Robert Hopkins Astronomy Page

This picture of Saturn was shot at 12:56 AM on November 24, 2001 using the afocal method with a
Nikon digital camera (990), Meade telescope (8 inch LX90), and Tele Vue eyepiece (12 mm Nagler Type 4).

This photo of Jupiter was shot five minutes earlier the same night using the same technique.

This photo of Mars was shot at 2:04 AM on August 5, 2003 using the positive projection method
with a Nikon digital camera (D100), Meade telescope (8 inch LX90), Parks eyepiece
(15 mm Gold Series), and a magnification of seven. Note the polar ice cap.

And this photo of Mars was shot at 2:51 AM on August 27, 2003 using the positive projection method
with a Nikon digital camera (D100), Meade telescope (8 inch LX90), Parks eyepiece (15mm Gold Series),
and a magnification of seven. Note that a different side of Mars is visible in this picture. At the time
this picture was taken, Mars was the closest to Earth that it had been in 60,000 years! The apparent
size of Mars on August 27, 2003 was 25.1", and on August 5 it was 23.1", slightly smaller.

This photo of Saturn and the moon was taken about one minute before Saturn passed behind the moon.
The photo was shot at 1:15 AM on December 28, 2001 using a Nikon digital camera (990),
Meade telescope (8 inch LX90), and Tele Vue eyepiece (12 mm Nagler Type 4).

This photo of Mars passing a waning moon was shot at 12:20 AM on July 17, 2003 using a Nikon
digital camera (D100) with a Nikon zoom lens set at 300 mm (AF Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4-5.6 D).