Chris, that is very nice work with the StellaCam.

I have the WAT-120N3+ which I believe is very similar to the
StellaCam. I don't have the cooler with mine, but have considered
adding it. It is amazing how very nice your images of the moon are.
Mine seem to be washed out. Possibly I should try it with a filter?

Have you tried using your StellaCam with a filter set to produce color
images of the planets?

Terry - W6LMJ

Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. RTN
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On Jul 11, 2009, at 7:32 AM, ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Re: Best camera for taking excellent planetary images?
> Posted by: "Christopher J Abissi" cabissi@... cja2173
> Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:55 pm (PDT)
>
>
>
> Terrence,
>
> One thing to consider is using your cameras to do the imaging. The
> FOV is
> not big, but if you process the video files with software such as
> Registax
> you can get some terrific monochrome images of planets with the
> right OTA.
> If you want color that is probably the reason to move to a CCD or
> DSLR. This
> is some of the work that I did with my 8" Meade and a StellaCam II
> http://www.darkhorseobservatory.org/index.php?CategoryID=1 Granted
> they are
> mostly lunar but video astronomy can generate some amazing planetary
> images.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Chris A.



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