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Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5658269 - 02/02/13 02:28 PM Attachment (183 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is a comp during the same session with varying seeing, gain settings, and planetary rotation. Talk about multivariate analysis! Edited by rg55 (02/02/13 02:29 PM) Post Extras:       Danno2006 Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/25/06 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5658293 - 02/02/13 02:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice - thanks for sharing. Post Extras:       rigel123 Postmaster Reged: 06/29/09 Loc: SW Ohio Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5658417 - 02/02/13 04:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Boy that 3rd image on the right really looks sharp! Nice shots. Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rigel123]       #5658968 - 02/02/13 09:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Danno and Rigel. Can't wait to see this scope on Saturn and more of the Moon. Post Extras:       RobertED Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/11/03 Loc: Johnston, RI Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5659532 - 02/03/13 08:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great images, rg!!! Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: RobertED]       #5660380 - 02/03/13 05:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Robert! Amazing the bliss you can get from freezing in the dark. Post Extras:       GeneT Ely Kid Reged: 11/07/08 Loc: South Texas Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5660489 - 02/03/13 06:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Enjoyed the images! Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: GeneT]       #5660789 - 02/03/13 09:49 PM Attachment (97 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Gene. I'll add a couple of lunar images from an earlier session. First up is Plato: Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5660790 - 02/03/13 09:51 PM Attachment (84 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Archimedes. Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5660792 - 02/03/13 09:52 PM Attachment (79 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Copernicus. Post Extras:       azure1961p Postmaster Reged: 01/17/09 Loc: USA Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5660808 - 02/03/13 10:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very very impressive here is the rille down the alpine valley and the Catena Beer off of Beer and Feuille . And not nder the bedt lighting. Striking. Pete Edited by azure1961p (02/03/13 10:07 PM) Post Extras:       Traveler Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/19/07 Loc: The Netherlands Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: azure1961p]       #5661218 - 02/04/13 07:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great moonshots! What are your visual impressions on the Moon with the 180, lets say for example Plato? Post Extras:       Ed Holland Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/16/10 Loc: San Jose, CA and Oxford, UK Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: Traveler]       #5662311 - 02/04/13 07:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful images! Thanks for sharing them with us Post Extras:       RobertED Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/11/03 Loc: Johnston, RI Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: Ed Holland]       #5662357 - 02/04/13 07:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome lunar images!!, rg!! I still toy with the idea of getting one of these mak-cass scopes! Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: RobertED]       #5662390 - 02/04/13 07:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Pete, Ed and Robert. Traveler, I don't recall looking at Plato through the eyepiece, but I did see Jupiter and was impressed by not only the sharpness and contrast, but the brightness of the image. I am having to adjust to the difference in dimensions and weight...the Mak is more unwieldy than the C8, that's for sure. Adjustments to the mounting procedure are in order. Post Extras:       GeneT Ely Kid Reged: 11/07/08 Loc: South Texas Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: rg55]       #5662628 - 02/04/13 10:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job! Post Extras:       geminijk professor emeritus Reged: 04/03/08 Loc: TN Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: GeneT]       #5662791 - 02/05/13 01:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sweet images! John Post Extras:       Illinois Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/18/06 Loc: near Chicago, Illinois USA Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: geminijk]       #5663033 - 02/05/13 08:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great pictures! Great telescope! Post Extras:       rg55 professor emeritus Reged: 08/02/08 Loc: western US Re: Orion 180 Mak on Jupiter - 2nd light [Re: Illinois]       #5664362 - 02/05/13 09:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Gene and John! Hey Illinois, I see that you have or had the same set up. What tips do you have for me for imaging? 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