Planets
Single Frame Stacking :
| Single Frame Shot | Stack of 4 images | |||||
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Image processed by Dr. Yeung Chi Hung and Eric Ng
The following images show how powerful the image processing is:
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Image taken by: Eric Ng and Canon Lau
Image processed by: Dr. Yeung Chi Hung
04 Nov, 1999 - 23:00 HKT, Celestron 14" SCT, Losmandy G-11 Mount, Or25mm eyepiece projection, Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, Exposure: 0.8 S
| Jupiter |
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| RGB | R(G)B |
Left: Processed by Dr. Yeung Chi Hung
Right: Processed by Eric Ng
10 Oct, 1999 - 12:05-12:10 HKT, Meade 10" SCT, OR25mm eyepeice projection, Losmandy G-11 equatorial mount , Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, Composite of RGB (Exposure: 4S), Unsharp Masking
Io shadow across Jupiter
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Image taken and processed by: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS
09 Oct, 1999 21:52HKT(left), 22:05(middle) 22:13 (right), Meade 10" SCT, OR25mm eyepeice projection, Losmandy G-11 equatorial mount , Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, Exposure: 3'S, Unsharp Making.
Jupiter and Io

Image taken and processed by: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS
09 Oct, 1999 22:54 HKT, Meade 10" SCT, OR25mm eyepeice projection, Losmandy G-11 equatorial mount , Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, Exposure:3'SUnsharp Masking
Jupiter with satellite
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Images captured and processed by: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS
| 19 Sept, 1999 - 09:30 HKT, C8 Schmit Cassegrain, Or25mm Eyepiece Projection, Takahashi EM-1 Mount, Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software |
| Processed with "Unsharp Masking" at Radius 2 & Power 2. (Left) |
| Processed with "Maximum Liklihood" at Sigma 1.5. (middle) |
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Processed with "Maximum Liklihood" at Sigma 2. (right)
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| Jupiter |
Images captured and processed by: Dr. Yeung Chi Hung
| 21 Sept, 1998 - Vixen 102SS ED Refractor, GP Mount XP24mm eyepiece projection, Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, |
| Composite of 2 Jupiter images and processed with "Maximum Liklihood". (Left) |
| Composite of 4 Jupiter images and processed with "Unsharp Masking" and Gama Correction. (right) |
Jupiter and Saturn CCTV images by Yan Chi Keung
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Saturn |
Image taken and processed by: Yan Chi Keung
23 Nov 1999, Astro-Physics 120mm Refractor, Pentax XP-8mm eyepeice projection, CCTV link up with Digital-8 camera, composite of 4 different images captured from the Hi-8 tape with a USB capture unit.
Saturn

Image taken and processed by: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS
09 Oct, 1999 23:17 HKT, Meade 10" SCT, OR25mm eyepeice projection, Losmandy G-11 equatorial mount , Starlight Express SXL8 CCD Camera, INT8 controlling software, Exposure: 5'SUnsharp Masking
Mars
Recorded by: Chan Chu Luk,
Image Captured & Processed by: Dr. Yeung Chi Hung, Ng Wai Kin Eric
11 May, 1999 - 21:00 HKT, 8" Maksutov Cassegrain, Or 9mm eyepiece projection, JS-12M CCTV + VHS Recording, Miro DC30+ Capture Board.
Mars
Recorded by: Chan Chu Luk,
Image Captured & Processed by: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS
1 June, 1999 8" Maksutov Cassegrain, Or7mm eyepiece projection, JS-12M CCTV +VHS Recording, Miro DC30+ Capture Board.