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Some pics of the planets I took.

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Crappy by Hubble standards but descent by backyard standards. I'll do better in the summer I think when I don't freeze to death.

 

 

Jupiter: You can almost see the clouds.

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturn:

 

 

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Venus: It's so bright in the sky at sunset it's unbelievable. Couldn't get a good focus though.

 

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Wow, those are really cool. I especially like the one of Saturn. :assimilated:

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:assimilated: Great pics for just being the backyard variety Danny with the exception of Venus, the planets in your pics remind me of the same views I get through my scope. Thank you for sharing them.

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I don't even know the magnification of the scope but it's a fairly good sized one with no motor. I have an adaptor that hold my digital cam to the eyepiece but it's not the greatest setup. If I had a motor and a lens that actually screwed on the camera I could get some really sick shots. I was going to do Andromeda tonight but it was too low near the horizon. I'll go out earlier tomorow. I hav Mars pics too:

 

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Those are awesome pictures, man. I wonder what the Venusians sunsets look like if one could survive more than a few seconds on the surface. I applaud you in your efforts and your expertise in photography using the equipment that you have.

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Wow those pictures are just so cool, thanks for sharing them Danny. :assimilated: I am useless with my telescope i can only ever see tiny coloured spots :assimilated:

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Great pics, thank you for sharing them, I can't really look to the stars where I live due to the city lights so I am always greatful when someone posts some pics to look at.

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Actually those pics were taken from inside Montreal city limits! Even from the brightest cities, planets are visible. They are many times brighter than most stars.

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cool. i have a telescope, but its not very good i got it for my b-day it was a bit of a dissapointment.. but im saving up for a better one.

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