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Originally Posted by michaellxv
First thing I noticed was this was zoomed in far more than I expected.  I was thinking I would have a full shot of the moon and that would be it. This was more magnification than I get from my smallest EP.
The image started out all washed out but then either the camera or software (wxAstroCapture) was adjusting something and toned things down so the craters could be seen.  If I can stop the wind I might even get a picture out of this.
Next I moved over to Jupiter. All I could get was a bright disc that looks like oncoming headlights.  With the amount of magnification I am getting I would hope to actually pick up a bit of extra detail than I can see with my eyes. |
I had the same problem when I first started to image. As far as the moon I take AVI that contains every part of the moon that I need. The next step is the processing side, sitting down at a computer 5 time longer than it takes to get the AVI sometime longer.
Jupiter as well as the moon to get the right exposure you may need filter, the first thing is to manually reduce the exposure on the camera filter settings. I am having problems using the (wxAstroCapture) software you are using with my camera so as long as you can turn off the auto exposure and the auto whitebalance setting and manually adjust them. I would start at minimum and raise it up as you go. My webcam is spec'ed low light so I need minimum settings as well I need 3 filter, IR, Moon and another moon filter. At the moment I use 2 polarising filter and adjust them to compensate. The IR filter give great contrast.
Webcam software default is auto exposure and when Jupiter comes into picture here is still too much black in the picture to allow the auto exposure to adjust correctly.
Good luck