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Re: M6 II refurb: Mars taken with BackyardEOS

Larry Rexley wrote:

Last night I decided to try for the planet Mars once again, with my Meade ETX-125 telescope and the refurb M6ii I just got.

I also finally decided to try the 'BackyardEOS' software --- a program which drives your camera through a USB connection from a Windows PC or laptop, and is designed for astrophotography.

I realized I could use the M6ii and BackyardEOS for planetary photography, since it has an option to capture AVI video to your laptop at 5x magnification --- which is pixel resolution! I have been using the M200 for planetary work since it takes cropped 4k video.

The software can be found here:

https://www.otelescope.com/store/category/2-backyardeos/

My results were extremely good, especially given a 5" aperture telescope which is normally considered too 'small' for good planetary imaging. I don't think I could get a better result with any other mirrorless camera or DSLR.

I think this really shows off the M6ii sensor's capability:

Mars near 2022 opposition, with the Northern polar cap and Sirtis major feature clearly visible. Taken on 12/8/2022: Canon M6ii, Meade ETX-125, 1.5x Kenko SHQ teleconverter, Captured with hi-res video using BackyardEOS software to a laptop at 5x magnification (pixel resolution), processed with PIPP, Autostakkert (1.5x drizzle; 1500 best frames of 4000 total), Registax wavelets, and DxO Photolab 6

Like I was standing there!!  

Eat your heart out Arnold Schwarzenegger!

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