Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 RandallK professor emeritus Reged: 11/10/06 Posts: 730 Loc: Nanaimo, B. C. Canada Against All Odds - 1st Jupiter w DMK & 8"SCT       #2582296 - 08/14/08 11:30 PM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is my first attempt at shooting Jupiter. Against all odds of a near full moon only 7° of separation away, and low on my Southern horizon. I used my DMK Mono USB webcam with my new Meade 8" SCT. RBG image (s) X 1 min each. Comments welcome! -------------------- Scopes: Meade SC-8AT w UHTC SkyWatcher 5" F/5 Reflector SkyWatcher 127mm MAK Mount: HEQ5 Pro Cameras: Orion Starshoot DS Colour Imager V.1 Imaging Source Webcam DMK21AU04.AS Palm TX PDA w Astromist and Bluetooth wireles control. Post Extras:       FoxK Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/07/07 Posts: 1810 Loc: Cape Cod, MA Re: Against All Odds - 1st Jupiter w DMK & 8"SCT [Re: RandallK]       #2582302 - 08/14/08 11:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks good Randall. A bit soft but that may be due to the seeing and/or the moon. After you stack, adjusting wavelets a little seems to help my Jupiters alot and have the effect of making the image much sharper -------------------- Orion 80mm ED Apo Refractor 8" Classic Dob (used as Newtonian on CG5 mount) Meade 70-AZ-A 70mm Guider using PHD LS60TCaK/B600/C CG-5 Advanced GT Mount Nikon D40x with T-Adaptors Philips SPC900NC Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS Dome=the box my mount came in so I can see my solar images in bright sun lol - click for cloud prediction for Plymouth, MA. area Post Extras:       RandallK professor emeritus Reged: 11/10/06 Posts: 730 Loc: Nanaimo, B. C. Canada Re: Against All Odds - 1st Jupiter w DMK & 8"SCT [Re: FoxK]       #2582356 - 08/14/08 11:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, yeah, the moon was very close and I did an extensive manipulation with the wavelets but I just couldn't sharpen it completely. I just got to the threshold then it would get worse. I'm surprised I even got this one. I tried my Barlow and managed to get the GRS, but the rest of the image(s) were not very good. All in all I was happy with the result. I've been referring to Mike Salway's procesing articles (Registax) and he has two excellent tutorials posted on the web. -------------------- Scopes: Meade SC-8AT w UHTC SkyWatcher 5" F/5 Reflector SkyWatcher 127mm MAK Mount: HEQ5 Pro Cameras: Orion Starshoot DS Colour Imager V.1 Imaging Source Webcam DMK21AU04.AS Palm TX PDA w Astromist and Bluetooth wireles control. Post Extras:       FoxK Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/07/07 Posts: 1810 Loc: Cape Cod, MA Re: Against All Odds - 1st Jupiter w DMK & 8"SCT [Re: RandallK]       #2582402 - 08/15/08 12:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How bout focus, could you have been off a bit? For me, sometimes its hard to focus...especially in turbulance, but my motorfocuser really helps and doesn't make the image shake when it turns the knobs. I find it helpful to overexpose so I can see a moon, then get that to the smallest pinpoint I can get. Could be just a bad seeing night tho despite a good image -------------------- Orion 80mm ED Apo Refractor 8" Classic Dob (used as Newtonian on CG5 mount) Meade 70-AZ-A 70mm Guider using PHD LS60TCaK/B600/C CG-5 Advanced GT Mount Nikon D40x with T-Adaptors Philips SPC900NC Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS Dome=the box my mount came in so I can see my solar images in bright sun lol - click for cloud prediction for Plymouth, MA. area Post Extras:       RandallK professor emeritus Reged: 11/10/06 Posts: 730 Loc: Nanaimo, B. C. Canada Re: Against All Odds - 1st Jupiter w DMK & 8"SCT [Re: FoxK]       #2583125 - 08/15/08 12:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, I did that too. I focused on two of Jupiter's moons. I remember now that those moons were going in and out of focus very quickly and I had trouble trying to focus with my manual JMI Crayford. I got them so they were at their smallest diameters. I also shot from my driveway that night, not the best spot due to heat bouncing off it, and, if Jupiter was another 5° South, I wouldn't even been able to shoot it. So a little focus problem combined with low horizon seeing conditions and a 33° Celsius daytime temp cooling down to aboout 20° when I shot this all could have contributed. Oh yeah....and maybe some operator error as well! -------------------- Scopes: Meade SC-8AT w UHTC SkyWatcher 5" F/5 Reflector SkyWatcher 127mm MAK Mount: HEQ5 Pro Cameras: Orion Starshoot DS Colour Imager V.1 Imaging Source Webcam DMK21AU04.AS Palm TX PDA w Astromist and Bluetooth wireles control. Edited by RandallK (08/15/08 12:50 PM) Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 6 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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