Venus

Venus, May 27, 2023, 19:19

Venus, May 27, 2023, 19:19
Venus, May 27, 2023, 19:19

Equipment:
-Sky-Watcher Dob 12″ Retractable SynScan GOTO telescope
Barlow lens cell NPZ 2x
-ZWO ADC
-extender
-ZWO IR-cut filter
-камера ZWO ASI 183MC
Stacking 500 frames from 16762 (Autostakkert), wavelets (Registax).
Captured on the territory of the “Côte Rocheuse” winery as part of the “Wine and Stars” tour, p. Varvarovka, Krasnodar Territory.

Venus capturing in the
Venus capturing in the “Côte Rocheuse” winery

Venus, April 15, 18:05, 2023

Venus, April 15, 18:05, 2023
Venus, April 15, 18:05, 2023

Equipment:
-telescope Celestron NexStar 8 SE
-Barlow lens cell NPZ 2x
-atmospheric dispersion corrector ZWO ADC
-extender tube
-ZWO IR-cut filter
-camera ZWO 183MC.
Stacking of 1000 frames from 29640 in Autostakkert, wavelets in Registax 6.

Venus, March 25, 2023

Venus, March 25, 2023, 17:35
Venus, March 25, 2023, 17:35

Equipment:
-telescope Celestron NexStar 8 SE
-Barlow lens cell NPZ 2x
-atmospheric dispersion corrector ZWO ADC
-ZWO IR-cut filter
-camera ZWO 183MC.
Stacking of 500 frames from 14665 in Autostakkert, wavelets in Registax 6.
Source video at link.

Wavelet settings in Registax
Wavelet settings in Registax
Venus in visible and UV light, March 25, 2023, 17:35, 17:43
Venus in visible and UV light, March 25, 2023, 17:35, 17:43

Equipment:
-telescope Celestron NexStar 8 SE
-Barlow lens cell NPZ 2x
-atmospheric dispersion corrector ZWO ADC
-camera ZWO 183MC (green channel from previous image) + ZWO IR-cut filter
-camera QHY5III178m + Antlia CaK 3nm 393.3nm.
Stacking of 1000 frames, wavelets in Registax 6.
False colors: G, G + UV (50%), UV.

Venus and Jupiter, March 02, 2023

Venus and Jupiter, March 02, 2023, 18:37
Venus and Jupiter, March 02, 2023, 18:37

Equipment:
-Meade 70mm Astrograph Quadruplet APO Refractor
-Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi mount
-Barlow lens NPZ 2x

-ZWO IR-cut filter
-ZWO ASI 183MC camera

Due to the huge difference in the brightness of Venus, Jupiter and its satellites, I had to shoot two separate videos.
Shooting and processing:
1. Shooting a video with normal exposure for Jupiter, but overexposure for Venus (shooting time 18:37).
2. Shooting a video with normal exposure for Venus, but underlight for Jupiter (shooting time 18:38).
3. Addition of frames (separately Jupiter, separately Venus, 250 frames each).
4. Overlay of the unexposed image of Venus from the second video on the overexposed image of Venus from the first video.
5. Adjusting the white balance, increasing the brightness of Jupiter’s satellites relative to the planet’s disk.

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