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Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing       #5548135 - 12/01/12 12:53 AM Attachment (88 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I was lucky enough to get another good night with the GRS in view. The seeing wasn't quite as nice as it was last week but it was still great. I still delt with dew inside the ota again...but this time I just heated most of it off with the dryer before I started, and then waited about 15 minutes for the corrector to cool back down. There was a little bit of jet stream that caused some hi res. shaking from time to time but there was still plenty of detail in every channel. This composite was taken with the C14 and flea3 at 7:28UT on 11-29-12. Thanks for looking! Post Extras:       Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5548136 - 12/01/12 12:54 AM Attachment (52 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And here is a closeup of Io compared to the NASA JPL simulation on the left. This is a blend of green and red light. Post Extras:       rik ter horst super member Reged: 11/01/10 Loc: Ewer, the Netherlands Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5548207 - 12/01/12 02:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent shot again Brad! Processing is awesome! Cheers, Rik Post Extras:       Foehammer professor emeritus Reged: 06/29/06 Loc: Cyprus Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: rik ter horst]       #5548216 - 12/01/12 02:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Astonishing shot! Something to look up to! Post Extras:       Kokatha man Post Laureate Reged: 09/13/09 Loc: "cooker-ta man" downunda... Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Foehammer]       #5548262 - 12/01/12 03:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lovely Brad!!! Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Postmaster Reged: 11/13/05 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Kokatha man]       #5548305 - 12/01/12 05:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excllnt !!! Post Extras:       Rankinstudio Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/05/08 Loc: Southern UT Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #5548466 - 12/01/12 09:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome shot. Post Extras:       astrovienna Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/04/06 Loc: The NoVa White Zone Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Rankinstudio]       #5548551 - 12/01/12 10:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another beautiful shot, Brad. How do you get so much detail on the moons? Mine still look pretty much just like diffraction patterns, even in excellent seeing and with lots of frames. While there's a little detail around the limbs, the center always tends to be nothing but a big dark dot. Kevin Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: astrovienna]       #5548696 - 12/01/12 12:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another outstanding set! Post Extras:       BKBrown Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/23/09 Loc: Northern Virginia, USA Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5548725 - 12/01/12 12:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's another stunning beauty Brad! You are having quite the run lately, care to share some of your seeing Clear Skies, Brian Post Extras:       Baron member Reged: 11/23/12 Loc: Rome, Italy Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: BKBrown]       #5548801 - 12/01/12 01:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very good! Post Extras:       DesertRat Post Laureate Reged: 06/18/06 Loc: Valley of the Sun Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5549055 - 12/01/12 04:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another fine image Brad! Wishing you all the best and more seeing like that! Glenn Post Extras:       lcd1080 professor emeritus Reged: 06/03/10 Loc: Maryland, USA Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: DesertRat]       #5549068 - 12/01/12 04:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The complexity of the GRS wake is well accounted for in your image Brad; and what convincing surface detail on Io! It's very close to the JPL simulation. Pete Post Extras:       Erik Bakker Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/10/06 Loc: The Netherlands, Europe Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5549132 - 12/01/12 05:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Brad, What can I say? Absolutely stunning image of Jupiter Post Extras:       Daniel Chang sage Reged: 07/05/06 Loc: Hong Kong Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Erik Bakker]       #5549157 - 12/01/12 05:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent shot ! Post Extras:       Az Frank Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/18/08 Loc: Tucson Arizona Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Daniel Chang]       #5549315 - 12/01/12 07:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another Wow factor Brad! One beautiful image! Post Extras:       Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5560320 - 12/08/12 01:49 AM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for all the comments guys! Work has been really busy but I finally got around to processing one more from this batch. This one was taken at 5:54UT before the GRS had rotated into view. I think the seeing was about the same. Hope that jet-stream will get out soon while Jupiter is still big! Post Extras:       Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: astrovienna]       #5560323 - 12/08/12 01:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Kevin: For the moons I have been experimenting with the processing recently. I've found that using a very small amount of frames and then not sharpening too much as been the best result. For this one of Io and my recent Ganymede, I used only 250 frames out of 12,000 per color. Then I drizzled 1.5x in AS2! and used a little bit of wavelets in Registax. No deconv. at all was used. Hope that helps! Post Extras:       sfugardi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/30/06 Loc: CT Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: Hillbrad]       #5560587 - 12/08/12 09:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Brad, absolutely stunning images! Detail and color are processed perfectly. What f-ratio/focal length are you using? Also, what is the gain setting on the B channel? Lately I have been pushing higher going from f25 to f27 but getting noiser images having to increase the gain up to achieve 65% brightness and it seems to be in the wrong direction. I am thinking of going lower next time. From the super image quality it looks like you have the optimal setup. Thanks in advance for the advice and for posting these beauties. These should go straight to S&T! Regards, Steve Post Extras:       edsplace sage Reged: 11/02/11 Re: Jupiter 11-29-12 More Good Seeing [Re: sfugardi]       #5560682 - 12/08/12 11:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic image! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all)

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