RTI-Zone

The Planets

Pictures of the June 2012 Venus transit are here : 2012 Venus Transit

Jupiter with Ganymede (left), Europa (right) and Europa's shadow

Date
Sepmtember 12th 2021
Location
Kensington, CA
Camera
ZWO ASI 174MC
Telescope
William Optics GT81 IV
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut
Barlow
Televue 1¼" powermate 5x
Mount
iOptron iEQ30 Pro
NB Frames
Stacked 306 out of 6044 frames
Processing
PlanetarySystemStacker and Pixelmator Pro

Jupiter

Date
March 7th 2015
Location
Kensington, CA
Camera
PGR Flea2G
Telescope
Astro-Tech AT12RC
Mount
AP 900GTO
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut / L and Meade blue planetary filter
Guiding
PHD, Stellarvue SV50 with DMK 21AF04.AS
NB Frames
64 out of 6310
Capture
Astro IIDC
Processing
(re-processed in 2023) PlanetarySystemStacker and Pixelmator Pro

Jupiter

Date
December 21st 2013
Location
Kensington, CA
Camera
PGR Flea2
Telescope
Astro-Tech AT12RC
Mount
AP 900GTO
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut / L
Guiding
PHD, Stellarvue SV50 with DMK 21AF04.AS
NB Frames
30 out of 5716
Capture
Astro IIDC
Processing
Lynkeos and Photoshop CS4

Jupiter

Date
December 30th 2012
Visible moons
Ganymede (top left), Io (left)
Location
Kensington, CA
Camera
PGR Scorpion
Barlow
Barlow 3x
Telescope
Meade SN8
Mount
AP 900GTO
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut / L
Guiding
PHD, Stellarvue SV50 with DMK 21AF04.AS
NB Frames
178 out of 5902 frames
Capture
Astro IIDC
Processing
(re-processed in 2023) PlanetarySystemStacker and Pixelmator Pro

Jupiter

Date
November 25th 2012
Visible moon
Europa
Location
Kensington, CA
Camera
PGR Flea2
Barlow
Televue Powermate 5x
Telescope
Meade 102ED Triplet APO
Mount
AP 900GTO
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut / L
Guiding
PHD, Stellarvue SV50 with DMK 21AF04.AS
NB Frames
7 out of 526 frames
Capture
Astro IIDC
Processing
Lynkeos and Photoshop CS4

Jupiter

Date
October 27th 2012
Location
Kensington, CA
Cameras
PGR Flea2 and TIS 21AF04.AS with Televue 5X barlow
Telescope
Meade 102ED Triplet APO
Mount
AP 900GTO
Filters
Baader UV/IR-Cut / L
Guiding
PHD, Stellarvue SV50 with DMK 21AF04.AS
NB Frames
7 to 34 frames
Capture
Astro IIDC
Processing
Lynkeos and Photoshop CS4

Saturn

Date
January 4th 2004
Location
San Francisco
Cameras
Canon D60
Telescope
Meade SN8
Mount
LXD55
NB Frames
3 x 330ms at ISO 200
Capture
On camera with TC-80N3
Processing
Lynkeos and Photoshop CS4

Mars

Date
Opposition of August 27th 2003
Location
San Francisco bay area
Cameras
Canon D60
Telescope
Meade SN8
Mount
LXD55
Capture
On camera with TC-80N3
Processing
Photoshop CS2

Mars

Date
September 10th 2003
Location
San Francisco
Cameras
Canon D60
Telescope
Meade SN8
Mount
LXD55
Capture
On camera with TC-80N3
Processing
Photoshop CS2

All pictures taken by Rodolphe Pineau. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.