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 imjeffp Senior Space Cadet Reged: 09/30/03 Posts: 4319 Loc: Cedar Park, Texas Jupiter at 35°       #2528763 - 07/19/08 05:25 PM Attachment (96 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pretty good seeing at 1:30 this morning with just a moderate ripple. Jupiter was far enough west that it wasn't directly over the roof of the house. LRGB with the DMK21AF04 in the LX200 @ f/25. -------------------- Blog ST80 • AT80EDT/LXD650 ETX-90/DS-2000 • 10" LX200 Classic ("The Quarter-Meter Telescope at the Heritage Park Observatory") SPC900NC • DMK21AF04 • Digital Rebel XT Post Extras:       jimarshall member Reged: 03/20/07 Posts: 68 Loc: Virginia Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2528784 - 07/19/08 05:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great picture Jeff, I know what you mean about the roof. I have to photograph Jupiter over my roof top and heat pump! -------------------- Jim Post Extras:       imjeffp Senior Space Cadet Reged: 09/30/03 Posts: 4319 Loc: Cedar Park, Texas Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: jimarshall]       #2529170 - 07/19/08 10:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yeah, my next house is going to have the back yard to the south! (Can you imagine how baffled the real estate agent would be?) -------------------- Blog ST80 • AT80EDT/LXD650 ETX-90/DS-2000 • 10" LX200 Classic ("The Quarter-Meter Telescope at the Heritage Park Observatory") SPC900NC • DMK21AF04 • Digital Rebel XT Post Extras:       DesertRat sage Reged: 06/18/06 Posts: 260 Loc: Valley of the Sun Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2529223 - 07/19/08 10:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jeff thats a fine image for a northener (I bet they dont call Texans that very often!). Look forward to your Jupiter images in the coming years when its a bit higher. Well done! Glenn -------------------- Brandon 94mm f7, Televue TV102 f8.6; GM8 Baader Wedge & Filters, Coronado SM90/BF30 Intes Micro M715 Celestron C11 SCT + CI700 mount Post Extras:       solshaker Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/06/06 Posts: 1236 Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: DesertRat]       #2529577 - 07/20/08 05:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   nice one, Jeff. the center dot in the grs stands out well. -------------------- My Gallery Post Extras:       john D All you have to do is ask!! Reged: 08/05/07 Posts: 4646 Loc: Midlothian, VA Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: solshaker]       #2531096 - 07/20/08 11:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   wonderful shot jeff! -------------------- Meade ETX-125EC Meade LXD55 mount Celestron 60mm NS GOTO Refractor(4SALE look in S&S) Philips SPC900NC webcam MY BLOG -Midlothian VA Post Extras:       nik59 member Reged: 07/07/08 Posts: 23 Loc: RUSSIA Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2531306 - 07/21/08 04:57 AM Attachment (6 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jeff! I have telescope LX200 GPS+camera DMK21AF04 too. My photo Jupiter R+DMK21+LX200,10-05-08. Height above horizon of 8 degrees. It is my first experience. How you estimate it(him)? You Jupiter is very good. -------------------- LX200 10",LXD500 8",Celestron 80 mm ED,TAL-2 150 mm,DMK 21AF04,DSI-pro,LPI,NexImage,Philips-900,Celestron 25*100mm Skymaster Post Extras:       DBleser member Reged: 02/28/07 Posts: 13 Loc: North Miami Beach, FL Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2531960 - 07/21/08 01:48 PM Attachment (7 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's ours at 40 degrees. Note that yours is better because the haze was so bad that Jupiter had dimmed to the brightness of Saturn, making photography at speeds greater than 15 fps impossible. Post Extras:       imjeffp Senior Space Cadet Reged: 09/30/03 Posts: 4319 Loc: Cedar Park, Texas Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: DBleser]       #2532635 - 07/21/08 06:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Howdy Nik! Around here, we call 8 degrees "tree-skimming." That's pretty good for a first shot--all you need is practice. Have you tried imaging the moon? -------------------- Blog ST80 • AT80EDT/LXD650 ETX-90/DS-2000 • 10" LX200 Classic ("The Quarter-Meter Telescope at the Heritage Park Observatory") SPC900NC • DMK21AF04 • Digital Rebel XT Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7414 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2532727 - 07/21/08 07:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very Nice Image,Jeff.The detail and clarity of the banding in the pic was superb. How well do you like "The Imaging Source" CCD Imager?I always like it when I see your name on a thread in the imaging section,because your images(no matter which scope you use)are always of Great Quality.And you didnt disappoint in this image either. Just a quick question,is you Imaging Source Camera a USB or FireWire?Thanks,My Friend. -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Achro Refractor Meade ETX-60BB(60mm F/5.8)Achro Refractor Meade #884 Tripod Meade LPI(Thank You Frank) Meade DSI-C(Thank You Frank) Post Extras:       nickatnight sage Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 400 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: Talstarone]       #2532769 - 07/21/08 07:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   hey imjeffp - you make Texas look like Australia with that shot. Nice. -------------------- nickatnight Celestron CPC 9.25" GPS Lumicon 2" LumiBrite Diagonal Meade s5000 18mm UWA, Meade 6.7mm UWA, Parks G.S-5 10mm, Celestrom 40mm Plossl Parks 2x Barlow, Meade Tele-Extender Celestron f6.3 Focal Reducer Lumicon UHC Filter and Deep Sky Filter Canon Rebel XTi (prime) Canon Powershot G9 (afocal) Canon EOS T-Ring and Parks T-Adapter Lumicon Univ DigiCam Adapter Post Extras:       Jeff in Austin professor emeritus Reged: 02/26/07 Posts: 561 Loc: Austin, TX Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: nickatnight]       #2533089 - 07/21/08 09:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Jeff! Great shot! I'm looking at the same camera, but the USB flavor. How do you like it? Any thoughts on the higher pixel count versions? -------------------- Stellarvue SV102ED Celestron C8-SGT XLT GoTo Astro-Tech AT66ED Canon XTi unmodded, TC80N3 timer, Stiletto Focuser. DMK21AU04.AS Coronado PST (Lunt LS60THa on order) Supportive family, including First Grader w/ scope, curious toddler, and lovely wife. Sponsor of Austin CSC, Austin CalSky. Post Extras:       imjeffp Senior Space Cadet Reged: 09/30/03 Posts: 4319 Loc: Cedar Park, Texas Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: Jeff in Austin]       #2533225 - 07/21/08 10:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, thanks y'all. I'm very happy with my TIS DMK21AF04. I can only compare it to the NexImage and the Philips SPC900NC, and it's definitely a step up in both quality & complexity (LRGB vs. one shot). I did a comparison using Mars when I got the DMK that I think shows the difference pretty well. I use the Firewire version since I'm on the Mac and can use AstroIIDC to drive it. I'm not aware of a Mac USB driver. For planetary imaging, there's no advantage to the DMK31 or 41. If anything, they're not as well suited since the larger frame slows down the max frame rate. The larger frame might be nice to have on the moon, though, for making mosaics from fewer images. -------------------- Blog ST80 • AT80EDT/LXD650 ETX-90/DS-2000 • 10" LX200 Classic ("The Quarter-Meter Telescope at the Heritage Park Observatory") SPC900NC • DMK21AF04 • Digital Rebel XT Post Extras:       nik59 member Reged: 07/07/08 Posts: 23 Loc: RUSSIA Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2533397 - 07/22/08 01:08 AM Attachment (4 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I did(made) by photo Moon with help LPI. I present Image of Moon, 28-08-2005, telescope LXD 500, 8 ”. -------------------- LX200 10",LXD500 8",Celestron 80 mm ED,TAL-2 150 mm,DMK 21AF04,DSI-pro,LPI,NexImage,Philips-900,Celestron 25*100mm Skymaster Edited by nik59 (07/22/08 01:12 AM) Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7414 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: imjeffp]       #2534390 - 07/22/08 02:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the Link Jeff. The Mars comparison is exactally what I needed to see. Great Work. -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Achro Refractor Meade ETX-60BB(60mm F/5.8)Achro Refractor Meade #884 Tripod Meade LPI(Thank You Frank) Meade DSI-C(Thank You Frank) Post Extras:       David Rivas Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/29/04 Posts: 2000 Loc: Lima, Peru Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: Talstarone]       #2534625 - 07/22/08 04:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Jeff, Great result for such a low elevation!! Regards, David Post Extras:       lukasik scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 10/11/05 Posts: 826 Loc: Lawrenceville, Georgia Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: David Rivas]       #2534788 - 07/22/08 05:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good stuff Jeff. That's some nice detail for 35 degrees. Send more! Regards, Bob Post Extras:       DSalters sage Reged: 03/03/07 Posts: 434 Loc: High Ridge, MO (St. Louis) Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: lukasik]       #2536225 - 07/23/08 10:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I know this is a thread about Jupiter, but I can't help but enjoy Nik's lunar image. There's something about the angle of the light sorce on the moon that makes that a very appealing image. It is also an orientation of the moon/photo that I do not see all that often. Nice -------------------- 6" f/8 Bushnell Voyager Dob. Rebuild 10" f/5 Highe Dob. variant (UNDER CONSTRUCTION: 5" f/5, 8" f/6, 13" f/4.6) Baader Hyperions--Primary Eyepieces "The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor." -1 Corinthians 15:41 Post Extras:       JMP sage Reged: 10/31/05 Posts: 213 Re: Jupiter at 35° [Re: DSalters]       #2538613 - 07/24/08 01:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lovely image, Jeff. It's only getting about 23 degrees above the horizon for me this year. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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