Getting Started with Solar System Imaging - Comments

[NFuller]

Greg Bernhardt submitted a new PF Insights post

Getting Started with Solar System Imaging

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[davenn]

overall good
well done

just a couple of comments

When to Image:
Some times are better than others for capturing images of SSOs. The planets go through phases like the moon and you will want to image them when they are fully illuminated. This occurs at opposition for Mars and the outer planets and near conjunction for the inner planets.
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/getting-started-solar-system-imaging/

You could make your above statement a little clearer.
The outer planets don't go through significant phases like the inner planets and the moon do
A changing from gibbous to full phase can reasonably easily be detected for Mars but for Jupiter and beyond
most observers wouldn't see any change

The Sun’s activity goes through 10 year cycles called solar cycles.
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/getting-started-solar-system-imaging/

the small solar cycle is 11 years
(the full one is 22 years)Dave

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Great first Insight @NFuller!

 

[NFuller]

overall good
well done

just a couple of comments

When to Image:
Some times are better than others for capturing images of SSOs. The planets go through phases like the moon and you will want to image them when they are fully illuminated. This occurs at opposition for Mars and the outer planets and near conjunction for the inner planets.
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/getting-started-solar-system-imaging/

You could make your above statement a little clearer.
The outer planets don't go through significant phases like the inner planets and the moon do
A changing from gibbous to full phase can reasonably easily be detected for Mars but for Jupiter and beyond
most observers wouldn't see any change

The Sun’s activity goes through 10 year cycles called solar cycles.
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/getting-started-solar-system-imaging/

the small solar cycle is 11 years
(the full one is 22 years)Dave

Thanks davenn, Thank you for pointing this out! I will fix and clarify these points.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I think it's interesting how time of day/night and date all factor in when the optimal time to photograph something in the sky. I wouldn't have thought to factor it.