iPhone 5 image of Jupiter

[Canopus Lim]

Image of Jupiter taken @ 260x afocally through my 12.5" Dob. Stacked 100 frames and NO TRACKING. First time try.

http://postimg.org/image/jq4jmiy0t/

Noting that the actual visual image presented through my scope is many times better, guess there is no substitute for pure visual bliss of planets through an optimized scope.

[rcj]

Wow! Was it hand-held? Can already see lots of details. Still remembered the view of Jupiter from your Obsession in Bedok Reservoir!

[Canopus Lim]

Ha I cheated by using a novagrade universal smart phone adapter coupled to a 7mm nagler eyepiece. Anyway to hold handheld is extremely difficult ... Must be a sniper to do that.

However, with this adapter the phone is rigidly mounted to the scope. I still had to chase the planet looking through the phone as the planet drift across it.

I am surprised and delighted that foc stacking software for mac was able to align to a moving planet. Good that I do not need tracking.

[Canopus Lim]

Sigh silly me, I just realized that the emailed video that I used for the image was highly degraded. Attached is a much better photo with the true resolution recorded by the iPhone 5.

iPhone 5, 260x, stack 200 times, non tracking, 12.5" Dob

http://postimg.org/image/8b98um7p1/

[rcj]

super!!

[Tachyon]

Nice!

[kochu]

Crisp and nice.
Kochu