Damian Peach is a very experienced planetary observer.  He will talk abou this images and observations of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn obtained  in the course of making observations in support of the British Astronomical Association (BAA), Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO.), and International Outer Planets Watch (IOPW) observing programs of the Planets.

The primary Planetary Telescope in use for CCD imaging and Visual Observations are an 11" (28cm) and 9.25" (23.5cm) Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes mounted on a large GEMs.  These Telescopes are used in conjunction with an SBIG model ST-5C CCD, Philips ToUcam Pro and ATK-1HS cameras.

                                 

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