Peter Grego's live imaging archive

Some highlights of previous live lunar and planetary imaging sessions
When imaging, I usually operate the instruments in the field using a tablet PC (Fujitsu Stylistic 3400) with a wireless LAN PCMCIA card which sends the images wirelessly directly to my router indoors. Sometimes the instruments are controlled from indoors at my PC, remotely, via wires.

For my broadcasts I use one of the following (depending on the object and/or conditions):
80mm achromat (Helios); 127mm Maksutov-Casegrain (Meade ETX-125); 200mm Schmidt-Cass (Meade LX-90).

The 80mm achromat uses a Meade StarFinder handset (a basic version of Autostar) that was originally supplied with the Meade 4504 reflector. The ETX-125 and LX-90 are controlled with their own Autostars.

Thanks to Mike Brown and Brian Jeffrey for their help on ToUcam imaging techniques - you have been a great help!

Mare Imbrium, Apennines, Mare Serenitatis
11 March 2003 - 19:00-21:00 UT. Seeing A3.
250mm f/4.8 Newtonian and Philips ToUcam Pro

Southern uplands, Tycho & Clavius
13 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3-4.
250mm f/4.8 Newtonian and Philips ToUcam Pro

North polar area
14 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3-4.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Jupiter
15-16 March 2003 - 20:30-00:01 UT
Seeing A3-4.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Bailly
16 March 2003 - 20:30-23:00 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Saturn
17 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Plato
11 April 2003 - 20:30-21:30 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Albategnius
8 May 2003 - 21:30-23:00 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Clavius
11 May 2003 - 21:30-00:20 UT
Seeing A2-3.
150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro

Schickard
13 May 2003 - 21:45-23:00 UT. Seeing A3-4.
150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro.

15 May 2003 - 01:00-01:30 UT. Seeing A2.
80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2
Near Full Moon, a test run for live images of the eclipse.

6 June 2003 - 22:00-22:30 UT. Seeing A3.
80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2.
A nice waxing crescent.

7 July 2003 - 22:00-23:40 UT. Seeing A3.
80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2 reducer.
A nice 8 day-old phase.

8 July 2003 - 22:00-23:45 UT. Seeing A3.
80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2 lens.
8 days old, Copernicus, Tycho and Clavius near the terminator.

9 July 2003 - 22:15-23:45 UT. Seeing A2-3.
80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2.
Moon 9 days old.

Mars
10 July 2003 - 01:20 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 Barlow.
Bright polar cap and Solis Lacus near meridian.

Mars
29 August 2003 - 22:56 UT. Seeing A3.
150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 Barlow lens.
Mars, bright south polar cap, Syrtis Major to the left.

Total eclipse of the Moon
8/9 November 2003
80mm f/5 achromat, ToUcam Pro, x2 reducer.
Clear view for about 45m up to near-totality,
then clouded out.

Transit of Venus
8 June 2004 - 10:41 UT
80mm achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 reducer.
Mylar solar filter.
Clear view for most of the event, cloudy towards end.

13 day old Moon
27 October 2004 - 00:27 UT
200mm SCT (LX90), 32mm Plossl + x2 reducer,
ToUcam Pro (afocal image).

11 day old Moon - Mare Humorum and Gassendi
12 November 2005 - 19:46 UT
200mm SCT (LX90), 7mm Nagler, ToUcam Pro (afocal image).

16 day old Moon - Mare Crisium
18 November 2005 - 01:17 UT
200mm SCT (LX90), 7mm Nagler, ToUcam Pro (afocal image).

11 day old Moon - Tycho at top
28 February 2007 - 23:02 UT
127mm MCT (ETX-125), ToUcam Pro (afocal image).

Total eclipse of the Moon
3/4 March 2007 - 21:15-01:15 UT
127mm MCT, 32mm eyepiece, x2 reducer, afocal. Clear view for the penumbral/umbral immersion stages then the website crashed!

Partial eclipse of the Moon
16 August 2008 - 19:30-22:45 UT
102 mm achromat, 32 mm eyepiece, afocal. Most of the time it was cloudy, but we had a few good minutes between 21:50-22:10 UT.

Mare Imbrium, Apennines, Mare Serenitatis 11 March 2003 - 19:00-21:00 UT. Seeing A3. 250mm f/4.8 Newtonian and Philips ToUcam Pro	Southern uplands, Tycho & Clavius 13 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3-4. 250mm f/4.8 Newtonian and Philips ToUcam Pro	North polar area 14 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3-4. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro
Jupiter 15-16 March 2003 - 20:30-00:01 UT Seeing A3-4. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro	Bailly 16 March 2003 - 20:30-23:00 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro	Saturn 17 March 2003 - 20:30-22:00 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro
Plato 11 April 2003 - 20:30-21:30 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro	Albategnius 8 May 2003 - 21:30-23:00 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro	Clavius 11 May 2003 - 21:30-00:20 UT Seeing A2-3. 150mm f/8 achromat and Philips ToUcam Pro
Schickard 13 May 2003 - 21:45-23:00 UT. Seeing A3-4. 150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro.	15 May 2003 - 01:00-01:30 UT. Seeing A2. 80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2 Near Full Moon, a test run for live images of the eclipse.	6 June 2003 - 22:00-22:30 UT. Seeing A3. 80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2. A nice waxing crescent.
7 July 2003 - 22:00-23:40 UT. Seeing A3. 80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2 reducer. A nice 8 day-old phase.	8 July 2003 - 22:00-23:45 UT. Seeing A3. 80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2 lens. 8 days old, Copernicus, Tycho and Clavius near the terminator.	9 July 2003 - 22:15-23:45 UT. Seeing A2-3. 80mm f/5 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg x2. Moon 9 days old.
Mars 10 July 2003 - 01:20 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 Barlow. Bright polar cap and Solis Lacus near meridian.	Mars 29 August 2003 - 22:56 UT. Seeing A3. 150mm f/8 achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 Barlow lens. Mars, bright south polar cap, Syrtis Major to the left.	Total eclipse of the Moon 8/9 November 2003 80mm f/5 achromat, ToUcam Pro, x2 reducer. Clear view for about 45m up to near-totality, then clouded out.
Transit of Venus 8 June 2004 - 10:41 UT 80mm achromat, Philips ToUcam Pro, x2 reducer. Mylar solar filter. Clear view for most of the event, cloudy towards end.	13 day old Moon 27 October 2004 - 00:27 UT 200mm SCT (LX90), 32mm Plossl + x2 reducer, ToUcam Pro (afocal image).	11 day old Moon - Mare Humorum and Gassendi 12 November 2005 - 19:46 UT 200mm SCT (LX90), 7mm Nagler, ToUcam Pro (afocal image).
16 day old Moon - Mare Crisium 18 November 2005 - 01:17 UT 200mm SCT (LX90), 7mm Nagler, ToUcam Pro (afocal image).	11 day old Moon - Tycho at top 28 February 2007 - 23:02 UT 127mm MCT (ETX-125), ToUcam Pro (afocal image).	Total eclipse of the Moon 3/4 March 2007 - 21:15-01:15 UT 127mm MCT, 32mm eyepiece, x2 reducer, afocal. Clear view for the penumbral/umbral immersion stages then the website crashed!
Partial eclipse of the Moon 16 August 2008 - 19:30-22:45 UT 102 mm achromat, 32 mm eyepiece, afocal. Most of the time it was cloudy, but we had a few good minutes between 21:50-22:10 UT.