The following pictures were taken with a Philips Vesta Pro 690K webcam. I unscrewed the lens and mounted it to half of a plastic 35mm film canister so that it would fit into a 1.25" eyepiece socket (I now use The Universal WebCam Adapter). The telescope used was a Meade LX-90 (8" SCT, f/10). Pictures were captured and stacked using K3CCDTools or Registax. Further processing done with Paint Shop Pro 7

Feb 10, 2003 -- Another attempt at imaging Saturn. Unfortunately, it was a bit hazy and I still couldn't get much detail out of it.

Feb 6, 2003 -- I reprocessed a couple of images from below. The first image is a 3D image (anaglyph). You will need a pair of red/blue 3D glasses. The second image was reprocessed by resampling at 2x to try to pull out more features.

Feb 6, 2003 -- A few days after opposition, I was able to get some nice pictures of Jupiter, its moons, and its red spot. Definitely check out the animation of Jupiter and IO!

Jan 17, 2003 -- Very clear and still skies provided these nice images of Jupiter and its moons.

Dec 12, 2002 -- After being distracted by the Moon for many months, I tried to image Saturn with the Vesta Pro. Saturn is a tough target to get any detail out of. These pictures were taken about a week after opposition.

May 3, 2002 -- "First Light" with the Vesta Pro. Even though most of the planets were very low on the horizon and the seeing was extremely bad (imagine photographing the moon reflected in a swimming pool with a bunch of kids in it), I had to take the opportunity to try my new webcam. I didn't have much time to play around with the first 4 planets since they were on their way down (notice the light refraction due to the atmosphere: blue on top, red on bottom), but I am pleased with the Jupiter shot. Make sure you look at the composite shot I made that includes three of Jupiter's moons (Io, Europa, and Ganymede). Also, Since this was taken during the great 2002 Planetary Convergence, I took some wide angle pictures with my digital camera. See them here.

The following pictures were taken after modifying an old Connectix Color QuickCam by removing its lens and mounting it to half of a plastic 35mm film canister so that it would fit into a 1.25" eyepiece socket. Pictures were shot using a Meade 2x Barlow and a diagonal. The telescope used was a Meade LX-90 (8" SCT, f/10). Pictures were created by stacking using AstroStack. Original AVIs captured using Vega.

Feb 11, 2002 -- Three shots of Jupiter with the shadow of IO and a fuzzy Great Red Spot. The fourth is an animation showing the slight movement between shots.

Dec 11, 2001 -- Saturn with distinct cloud coloration and a hint of the Cassini division. Jupiter grabbed before the fog rolled in.

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