Long-Focal Length Photography of Planets in our Solar System

The “Solstice Star,” or the Jupiter-Saturn-Earth conjunction of December 2020. Captured with a C8/ASI290MC using 4 video captures

The “Solstice Star,” or the Jupiter-Saturn-Earth conjunction of December 2020. Captured with a C8/ASI290MC using 4 video captures

Mars from 4 Oct 2020, 0600 UTC using a C8/ASI290MC

Mars from 4 Oct 2020, 0600 UTC using a C8/ASI290MC

Mars from 4 Oct 2020, 0600 UTC (Labeled)

Mars from 4 Oct 2020, 0600 UTC (Labeled)

Saturn from July 2017, captured with a C8/ASI224MC using Lucky Imaging

Saturn from July 2017, captured with a C8/ASI224MC using Lucky Imaging

A Crescent Venus from February 2018 using a C8/ASI224MC

A Crescent Venus from February 2018 using a C8/ASI224MC

Venus near First Quarter  in March 2020 using a C8/ASI290MC

Venus near First Quarter in March 2020 using a C8/ASI290MC

A Jupiter Timelapse from May 2017 with Moons Ganymede and Io to the left. Captured with a C8/ASI224MC using 4.5 hours of 60-second video captures

A Jupiter Timelapse from May 2017 with Moons Ganymede and Io to the left. Captured with a C8/ASI224MC using 4.5 hours of 60-second video captures

Jupiter from January 2017, along with Galilean Moons Io, Europa, and Ganymede. Captured using a C8/ASI120MC

Jupiter from January 2017, along with Galilean Moons Io, Europa, and Ganymede. Captured using a C8/ASI120MC

Likely my first attempt at Astrophotography, Jupiter taken with a 90mm Orion Refractor and a Galaxy S5

Likely my first attempt at Astrophotography, Jupiter taken with a 90mm Orion Refractor and a Galaxy S5