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Nexstar 8/Casio QV-8000SX Images

These images were taken with a Casio QV-8000SX digital camera afocally through the eyepiece of a Celestron Nexstar 8 telescope.

Orion Nebula 2-7-01
Orion Nebula 2/7/01 - click for larger
3 - 24 sec. exposures combined in Photoshop
Nexstar 8 at f/10 with 25mm Plossl eyepiece

Saturn 3-14-01
Saturn 3/14/01 - click for larger
85 - 1/15 sec. exposures combined in MaxIm DL
Nexstar 8 at f/6.3 using reducer/corrector with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
8x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom on QV8000

Jupiter #2 - 3-14-01
Jupiter #2 - 3/14/01
65 - 1/15 sec. exposures combined in MaxIm DL
Nexstar 8 at f/6.3 using reducer/corrector with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
8x optical zoom on QV8000

Jupter #1 - 3-14-01

Jupiter #1 - 3/14/01
15 - 1/8 sec. exposures combined in MaxIm DL
 Nexstar 8 at f/6.3 using reducer/corrector with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
8x optical zoom and 2x digital zoom on QV8000

Lunar #1 - 3/2/01

Lunar #1 - 3/2/01 - click for larger
1/30 sec. exposure
 Nexstar 8 at f/10 with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
1x optical zoom QV8000

Lunar #2 - 3-2-01

Lunar #2 - 3/2/01 - click for larger
1/30 sec. exposure
 Nexstar 8 at f/10 with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
1x optical zoom QV8000

Lunar #3 - 3-2-01

Lunar #3 - 3/2/01 - click for larger
1/60 sec. exposure
 Nexstar 8 at f/10 with 25mm Plossl eyepiece
1x optical zoom QV8000

Content updated May 8, 2001