.High Resolution Solar, Lunar, Planetary
& Deep Sky CCD Astrophotography

Jim Ferreira, Livermore CA

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Deep sky imaging with small aperture telescopes and CCD camera.
Primarily Hydrogen-alpha imaging from my suburban backyard.


Deep Sky CCD Astrophotography

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Copernicus & Eratosthenes region, 4 inch ED refractor @ f/21, DMK21AU04 video capture


  Solar, Lunar & Planetary Astrophotography (recent work)

High resolution imaging of Moon, Sun and planets with small aperture telescopes.

Crater Portratis with 9" Schimdt-Cassegrain and DMK21 camera

Recent Images with 9" Schimdt-Cassegrain and DMK21 camera

Lunar and Planetary Imaging with 9" Schmidt-Cassegrain and DMK21 camera

Lunar and Planetary Imaging with 3" and 4" Refractors and DMK21 camera

Jupiter with 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain and DMK21 camera

Planets with 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain and Atik 2HS camera

Lunar with 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain and Atik 2HS camera



Saturn and Titan - Stellarvue SV102ED refractor





  Hydrogen-alpha Solar Imaging
Post solar flare loops, Daystar ION Filter, Stellarvue SV102ED refractor, 22 Sept. 2011

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Composite Video Capture Astrophotography (earlier work)

Lunar, planetary and deep sky imaging with various surveillance video cameras and
frame integrating video systems with 3" to 10" telescopes.




Saturn reappearing from behind the moon on September 10, 2001
15cm Maksutov-Cassegrain @ f/20  Astrovid 2000


Urban Deep Sky Video Imaging with StellaCam II

Deep Sky video imaging with AVA StellaCam II

Deep Sky video imaging with AVA StellaCam EX

Video Capture Lunar Images

Video Capture Planetary Images

Surveillance cameras for video astronomy

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Should you have questions or comments, do drop me a post at BakerSt@comcast.net

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