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Pages: 1 Mike Phillips Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/06 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC       #5488899 - 10/25/12 04:18 PM Attachment (97 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Since Paul Jones posted his shot I am also sharing mine to compare the local conditions variance. I had 4.5/5 seeing for most of the time from 0930 - 1045UTC on 20121025. The really neat thing is that I didn't notice Europa onscreen, live display until it neared exit of the disk. I was nearly blending into the disk of Jupiter then it grew VERY bright and contrasty. Perhaps moving from center of transit near the brightness of the center of the disk towards the dark limb? Thanks! Mike PS, this is a rough 1st pass at processing, my scope is only 1.5years old and this is only my 2nd Jupiter opposition, and working with good data is rare! PPS, I wrote some scripts to batch stack in AS2 and batch sharpen in AstraImage, part of my one script to rule them all, v10 processing routine. It's working well so far! Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5488905 - 10/25/12 04:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful! Nice job on Europa - it looks just right. Post Extras:       lcd1080 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/03/10 Loc: Maryland, USA Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: bunyon]       #5488957 - 10/25/12 05:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks great Mike, Europa literally melts into the central region of Jupiter; I think you're right about the brightness of Jupiter in the central transit region reducing the contrast between the moon and the planet. Baby #4, omg! Pete Post Extras:       whduke Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/22/08 Loc: Clayton NC Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: lcd1080]       #5488980 - 10/25/12 05:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow excellent data is an understatement.. Post Extras:       Mike Phillips Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/06 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: whduke]       #5489485 - 10/25/12 11:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Animation! http://youtu.be/a34edyz4bvU So I figured out a nice way to script the animation! I touched this set of 14 rgb captures VERY minimally during the day today. From this AM, processed automatically and gtk-recordmydesktop using a sikuli script to move the static tiff images at a set pattern of slow and faster loops. w00ts! Post Extras:       Freddy WILLEMS Postmaster Reged: 11/13/05 Loc: Hawaii, Honolulu Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5489545 - 10/26/12 12:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow the animation look much better then the single frame Mike ! Job well done ! Post Extras:       bunyon Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/23/10 Loc: Winston-Salem, NC Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Freddy WILLEMS]       #5489894 - 10/26/12 09:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful animation, Mike. Post Extras:       tjensen Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/16/05 Loc: Chapel Hill, NC Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: bunyon]       #5489946 - 10/26/12 10:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice Mike. I tried to catch that but my scope was so far out of collimation that all I saw was a fuzzy blob... For Jupiter. Hoping I had better luck this morning before the clouds rolled in. cheers Post Extras:       Paco Yepes sage Reged: 01/12/12 Loc: Córdoba (Spain) Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: tjensen]       #5490667 - 10/26/12 06:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very good the animation, good job regards Post Extras:       Mike Phillips Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/06 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Paco Yepes]       #5490973 - 10/26/12 10:26 PM Attachment (12 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! Here's the 'final' image. It was a wonderful morning. Thanks for the comments. Mike Post Extras:       DesertRat Post Laureate Reged: 06/18/06 Loc: Valley of the Sun Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5491177 - 10/27/12 03:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Outstanding! Likely to be in your 'best of' category. Well done Mike! Glenn Post Extras:       whduke Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/22/08 Loc: Clayton NC Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: DesertRat]       #5491429 - 10/27/12 10:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice detail, and the processing looks very realistic! Post Extras:       BKBrown Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/23/09 Loc: Northern Virginia, USA Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: whduke]       #5491657 - 10/27/12 12:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Terrific job across the board Mike The animation looks super, I really like the way the moon kind of "emerges" in the scene...quite a treat! Clear Skies, Brian Post Extras:       Space Cowboy professor emeritus Reged: 05/30/10 Loc: Cheshire, UK Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: BKBrown]       #5491805 - 10/27/12 02:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Re-process is a stunner! One of the best this year! Post Extras:       Hillbrad scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/03/08 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Space Cowboy]       #5492189 - 10/27/12 08:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great shot Mike!! Definitely your smoothest processing I've seen. Very nice detail and color....and Europa looks 3d out in front of the globe. Unfortunately I was too close to the cold front out here to get any of that seeing. Post Extras:       Mike Phillips Post Laureate Reged: 02/21/06 Loc: Swift Creek, NC - 35.682 N, 78... Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Hillbrad]       #5492322 - 10/27/12 09:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys! I noticed that Europa moved with respect to the clouds "just enough" to disappear when derotated. I picked the single frame-stack nearest to the derotated final and circled the moon and layered it on top. How does everyone else handle transits of moons and shadows when derotating? Mike Post Extras:       Az Frank Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/18/08 Loc: Tucson Arizona Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5492324 - 10/27/12 09:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just an all around excellent image Mike! Post Extras:       AztecastroMcJ sage Reged: 06/29/09 Loc: 55.82 N 4.077 W Glasgow Scotla... Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Az Frank]       #5493935 - 10/29/12 12:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   superb ! great result and process Mike James Post Extras:       Kecktastic Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/10 Loc: Broken Hill NSW Australia Re: Jupiter 2012.10.25 095846UTC [Re: Mike Phillips]       #5494041 - 10/29/12 02:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really nice Mike, especially like your final image. Top Stuff Regards Trevor Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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