Lance Hill Observatory

QuickCam Imaging -- The Planets

The planetary images below were obtained using an un-cooled gray scale QuickCam, mounted at prime-focus on an 8" SCT with no filters, and using the basic software that comes with the camera. Image processing consisted of only minor contrast enhancement! No dark-frames or flat-fields were subtracted. Amazing results given the unsteady seeing conditions the nights of 20 & 21 September 1997. I can't wait to try eyepiece-projection during a night of steady seeing.

 Jupiter on 20 September 1997 (note light and dark cloud bands)

 Jupiter on 21 September 1997 (no image enhancement)

 Jupiter with Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede (20 Sep 97)

 Jupiter with Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io (21 Sep 97)

 Saturn

 


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