Planets

 

Single Frame VS Stacking :

Single Frame Shot         Stack of 4 images  
         

Image processed by Dr. Yeung Chi Hung and Eric Ng

 

The following images show how powerful the image processing is:

Raw Image         Processed Image  
         

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        
   
RGB     R(G)B
   
Image taken: Digital Astrophotography Group HKAS

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

           

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

                   

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)

Processed with "Maximum Liklihood" at Sigma 2. (right)

 

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

Jupiter     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.