Exoplanet transit – TrES-1b

2h42 exposure (Astronomik L2: 764x11s)
Acquired on the 2nd of August 2019


Setup: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, OAG-M, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini. Software: APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2, AstroImageJ

After a 1st attempt on TrES2-b, here is TrES1-b transit with the aim to capture all the transit and obtain more accurate data!

Exoplanet transit – 1st attempt on TrES-2b

2h exposure (Astronomik R: 220x30s)
Acquired on the 30th of May 2019


Setup: TS ONTC 200/800, 2″ Feathertouch, AZ-EQ6, QHY163m gain=100, OAG-M, QHYCFW2-M, AstroLink 4 mini. Software: APT, Stellarium scope, EQ MOD, PHD2, AstroImageJ

Many amateurs have already done this with success.  And this night, it was my turn for trying to obtain my first “exoplanet transit”. Let’s see below how I proceeded… and what I need to improve…