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NyxAither
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/11/07
Posts: 765
Loc: Arlington VA
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Here is are some samples of my attempts at imaging Jupiter up until now. I know the last one is over processed, I'll fix it soon. Other than that I'd love any suggestions!
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Thomas
Orion XT8i
Orion 80-T Refractor
CG5 GoTo Mount w/ COL
Meade DSI II Color
Meade DSI (THANKS TODD N!!!)
Orion 4.5" Imaging Reflector
Laptop: Trusty Mac osX Powerbook G4
Early 1960's Gilbert 3" astronomical telescope
10x50 binoculars
SPC900NC
..::*~*Clear Skies*~*::..
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nofxrx
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/12/05
Posts: 1401
Loc: palm bay,florida
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HUGE improvement!!!
I have no experience shooting the planets(its too hard for me  ) so I cannot comment on any suggestions for improvement any further...
Just a GREAT job!! I like 7-24 and 8-20 the most
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Brent Oliver
3 Wonderful dogs: Sadie, Kara and Ozzie
Celestron C10-N///C9.25///Orion 80ED///WO ZS66SD White
Celestron CI-700 & ASGT Eq. Mounts
Nikon D40Xa///SBIG ST-402ME/Class 1/CFW///DSI-PRO...
My Gallery
Ohh yeah,and a VERY undersanding wife!! 
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NyxAither
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/11/07
Posts: 765
Loc: Arlington VA
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Thanks  !
If it wasn't for all the great people here at CN the last photo would probably be much more similar to the first  .
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Thomas
Orion XT8i
Orion 80-T Refractor
CG5 GoTo Mount w/ COL
Meade DSI II Color
Meade DSI (THANKS TODD N!!!)
Orion 4.5" Imaging Reflector
Laptop: Trusty Mac osX Powerbook G4
Early 1960's Gilbert 3" astronomical telescope
10x50 binoculars
SPC900NC
..::*~*Clear Skies*~*::..
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DaemonGPF
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/22/08
Posts: 1428
Loc: New Mexico
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Definitely improvement. You seem to have a pretty decent setup for planetary.
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-Josh
*Orion Starblast Imaging 150mm OTA
*Orion Starblast Imaging 114mm OTA
*Meade 50mm AR short tube OTA
*Meade DSI Pro IIc
*Orion Starshoot DSCI
*CG5 mount
http://cleardarksky.com/c/AlbuqNMkey.html
My Messier Project Gallery
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s58y
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Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 4830
Loc: Eastern NY
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Lots of improvement there. I never had good luck with planetary imaging, so I do DSOs instead (much easier).
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Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider
SV80S, SV66 guidescope
AP900, G-11, Barndoor tracker
http://www.pbase.com/s58y
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NyxAither
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/11/07
Posts: 765
Loc: Arlington VA
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Quote:
I do DSOs instead (much easier).
Sorry but I think I'm going to have to disagree with you on that front .
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Thomas
Orion XT8i
Orion 80-T Refractor
CG5 GoTo Mount w/ COL
Meade DSI II Color
Meade DSI (THANKS TODD N!!!)
Orion 4.5" Imaging Reflector
Laptop: Trusty Mac osX Powerbook G4
Early 1960's Gilbert 3" astronomical telescope
10x50 binoculars
SPC900NC
..::*~*Clear Skies*~*::..
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s58y
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Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 4830
Loc: Eastern NY
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Sorry but I think I'm going to have to disagree with you on that front
If you have a 384-mm focal-length refractor and a DSLR and bad seeing conditions, getting good planetary shots will be tough. I also tried Mars once with a DSLR + telephoto lens, and it didn't turn out too well.
Shooting the "showpiece" DSOs (M42, HH+Flame, M8, NGC7000, Heart, M45, and even M31) should be pretty easy with a modded DSLR and small APO refractor on a decent mount with a good autoguider, using narrowband filters (where appropriate), from a site with low to moderate light pollution.
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Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider
SV80S, SV66 guidescope
AP900, G-11, Barndoor tracker
http://www.pbase.com/s58y
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