You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Echo Post Laureate Reged: 09/29/03 Posts: 3320 Loc: So Cal Planet Photos Through January 15th       #288672 - 12/22/04 10:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome to the Cloudy Nights Reader’s Gallery Submission Forum. Each month, we ask Cloudy Nights members to submit their best Planetary photos in this thread. For your photo entries, please provide a description that includes: Your First and Last Name; Date of photo (can include the time); Description (title) of the image; Relevant photo information (exposure length and equipment used). This is important! If you don't supply ALL information, we won't be able to use your photograph!!!! Please note: due to copyright issues, all photos MUST be original (If they aren't then you will be banned from this section of the forum!). To facilitate the judging we respectfully ask that you not enter comments in the photo thread. You will find a commentary thread for the Planetary photo entries. Thanks and good luck! -------------------- Queen of GOTO Life is short.... get a massage! Post Extras:       Robert76 Postmaster Reged: 06/21/04 Posts: 5571 Mercury [Re: Echo]       #289635 - 12/23/04 05:23 AM Attachment (121 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Robert T. December 23, 2004, 07:33am JST C11 + 2x barlow, ToUcam Pro2, 1/100 exposure, 30% brightness, 20% gain. 10 frames/sec Meade #23A light red filter used to image planet into daylight Black and white setting used on ToUcam (to offset red color of the #23A filter) -------------------- Post Extras:       conus Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/12/03 Posts: 2973 Loc: OC, Calif Re: Mercury [Re: Robert76]       #296369 - 12/31/04 02:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Steve Reb 12/29/04, 1:45 a.m. PST C9.25 at f/20 with TeleVue 2x barlow ToUcam 840 / 1103 of 1607 frames in Registax 3 -------------------- Steve R. 12" Orion XTi Fujinon 10x42 Oberwerk 12x60 My toUcam Images Edited by conus (12/31/04 05:36 PM) Post Extras:       Bird Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/07/03 Posts: 2600 Loc: Canberra, Australia Jupiter, January 3rd [Re: conus]       #299147 - 01/03/05 10:37 PM Attachment (125 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jupiter, Jan 3 2005, 5:05am local (Canberra) time Author: Anthony Wesley Title: Jupiter through RGB filters Scope: 10" f/6 newtonian Optics: 2x meade shorty barlow Camera: Unibrain fire-i mono camera @ 15fps Location: Canberra Australia Regards, Bird -------------------- Deep Sky Optics 13.1" f/5.5 newtonian, PGR Dragonfly Express, PGR Dragonfly 2 RedHat Linux + Coriander http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/ Post Extras:       Robert76 Postmaster Reged: 06/21/04 Posts: 5571 Jupiter in poor seeing [Re: Bird]       #299600 - 01/04/05 11:14 AM Attachment (123 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Robert T. January 3rd, 2005, 3:54 am JST C11 + 3x barlow, ToUcam Pro2 at 5 frames/sec, 1/33 sec exposure, gain = 10-15%, brightness = 50%, gamma = 0, saturation = 60%. 67 frames stacked in RegiStax. Processing done in PixInsight Seeing conditions: 3-4/10 -------------------- Post Extras:       gazerjim Postmaster Reged: 02/12/04 Posts: 7533 Loc: San Angelo, TX Re: Jupiter in poor seeing [Re: Robert76]       #300514 - 01/05/05 04:25 AM Attachment (111 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jim Fisher Pic of Saturn taken on December, 18, 2004; 200mm(8") f/8 Newtonian telescope, Royce primary mirror, Protostar secondary. AVI captured in K3CCD, 1/25 sec., 5fps, Processed in Registax V3, manual pre-selection in Virtualdub. About 700 stacked frames. -------------------- Jim Fisher If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Henry J. Tillman Edited by gazerjim (01/05/05 04:27 AM) Post Extras:       Robert76 Postmaster Reged: 06/21/04 Posts: 5571 Saturn, January 2nd 2005 [Re: gazerjim]       #300751 - 01/05/05 11:36 AM Attachment (114 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Saturn January 2, 2005 @ 21:55 JST C11 + ToUcam Pro2 Imaged using Meade 3x barlow 5 frames/sec, 1/25 sec exposure, 50% brightness, 40% gain (*another AVI of 50% gain was combined in Virtual Dub*), 0 gamma, 50% saturation. 518 frames hand selected using Virtual Dub. Processed in RegiStax and PixInsight Seeing conditions: max of 6-7/10 during brief moments of good seeing, about 4/10 overall -------------------- Post Extras:       David Rivas Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/29/04 Posts: 1999 Loc: Lima, Peru Jupiter, GRS, Io and its shadow on the globe. [Re: Robert76]       #301645 - 01/06/05 02:27 AM Attachment (118 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   David Rivas 12/29/04, 12:00 UT -Jupiter at dawn- Celestar 8" at f/20 with Celestron Ultima 2x Barlow. Toucam Pro 840 with IR-Block-Filter. 400 frames stacked from 750 (K3ccd tools and Registax V3) 5 frames/sec, 1/25 sec exposure, 50% brightness, 15% gain, 0% gamma, 70% Saturation. Edited by David Rivas (01/06/05 02:34 AM) Post Extras:       JimP sage Reged: 04/22/03 Posts: 305 Loc: South Carolina Re: Planet Photos Through January 15th [Re: Echo]       #304592 - 01/08/05 08:37 PM Attachment (111 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Saturn 8" F/9 TMB January 3, 2005 2.5X Powermate inserted into 2X Big barlow Atik Color Camera. Registax. Seeing 9/10 Charleston, SC Jim Phillips Edited by Echo (01/10/05 10:12 PM) Post Extras:       JimP sage Reged: 04/22/03 Posts: 305 Loc: South Carolina Re: Planet Photos Through January 15th *DELETED* [Re: JimP]       #304597 - 01/08/05 08:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post deleted by Echo Post Extras:       Bird Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/07/03 Posts: 2600 Loc: Canberra, Australia Jupiter, January 9th 2005 1839UTC [Re: JimP]       #304890 - 01/09/05 06:24 AM Attachment (113 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Title: Jupiter January 9th 2005, 1839UTC Author: Anthony Wesley Location: Canberra Australia Scope: 10" f/6 newtonian @ f/24 via 4x TV PowerMate Camera: modified fire-i mono camera @ 25 fps / 40ms exposure Filters: Astronomik RGB filters 700 frames in each of R,G,B processed in batches of 100 and combined seperately. -------------------- Deep Sky Optics 13.1" f/5.5 newtonian, PGR Dragonfly Express, PGR Dragonfly 2 RedHat Linux + Coriander http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/ Post Extras:       Bob G professor emeritus Reged: 04/28/04 Posts: 538 Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL Re: Jupiter, January 9th 2005 1839UTC [Re: Bird]       #308556 - 01/12/05 07:27 PM Attachment (105 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Author: Bob Gilland Title: Saturn and Titan Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Date: 01/06/05 Scope: Orion 130St Eq F/5 Newtonian @f20 Camera: Logitech QuickCam pro 4000 @10 fps 1/25 exp. 1521 frames stacked using Registax3 Processed in PS7 Edited by Bob G (01/15/05 12:21 AM) Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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