04, 4/26/04, 5/4/04, 5/13/04, and 5/25/05. Each image
was a 90 second exposure, 10 frames a second processed in Registax.
The image from 5/25/05 was taken in twilight and the contrast was adjusted
in Photoshop to match the other photo's. Images taken with a Meade LX
200gps 14"
60 second video, 10 frames a second, taken on April 16th at 10:02pm with a ToUCam, Televue 2.5x barlow and a Meade LX200gps 14". The image was then processed in registax, with an unsharp mask applied in Maxxim DL, and a gaussian blur applied in Adobe. Jupiter was 41.84 arc seconds.
2 - 120 second videos, 10 frames a second, taken on April 16th at 10:46 & 10:48pm with a ToUCam, Televue 2.5x barlow and a Meade LX200gps 14". The image was then processed in registax, with an unsharp mask applied in Maxxim DL and the two images combined, and a gaussian blur applied in Adobe. Jupiter was 41.84 arc seconds.
Sunspot #536 taken January 3, 2004 with a ToUCam and a Meade LX200gps 14" at 10:03am. 1 - 30 second video was taken with 15 frames a second recorded. Shutterspead was set at 1/500th of a second. The image was processed in Registax & an unsharp mask was applied in Maxxim DL
These 3 images were taken on 8/9/02 when Venus was 21" in size and 54.99% illuminated, on 9/27/02 when it was 41.15" in size and 24.11% disk illumination, and finally on 10/11/02 when it was 50.65" in size and 11.65% disk illumination. All images were taken with an Astrovid and Meade LX200 10", then processed in Maxxim DL with an unsharp mask.
Image with a Meade
LX200gps 14" & ToUCam camera & 2.5x Televue
barlow taken on
2/16/2004 at the Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys. Saturn was
19.76 arc seconds. 60 second exposure, 15 frames a second taken at
8:49pm. Processed in Registax.
Photograph of Jupiter was taken on December 20th with a Meade LX 200gps, 14" ToUCam camera & 2.5x Televue barlowe.. The moon IO had just appeared to the right of Jupiter after having completed its transit across the face of Jupiter. 2- 60 second photo's were taken at 3:35am & 3:37am, 15 frames per second. The image was then processed and stacked in Registax. The two images were combined in Maxxim DL with an Unsharp mask applied. Jupiter was 38.24 arc seconds in size.
Photograph of Saturn was taken December 20, 2003 with a Meade LX 200gps 14", ToUCam camera & 2.5x Televue barlowe. 2- 60 second exposures were taken with 15 frames per second captured. The images were then processed in Registax, then combined in Maxxim DL. The images were taken at 1:48AM and 1:50AM. Saturn was 20.50 arc seconds in size.
Photo taken with a Meade LX200GPS 14" of Jupiter on 11/1/2003. 3 shots of 90 seconds each, 15 frames a second between 5:09am and 5:17am with a ToUCam and 2.5x barlow. Each of the 3 videos had 1341 frames which were processed in Registax, then the 3 shots were combined in Maxxim DL and an unsharp mask was applied. The Image was then reduced in size. Jupiter was 33.43 arc seconds in size.
Photo taken with a Meade LX200GPS 14"
Photo of Saturn was taken 10/18/2003. 60 second exposure, 15 frames a second @ 3:10am with a ToUCam and 2.5x barlow. 893 frames processed in Registax, then an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL. Saturn was 18.85 arc seconds in size.
Photo
taken with a Meade LX200GPS 14"
Photo of Saturn was
taken 10/18/2003. 20 second exposure, 15 frames a second @ 3:44am with a
ToUCam and 2.5x barlow. 291frames processed in Registax, then an
unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL. The Moon was 51.76%
illuminated and 30.18 arc minutes in size.
Sinus Sabaeus is located in the middle, Southern Polar Cap visible bottom right side. Photo of Mars taken 8/31/2003 @ 12:11am with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 10". 1496 frames stack in Registax, the an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL. Mars was 25.04 arc seconds in size.
Mare Eyrthraeum in the center of the picture, Sinus Sabaeus right edge, Niliacus Lacus(north pole area). Notice the Blue Haze found on the Northern and Western limb. Taken 9/1/2003 @ 3:16am with a ToUCam, 2x barlow and a Meade LX 200 10". 1496 frames stack in Registax, the an Unsharp Mask was applied in Maxim DL. Mars was 25.00 arc seconds in size.
Mars with the South Polar Cap at the top, and Solis Lacus slightly below and to the right of the polar cap. 761 frame video taken 9/26/03 @ 11:10pm. Stacked and processed in Registax. Video taken on a LX200 10" w/ a @x televue barlow. Seeing conditions were very poor. Mars was 21.43 arc seconds in size and 95.82% illuminated.
Photo taken 9/14/2003 at 2:52am with a Meade LX200 10", Televue 2.5x barlow and a ToUcam camera. 60 second expsosure, 15 frames a second stacked and processed w/ Registax. Syrtis Major is located in the top middle area. Zen Lacus is located at the lower right, just above the polar ice cap. Mars was 23.69 arc seconds in size.
Photo taken 10/11/2003 at 11pm with a Meade LX200 14", Televue 2.5x barlow and a ToUcam camera. 2
- 60 second expsosure, 15 frames a second stacked and processed w/
Registax & Maxxim DL. Syrtis Major is located in the lower right area. Zen Lacus is located at the
upper right, just below and right of the polar
ice cap. Mars was 18.5 arc seconds in size and 92,65% illuminated.
Photo taken 10/21/2003 at 11pm with a Meade LX200 14", Televue 2.5x barlow and a ToUcam camera. 180 second expsosure, 15 frames a second for a total of 2694 frames stacked and processed w/ Registax. Mare Cimmerium is in the center of the planet.. Mars was 16.6 arc seconds in size and 90.82% illuminated..
NGC 2261 taken at FGCU with a 16" Richey-Chretien.
2 minute exposure, stretched with blooming eliminated.
Photo taken 9/14/2003 at 2:15am with a Meade LX200 10" and a ToUcam camera. 30 second expsosure, 15 frames a second stacked w/ registax, and processed in Maxxim
Photo taken 9/14/2003 at 2:18am with a Meade LX200 10" and a ToUcam camera. 30 second expsosure, 15 frames a second stacked w/ registax, and processed in Maxxim
Venus taken with an Astrovid and Meade LX200 10" on 8/9/02. Maxxim DL processing. Venus was 21" in size and 54.99% illuminated.
Venus taken on 9/27/02 when it was 41.15" in size and 24.11% disk illumination.
Venus taken on 10/11/02 when it was 50.65" in size and 11.65% disk illumination.
Io & Ganymede shadows crossing Jupiter.
The red spot is also visible in the photo. Ganymede is the moon
above Jupiter. Photo taken on 1/7/01
Saturn taken 12/15/01 with an Astrovid Video camera
and processed in Maxxim DL
Comet Hale Bopp taken in Pine Island Fl, 4/5/97 with a 400mm lens, piggybacked on a Meade 8" LX50 for 15 minutes.
Leonid Meteor thru the constellation
Orion. 10 minute exposure with a 50mm lens, 800asa film, piggybacked
on a Meade LX200 10". Taken Nov 11, 2001 at the Chiefland
Astronomy Village.
Solar Prominence taken with a Lumicon Hydrogen Alpha filter on a Meade LX200 10"
Photo taken 9/14/2003 at 2:18am with a Meade LX200 10" and a ToUcam camera. 30 second expsosure, 15 frames a second stacked w/ Registax, and processed in Maxxim
Uranus taken 9/1/2003 @ 3:11am with a ToUcam and Meade LX200 10" (no Barlow). 60 second exposure, 15 frames a second, stacked in Registax, and prcoessed in Adobe Photoshop
Caucasus Mountains in the center 310 miles long with a 17,000 peak, Alpine valley upper left, Aristotle 55 miles across and Eudoxus 40x43 miles across in lower left.
Apennines mountain range 450 miles long.
Archimedes 51 miles long, 6,800 feet deep. Aristillus 36 miles
across & 10,500 feet deep. Autolycus 25 miles across &
11,100 feet deep.
Total Solar Eclipse taken with a 400mm Lens off the
coast of Aruba showing the diamond ring effect. Feb 1998.
Total Solar Eclipse taken with a 400mm Lens off the
coast of Aruba.
Feb 1998.
Sunspots taken with Celestron 5" Nexstar and an
Astrovid camera.
Aristotle crater 55 miles wide, and Eudoxus crater 40x43 miles wide.
Galle crater (1/2 shaded) is the biggest crater on the right edge of the
photo. Galle is 15 miles across and 6600 feet deep.
I took this photo of the Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) at
the Vega Bray Observatory Telescope in Benson Arizona.
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to the Vega Bray website
