gabs Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 It’s surprising what you can do with something so available as a smart phone. Now that is A very budget friendly form of AP🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabs Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Marmot said: It’s surprising what you can do with something so available as a smart phone. Now that is A very budget friendly form of AP🙂 Thank you! Is not the best planet picture of the year for sure but I am having good fun with my scope so I am quite happy. Considering was bloody windy and cold this morning i can t really complain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I remember the first time I saw Jupiter and its moons through a telescope many years ago. Didn't have cameras in those days but it is indeed surprising what can be done with a smartphone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 5 hours ago, gabs said: Thank you! Is not the best planet picture of the year for sure but I am having good fun with my scope so I am quite happy. Considering was bloody windy and cold this morning i can t really complain This is one of the very first astro images I ever took, more or less 15 years ago to the date. Taken 3/6/2006 with a Canon Rebel XT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 10 hours ago, gabs said: I would be interested in the details of the gear you used to obtain this view. I assume it was your 80mm F5 refractor, but what eyepiece and hence what magnification were you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabs Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Marmot said: I would be interested in the details of the gear you used to obtain this view. I assume it was your 80mm F5 refractor, but what eyepiece and hence what magnification were you using? Yes correct my scope is a refractor 80 mm I was using a 9.5 mm eyepiece . Honestly I don’t expect to take any picture as I was going in bed but then I said ... ok let me wait for Jupiter to rise . To my defence I left the phone holder at home so I was there with my shaking hand due to the cold! And the focus is not brilliant with the phone plus the scope itself doesn’t has a brilliant focus knob! Edited June 1, 2021 by gabs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabs Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, AstronomyUkraine said: This is one of the very first astro images I ever took, more or less 15 years ago to the date. Taken 3/6/2006 with a Canon Rebel XT. I can see the planet is 15 years younger...a teenager ! 🙂 brilliant pic anyway ! Edited June 1, 2021 by gabs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic M Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 One's first view of Jupiter and the moons is special - I always think of Galileo giving the cardinals what-for!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabs Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Padraic M said: One's first view of Jupiter and the moons is special - I always think of Galileo giving the cardinals what-for!!!! I agree and Galileo didn’t have a sky watcher or any Go To scope! Brilliant mind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TareqPhoto Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Looking at those results making me smile and feel how lucky i am then, and it is even worse that i keep thinking to buy a so large scope as soon as possible if i can and stop using my current nice scopes for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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