You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Solar System Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 jusher02 super member Reged: 02/05/07 Posts: 133 Jupiter with Callisto, October 31       #3423121 - 11/01/09 02:39 AM Attachment (52 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The spring winds in Wellington have prevented any imaging for more than 4 weeks, but I managed to get about 15 minutes of clear/calm weather yesterday evening and brought out the 12" dob w/alt-az tracking to catch Jupiter while it was still high in the sky. Although seeing wasn't the best, there's still some reasonable detail to be seen, and Callisto's transit was nice to catch. 500 frames per channel at f/25, 100% size, captured with DMK21 USB camera with Orion RGB filters. Comments and suggestions are most welcome! Jonathan Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/13/05 Posts: 2555 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: jusher02]       #3423128 - 11/01/09 02:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice Jonathan! Did you use resample ? -------------------- Freddy Meade 14" LX200 GPS UHTC GPS on permanent pier Celestron C 14" Peltier cooled for planetary imaging. Meade 10" LX200 & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' Meade 127 mm f/9 APO & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' W/O 102 mm f/7 APO doublet Orion 80 mm f/7 ED DFK 21AU04.AS ToUcam 840 II pro Canon 10D Unmoddified Canon 40D Hutech moddified Post Extras:       jusher02 super member Reged: 02/05/07 Posts: 133 Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #3423131 - 11/01/09 02:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Freddy. No resampling used. This is a quick process I managed to do (we've just had our second child so I don't have much time to play around with settings right now ). I realize the image is a bit noisy and I hope that when I get a bit more time I can coax some more detail from the source AVIs. Jonathan Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/13/05 Posts: 2555 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: jusher02]       #3423140 - 11/01/09 03:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congrats Jonathan with the baby..... Thanks for taking the time to post this great Jupiter image in between diper changes. -------------------- Freddy Meade 14" LX200 GPS UHTC GPS on permanent pier Celestron C 14" Peltier cooled for planetary imaging. Meade 10" LX200 & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' Meade 127 mm f/9 APO & TITAN 50:1 mount Gemini 'go to' W/O 102 mm f/7 APO doublet Orion 80 mm f/7 ED DFK 21AU04.AS ToUcam 840 II pro Canon 10D Unmoddified Canon 40D Hutech moddified Post Extras:       whduke professor emeritus Reged: 04/22/08 Posts: 645 Loc: Clayton NC Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #3423165 - 11/01/09 04:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You have taken some great images. By the way what brand and type of DOB do you have?Did you by the tracking with the Dob or is it aftermarket? -------------------- CELESTRON 9.25 Mount EQ-CG5 DMK21AU04 Astronomik LRGB Orion Filter Wheel Neximage Camera Powermate 2.5x Post Extras:       WayneJ super member Reged: 08/20/09 Posts: 107 Loc: West Chester, PA Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: whduke]       #3423493 - 11/01/09 10:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent image and processing! Well done. -------------------- <========> Imaging Gear: Meade 10" LX50 EMC Celestron Neximage Starlight Instruments Feathertouch Focuser Post Extras:       Orion_PKFD sage Reged: 01/22/08 Posts: 426 Loc: Vieira do Minho, Portugal Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: WayneJ]       #3423926 - 11/01/09 03:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very well done. Cngrats -------------------- André Gonçalves http://astro-andregoncalves.blogspot.com/ SkyView Pro 8" EQ Dob 4,5" (ATM) 60mm achromatic refractor 10x50 WA 10x25 SPC900NC DSI Canon 1000D Post Extras:       Mert Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/31/05 Posts: 1798 Loc: Spain, Pamplona Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: Orion_PKFD]       #3423989 - 11/01/09 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a very good image jonathan, keep them coming -------------------- ------------------ Mert 42º49"N 1º38"W 3" Polarex refractor 6" F12 SW Maksutov,CS2-S EQ6 + EQMOD SPC900NC/DFK21AU04.AS My web-page don't laugh, I should make it better! Post Extras:       jusher02 super member Reged: 02/05/07 Posts: 133 Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: Mert]       #3424886 - 11/02/09 01:40 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the kind words - it's been frustrating with the weather here, so it was nice to finally catch a break with reasonable seeing. To answer the question about the type of Dob I have, it's a Skywatcher 12" auto-tracking Flextube Dob. It came with an alt-az tracking mount, with a tracking hand controller (level the tube North, turn on power, and the scope tracks from there). I also have a GoTo hand controller for the scope. While it tracks pretty well, there is quite a lot of free play in the axes, which means that the target can move off frame in the slightest gust of wind. I've toyed with mounting the tube on my EQ6 Pro mount but I think it would stress the mount a bit much. I'd appreciate some advice about that - if the tube of the 12" is too much for an EQ6 Pro mount, do you think I'd get better solar system imaging on that mount from a C11 or from a 10" Newtonian tube mounted on the EQ6 Pro? I already have a Televue NP127is so I'm not worried about long exposure imaging with the Dob or C11; I just want to get the setup that has the most potential for solar system imaging on the EQ6 Pro mount. Thanks for any advice! Jonathan Post Extras:       kevin M13 member Reged: 03/07/09 Posts: 86 Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: jusher02]       #3426227 - 11/02/09 08:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sweet image! Congrats. Kevin Post Extras:       Mike Phillips Pooh-Bah Reged: 02/21/06 Posts: 1447 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Re: Jupiter with Callisto, October 31 [Re: kevin M13]       #3426392 - 11/02/09 10:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great work! Looks fantastic. Mike -------------------- Gallery/Blog/RSS/Tutorials Mike's Lesson on Seeing, Collimation and Focusing **NEW** VIDEO HowTo: Planetary Processing Routine v8 **NEW** Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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