By Chix RC | 2021-07-17
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![Community photo entitled by Michael Teoh on 07/17/2021 at Penang, Malaysia](https://earthsky.org/upl/gravity_forms/6-d184048789a60d766a02a8e43117298b/2021/07/2021-07-16-1812_4.jpg)
On 07/17/2021 02:12 am by Michael Teoh| Penang, Malaysia
Here I did an experiment to test the capability of a small telescope for planetary imaging. With the relatively "extreme" setup, the effective focal length is above 3000mm at a focal ratio of at least f/37.5. The result is definitely beyond my expectation.
APM 80/500 Telescope
GSO 2x Barlow + TeleVue 3x Barlow
RGB Filters
QHY5L-II-M Camera
Stacked with AutoStakkert!3
Wavelet adjustment with Registax 6
Enhancement with Photoshop 2020