Astronomy Photos


31. This is Pluto!  With the recent interest in Pluto and the flyby with the New Horizons Probe, I wanted to see if I could see Pluto with my telescope.  This is a blink comparison of two pictures taken two days apart.  This is the same technique used by Clyde Tombaugh when he discovered Pluto back in 1930.  Of course I had the advantage of knowing which direction to look.  The two pictures make the motion of Pluto visible.

 

Optics: 9.25 inch Schmidt Cassegrain, 2350mm focal length, f/10
Mount: CGEM DX
Camera: Canon XTi, not modified
Filters: None
Exposure: 16 x 240 seconds, iso 1600