Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by thunderbong » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC

Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial
engadget.com

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by canthonytucci » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC

Can I see the picture of Jupiter though? Seems like one of the 2 pictures this article would need

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by mmmlinux » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC

canthonytucci wrote: post #2

Can I see the picture of Jupiter though? Seems like one of the 2 pictures this article would need

Yeah, surprising all this effort and no clean copy of the picture to be easily found. Pretty easy to get them off the GB camera now days.

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by wxw » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC

Here's a link to the actual photo. https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/06/09-Jupiter.jpg

[replaced a Threads link for a better one]

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by Calvin02 » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC

Not to diminish his accomplishment, he attached the game boy camera to a 60inch telescope at Mount Wilson. This is a cool project but the quality of the photo is what you’d expect from a gameboy camera.

The headline seems to imply that he custom built a telescope for his gameboy.

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by zx8080 » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC

Where is the photo?

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by zx8080 » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC

wxw wrote: post #4

Here's a link to the actual photo. https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/06/09-Jupiter.jpg [replaced a Threads link for a better one]

"Get the full app experience"

F%%k the closed web.

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by wxw » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC

zx8080 wrote: post #7

wxw wrote: post #4

Here's a link to the actual photo. https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/06/09-Jupiter.jpg [replaced a Threads link for a better one]

"Get the full app experience" F%%k the closed web.

Ah yea, I shouldn't have linked to Threads (it was just the first result I found to see the full photo). I replaced the link with a better one.

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by RagnarD » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC

Would have been far more interesting to have an iPhone adapter, another very common device but with a worthwhile image sensor better justifying time on a massive telescope.

Re: Guy took Jupiter photo with Game Boy Camera, giant telescope, publishes tutorial

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Post by WalterGR » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC

zx8080 wrote: post #6

Where is the photo?

Read the other comments and you’ll find the answer you’re looking for.