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12-27-2020, 3:51pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Well, it turns out that "infinity" isn't really...

Well, it turns out that "infinity" isn't really infinity on many camera lenses. I've used several different camera lenses for astrophotography and none of them focus to infinity right on the...

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12-27-2020, 2:23pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

And mine! Maybe I'll try again tonight. ...

And mine!

Maybe I'll try again tonight. I had trouble with my tracking mount and it seems to be working now.

I wish I had eyepieces for my telescope but it's set up strictly for...

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12-27-2020, 2:15pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

Winner!! That's the way it's done. You can see...

Winner!! That's the way it's done. You can see the bands on both Jupiter and Saturn. Even Jupiter's Red Spot and rings of Saturn clearly.

:hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray:

Edit: Plus the...

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12-27-2020, 11:36am

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

Guess this is s little late but is there a way to...

Guess this is s little late but is there a way to disable autofocus? I disable autofocus and keep adjusting slightly, taking a shot and continue until some bright star is a small as I can get it. ...

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12-22-2020, 11:53am

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

Planetary photography has to be the most...

Planetary photography has to be the most difficult astrophotography discipline. The best shots of the conjunction with detail and color are captured with a pretty powerful scope and a specialized...

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12-21-2020, 11:22pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

I've got a nice scope that's great for larger...

I've got a nice scope that's great for larger nebulae and galaxies but sucks for planets. I gave up using it and set up a DSLR with a 200mm f/2.8 lens. I have a light weight tracker mount but...

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12-21-2020, 11:09pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

:yesnod: It was awesome for months.

:yesnod: It was awesome for months.

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12-10-2020, 8:49pm

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

Yep. Here's what Stellarium (cool, free...

Yep.

Here's what Stellarium (cool, free planetarium software) shows a few minutes ago. The grid is 5 degree squares for context.

49982

Crappy, noisy cell phone shot. Hope to get the...

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11-26-2020, 10:33am

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

F2 tornado hit Arlington, Tx (home of Jerry...

F2 tornado hit Arlington, Tx (home of Jerry World) night before last. Expect that in May. Not November.

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11-24-2020, 11:03am

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Jupiter and Saturn Will Form a Rare Double Planet

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Posted By TripleBlack

I hope we have clear skies to see this. ...

I hope we have clear skies to see this.

Earlier this month Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon were closely aligned and I grabbed a grainy cell phone snap. Was going to get the good camera out the...

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