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My telescope and astrophotography camera setup allowed me to capture Pluto from the light-polluted city skies of Chicago.
00:00 Off the Beaten Path
00:51 (Dwarf) Planets are Small!
02:09 Gear Overview
03:47 How Will I Know?
05:08 Setup Montage
05:56 Look at the Data
08:43 Pluto Confirmed!
09:10 Final Thoughts
Artist conception of New Horizons Spacecraft:
Credits: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
My Equipment:
Telescope: Celestron RASA 8
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mount: iOptron CEM40
Filters: 2" Baader RGB and f/2 3.5/4nm Narrowband SHO
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Guide Scope: Orion 60mm Guide Scope with Helical Focuser
ZWO ASIAir Plus
ZWO EAF (Electronic Automatic Focuser)
Twitter: / nickjlake
Insta: / nickjlake
Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/users/bortle9/
Video shot on Sony A7C
Rode Wireless Go microphone system
Photographs of the universe, with galaxies, stars, nebulae, supernovas, comets, planets, Moon, Sun. Inspiring wonder about the night sky, even from the light pollution of Chicago.