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InternationalBack472 OP t1_j0no4t1 wrote

Equipment

Orion skyscanner 100mm telescope, svbony 2x Barlow lens, 3x Barlow lens, 10mm eyepiece, Samsung galaxy M21 on a smartphone adapter.

Processed in PIPP, Autostakkert.

Composited in Adobe Photoshop and Snapseed.

The image is not in the relative sizes tho. (Not to scale)

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Bluebaron88 t1_j0p6fk3 wrote

This looks on par with looking through an 8” dob. Are these images reflective of what you see looking through the scope yourself?

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InternationalBack472 OP t1_j0p6lzq wrote

Not really. The amount of detail I see with my naked eyes is a little less than these images. I stacked the best frames for above images. Thanks!

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Bluebaron88 t1_j0pawtx wrote

I was hoping they were. 8” dob is heavy and maybe not worth the aperture fever. Nice images.

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InternationalBack472 OP t1_j0pazqb wrote

So maybe a 12 inch will do for really great images?

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FartOfGenius t1_j0pfxe1 wrote

I once went to my university observatory with a 16 inch Newtonian, sadly where I live the skies aren't great, even with clear skies I don't recall Jupiter and Saturn looking any better than the images you have here. The detail on the moon was much better though

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turtlejizziz t1_j0rnvt9 wrote

Nice image! my tip would be to try processing the image with wavelets in registax 6 after autostakkert. Really brings out details and sharpening. Its free and there are a few tutorials about for it.

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