Jupiter, Saturn & Mars - More Testing William Optics GT71 Telescope Without Reducer

Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

A bit more playing around/testing with the new William Optics GT71 telescope, pushing it beyond extremes, which means the quality will be quite poor due to my pushing the magnification too far. If you haven’t seen the video before this one it will show the gear used.

Jupiter, Saturn & Mars with a large 1 second flyby below Mars at 8:20.

Tonight we took off the flattener/reducer to get a little extra reach while using the Canon Ra camera in prime focus with no Barlow or teleconverters.

6:25pm to 6:49om, Wed Nov 4th, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW & ESE Skies, 58°F (14°C)

Telescope Footage Filmed through the Canon Ra Mirrorless Camera
Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame 7” Monitor/Recorder in 1080p - Upscaled to 4k
Stacking Done in the Lynkeos app for Mac
Photos Processed in Lightroom Classic
Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X

~Jayling
(Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone)

My Photos & Videos Website:
jayling.smugmug.com
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Here's the equipment used in this video:

-William Optics GT71 APO Triplet Refractor Telescope: highpointscientific.com/william-optics-gt71-f-5-9-gold-triplet-apo-refractor-w-flattener-and-dual-side-dovetail-a-f71gtii-ap

-Canon EOS Ra Astro Camera: amzn.to/3gmSJFB
-Atomos Ninja Flame 7" 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: amzn.to/34a4Xv9
-Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: amzn.to/2XzddGz
-SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: amzn.to/2YFiVDm
-Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: amzn.to/2JyzxYp

-Astromania Dot Sight: amzn.to/2L0IJom

-Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2LwwqQT
-Tascam TM-2x Mic: amzn.to/2LNADRL

-SkySafari Pro App: skysafariastronomy.com

Links to my gear are for Amazon. I'm an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment

$Jupiter, Saturn & Mars - More Testing William Optics GT71 Telescope Without Reducer - Pushed Too Far A bit more playing around/testing with the new William Optics GT71 telescope, pushing it beyond extremes, which means the quality will be quite poor due to my pushing the magnification too far. If you haven’t seen the video before this one it will show the gear used. Jupiter, Saturn & Mars with a large 1 second flyby below Mars at 8:20. Tonight we took off the flattener/reducer to get a little extra reach while using the Canon Ra camera in prime focus with no Barlow or teleconverters. 6:25pm to 6:49om, Wed Nov 4th, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW & ESE Skies, 58°F (14°C) Telescope Footage Filmed through the Canon Ra Mirrorless Camera Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame 7” Monitor/Recorder in 1080p - Upscaled to 4k Stacking Done in the Lynkeos app for Mac Photos Processed in Lightroom Classic Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X ~Jayling (Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone) My Photos & Videos Website: https://jayling.smugmug.com/ Heres the equipment used in this video: -William Optics GT71 APO Triplet Refractor Telescope: https://www.highpointscientific.com/william-optics-gt71-f-5-9-gold-triplet-apo-refractor-w-flattener-and-dual-side-dovetail-a-f71gtii-ap -Canon EOS Ra Astro Camera: https://amzn.to/3gmSJFB -Atomos Ninja Flame 7 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: https://amzn.to/34a4Xv9 -Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: https://amzn.to/2XzddGz -SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: https://amzn.to/2YFiVDm -Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: https://amzn.to/2JyzxYp -Astromania Dot Sight: https://amzn.to/2L0IJom -Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/2LwwqQT -Tascam TM-2x Mic: https://amzn.to/2LNADRL -SkySafari Pro App: https://skysafariastronomy.com/ Links to my gear are for Amazon. Im an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: https://jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment$

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$William Optics GT71 Telescope - Orion Nebula, Sirius, Moon & Venus The other telescope was sent back due to quality concerns, but this morning we have the William Optics GT71 APO Triplet Refractor Telescope, F/5.9, 420mm, (2.8”), with the flattener/reducer on (F/4.7 at 336mm) I’m not very proficient with editing photos so please don’t judge too harshly. Without having an equatorial mount that’s polar aligned for long exposures, it’s difficult to get decent shots of nebulas, etc. Anyway, we do the best we can with what we have at this skill level. Orion Nebula, Sirius, the 87% Moon and even Venus feature in this, along with the clips taken last evening of Jupiter, Saturn & Mars (no zooming). The satellites which zipped by at 1:40 were the Falcon 9 & Cusat 2. The screenshot video is from the SkySafari Pro program on my Mac which is at 1:53. 6:11am to 6:40am, Wed Nov 4th, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW, West & ESE Skies, 36°F (2°C) Telescope Footage Filmed through the Canon Ra Mirrorless Camera Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame 7” Monitor/Recorder in 1080p - Upscaled to 4k Stacking Done in the Lynkeos app for Mac Photos Processed in Lightroom Classic Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X ~Jayling (Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone) My Photos & Videos Website: https://jayling.smugmug.com/ Heres the equipment used in this video: -William Optics GT71 APO Triplet Refractor Telescope: https://www.highpointscientific.com/william-optics-gt71-f-5-9-gold-triplet-apo-refractor-w-flattener-and-dual-side-dovetail-a-f71gtii-ap -Canon EOS Ra Astro Camera: https://amzn.to/3gmSJFB -Atomos Ninja Flame 7 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: https://amzn.to/34a4Xv9 -Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: https://amzn.to/2XzddGz -SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: https://amzn.to/2YFiVDm -Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: https://amzn.to/2JyzxYp -Astromania Dot Sight: https://amzn.to/2L0IJom -Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/2LwwqQT -Tascam TM-2x Mic: https://amzn.to/2LNADRL -SkySafari Pro App: https://skysafariastronomy.com/ Links to my gear are for Amazon. Im an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: https://jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment$

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