![I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the](https://i.redd.it/1strr4irr55a1.jpg)
I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the
![I'm 17 years old and just finished building this 14.7" f/2.89 Newtonian reflector telescope. Despite its stubby size it collects roughly 2500 times more light than the human eye and is bigger I'm 17 years old and just finished building this 14.7" f/2.89 Newtonian reflector telescope. Despite its stubby size it collects roughly 2500 times more light than the human eye and is bigger](https://i.redd.it/luf6z5ghfop41.jpg)
I'm 17 years old and just finished building this 14.7" f/2.89 Newtonian reflector telescope. Despite its stubby size it collects roughly 2500 times more light than the human eye and is bigger
![These are deep space objects I've captured with my home telescope over the past five years. : r/space These are deep space objects I've captured with my home telescope over the past five years. : r/space](https://external-preview.redd.it/u2EV8Djb3vwLSyp8rOjdcy0E3HriBQaau5VbuOFsNRw.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21977ea3a53fb955bf9a53b216d4d50a22c2e88a)
These are deep space objects I've captured with my home telescope over the past five years. : r/space
![Mars is at its closest point to Earth right now. Here's a picture I captured of it using a 14” telescope. On Wednesday I'll be using the same telescope to capture it Mars is at its closest point to Earth right now. Here's a picture I captured of it using a 14” telescope. On Wednesday I'll be using the same telescope to capture it](https://preview.redd.it/mars-is-at-its-closest-point-to-earth-right-now-heres-a-v0-u1jljqzj904a1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=515b46dab02fe278da79934142feeb055b3a5022)
Mars is at its closest point to Earth right now. Here's a picture I captured of it using a 14” telescope. On Wednesday I'll be using the same telescope to capture it
![This is the closest I've gotten to a full moon since I've gotten my telescope(taken June 3rd). Hopefully I can catch it this go around : r/ telescopes This is the closest I've gotten to a full moon since I've gotten my telescope(taken June 3rd). Hopefully I can catch it this go around : r/ telescopes](https://i.redd.it/m2agde3dyr751.png)
This is the closest I've gotten to a full moon since I've gotten my telescope(taken June 3rd). Hopefully I can catch it this go around : r/ telescopes
![I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space](https://i.redd.it/0r1ka79uxwm41.jpg)
I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC] : r/space
![Jupiter and Saturn were close enough last night to image at the same time using my 11" telescope. This is not a composite [OC] : r/interestingasfuck Jupiter and Saturn were close enough last night to image at the same time using my 11" telescope. This is not a composite [OC] : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/mocnhpokmq661.jpg)
Jupiter and Saturn were close enough last night to image at the same time using my 11" telescope. This is not a composite [OC] : r/interestingasfuck
![I shot a picture of the James Webb Space Telescope traveling out to its distant parking orbit. Zoom in to see because, at the time, it was 1 million kilometers (620,000 miles) I shot a picture of the James Webb Space Telescope traveling out to its distant parking orbit. Zoom in to see because, at the time, it was 1 million kilometers (620,000 miles)](https://i.redd.it/0mefu76hupe81.jpg)