You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Solar System Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | (show all) Bird Post Laureate Reged: 08/07/03 Loc: Murrumbateman, Australia Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30       #4016785 - 08/31/10 01:05 AM Attachment (839 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Last night was one to remember for me - I got to see what Jupiter must look like from space... on a scale of 1 to 10 this seeing was a 12... Another 350Gb of data recorded over 4 hours... the best seeing lasted about an hour around 2am, I *definitely* need a larger mirror. sigh. Here is one image from the period of best seeing ... the processing doesn't do justice to the raw video, I'll be coming back to do this properly later on when I'm not working from a laptop. You can see the GRS setting at lower right, and lots of lovely detail, all of this was sharply defined in the raw video. I've also left this image a bit brighter than my last few, I hope this is an improvement. cheers, Bird Edited by Bird (08/31/10 02:39 AM) Post Extras:       WayneJ Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/20/09 Loc: West Chester, PA Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016793 - 08/31/10 01:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is simply perfect. There's no other way to put it! Thanks for posting! Wayne Post Extras:       Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: WayneJ]       #4016804 - 08/31/10 01:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Outstanding Bird! The title of your post says it all. Any chance you could post some of the raw video? I'd love to see what perfect seeing is like (not to mention what perfect seeing through your setup looks like!) Brad Post Extras:       Asimov Post Laureate Reged: 05/11/10 Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Hillbrad]       #4016815 - 08/31/10 01:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As I just finished saying on the other forum...Actually I'll save it...That's perfect! Gobsmacked. Post Extras:       Kokatha man Post Laureate Reged: 09/13/09 Loc: "cooker-ta man" downunda... Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Asimov]       #4016830 - 08/31/10 01:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Blowing it up to 150% just on the lappy screen this is staggering - (200% was just too big to fit the lappy's 17" widescreen!!!) Post Extras:       Peds sage Reged: 03/07/07 Loc: Vancouver, B.C. Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Hillbrad]       #4016834 - 08/31/10 01:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is absolutely stunning! Well done! Do you think this approached the limit your aperture can handle? Even if it did, images like those would satisfy me for a lifetime! P. Post Extras:       Bird Post Laureate Reged: 08/07/03 Loc: Murrumbateman, Australia Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Peds]       #4016840 - 08/31/10 01:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys, yes this is the most my aperture can deliver... and the first processing above really doesn't do it justice. I'll have a link to a video in a while so you can see for yourself :-) Darryl, this all went through registax at 150% sized, and then I scaled it down before posting.... I know I can get a better result still if I send it through upscaled by 300%, but it takes pretty much all day to process one image. cheers, Bird Post Extras:       cyberplocos sage Reged: 10/19/06 Loc: São Carlos, Brazil Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016883 - 08/31/10 02:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bird, you are the man! regards, Fabio Post Extras:       omnivorr super member Reged: 04/09/09 Loc: horsetrailer (Downunder) Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016888 - 08/31/10 02:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   So we're all moving to Exmouth asap !! VERY NICE !! Post Extras:       ManuelJ sage Reged: 12/19/05 Loc: Madrid, Spain Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: omnivorr]       #4016901 - 08/31/10 02:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That was perfect, and yes, you definitely need a larger mirror. Post Extras:       DesertRat Post Laureate Reged: 06/18/06 Loc: Valley of the Sun Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016909 - 08/31/10 02:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Superb! I think with more aperture and seeing like that you might need a bigger ccd! Amazing image Anthony! Regards, Glenn Post Extras:       pogobbler sage Reged: 09/30/08 Loc: Central Indiana, USA Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: DesertRat]       #4016937 - 08/31/10 03:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm at a loss for words.... Post Extras:       Kecktastic Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016971 - 08/31/10 04:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations Bird on this incomparable image, just had a look at your repro on IIS and if that isn't the best Jupiter image ever taken from Earth I'll go heave. Stunning. Regards Trevor Post Extras:       Shrek member Reged: 08/07/10 Loc: Far Far Away - Swamp Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Kecktastic]       #4016990 - 08/31/10 04:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congrats Anthony, the best Jupiter ever ! Post Extras:       Asimov Post Laureate Reged: 05/11/10 Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Kecktastic]       #4016992 - 08/31/10 04:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, that would be a matter of opinion I think Trevor. Taking nothing away from Anthony here you understand, but I think Damian peach still has that honour safely under his belt. Post Extras:       Bird Post Laureate Reged: 08/07/03 Loc: Murrumbateman, Australia Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Kecktastic]       #4016993 - 08/31/10 04:41 AM Attachment (193 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Two more images - IR (742nm+) and CH4 (889nm) ... cheers, Bird Post Extras:       Bird Post Laureate Reged: 08/07/03 Loc: Murrumbateman, Australia Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016995 - 08/31/10 04:41 AM Attachment (172 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ...ch4 Post Extras:       PiotrM Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/03/10 Loc: Poland Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Bird]       #4016998 - 08/31/10 04:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   "I *definitely* need a larger mirror." - quote of the day, or decade The IR image shows nice details of the GRS. I wonder if an animation centered on GRS would show some spinning and cloud mixing like in the Voyager data Post Extras:       dothead scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 08/13/08 Loc: Heidelberg, Germany Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: Kecktastic]       #4017048 - 08/31/10 05:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Kecktastic, Asimov! Neither of the two mentioned contenders - take a look at these images ! (Be sure to scroll a little down to see the color image). In my estimate, better than 0.2" resolution, compared to the approx. 0.3" of Bird's and Damian's best efforts. Of course, no wonder that 1 meter F/17 Cassegrain has the edge... But with 37 cm... what an image!!! Congratulations, Bird! Ralph Edited by dothead (08/31/10 05:51 AM) Post Extras:       xumaxer sage Reged: 01/30/06 Loc: 39º 45' N, 8º 48' W Re: Jupiter in perfect seeing, August 30 [Re: dothead]       #4017083 - 08/31/10 06:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What is "the best" picture? It doesn't matter; it is just beautiful, awesome, clearly a hall of famer. congrats and thanks for sharing. Oh, BTW, if you don't have enough room for the new mirror, I'll be glad to "keep" your current one with me... Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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