LX200 Telescope Photographs

Latest Images

02/24/2002

Jupiter - Longer Exposure	Jupiter - Shorter Exposure	Edge of nearly full moon. You can see some ripples in the "sea" area
Saturn at "low power" - straight through the scope without using barlow projection.	Best picture of Saturn after many hours - but of course it was framed on edge of CCD!	Saturn - framed better - but of course - the atmosphere wasn't steady enough....

Previous Images

02/14/2002 Compare to 9/17/99 below - notice rings tipped down lower - now covering bottom of planet.	02/14/2002 "Red" Spot is in lower of two thick bands toward left of center.  (Spot at top is dust!)	02/14/2002  Trapezium of 4 stars in center of M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion
11/31/2001	11/31/2001	11/31/2001
11/22/2000 Jupiter with shadow of its moon on the planet	11/22/2000 Jupiter with moon to right	11/22/2000 Saturn
Jupiter CCD 9/17/99	Saturn CCD 9/17/99	Ring Nebula CCD 9/17/99
Globular Cluster 9/17/99	Andromeda Galaxy 9/17/99	Jupiter CCD 9/11/99
Saturn CCD 9/11/99	Ring Nebula CCD 9/11/99	M42 Film - 263K
M42 Center Film - 25K	M42 Center CCD - 10K	Moon CCD - 8K
Moon Film - 135K	Saturn Film - 13K