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backyardspace OP t1_j5eubha wrote
Reply to comment by QVkW4vbXqaE in Using specialized processing techniques, I managed to photograph Jupiter with a backyard telescope. by backyardspace
The telescope was a 12" Meade lx200 acf ota that I had mounted to a skywatcher eq6-r pro mount and a zwo asi224mc camera. I Also use a zwo adc in my image train. I then use autostakkert for stacking and registax for wavelet processing
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Reply to Using specialized processing techniques, I managed to photograph Jupiter with a backyard telescope. by backyardspace
The process is known as lucky imaging where a high frame rate video is taken to provide thousands of frames in a short period of time. There are a few reasons for this. One is atmospheric distortions. The atmosphere is a very dynamic fluid that can make it look like the planet is underwater. However there will be brief moments of clarity so the more frames the more of these moments that are captured. You then stack these frames on top of each other in order to get a clearer photo. Doing this will also improve the signal to noise ratio and will reduce the camera noise (grain).
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Reply to comment by gorilla_photos in Using specialized processing techniques, I managed to photograph Jupiter with a backyard telescope. by backyardspace
My setup if you bought new would be around 6k but I've seen people get similar results with a used $400 dobsonian telescope. It just requires a lot more patience and a steady hand.