I post this Mars image just to show what can be done on a shoestring (at least when you don't count the camcorder): this was taken with Orion XT6 6" f8 dob and Adorama 7.5mm Plossl ($19.99). Taken on 09/04/03 at 4:52 UT with a JVC DV camcorder handheld at the eyepiece (and about 8x optical zoom). 310 frames stacked using my own blob-based software. Unsharp mask/levels in Photoshop. The image is unremarkable, but still satisfying when one considers that it was done with telescope/eyepiece combination worth less than a single "real" eyepiece. Cool!
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