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08-01-2007, 01:34 PM
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DMK Christening - Sunspots 933 & 935 in Ha
It all came together this morning. Finally got all the bits and pieces I needed to get the DMK up and running. With a new DMK and
PST and finally some clear skies (forget the wind
) what else could I do.
Here is the second avie from this morning. The colour processing is something I'm going to be working on but as far as detail is concerned the mono camera leaves the colour camera for dead!!!!
30fps for 20sec
best 150/600
I need to use a barlow as the DMK won't quite come to focus atm. I need to modify the adapter, should be easy though.
I'll process and upload one I captured this morning with the ToUcam for a comparison (final needed accessories for the DMK arrived during an imaging session with the ToUcam
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08-01-2007, 01:37 PM
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those 2 sunspots that are out at the mo are good ones
nice shot paul
08-01-2007, 01:39 PM
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Well...
Will ye lookee right there!
You gotta be happy with that, Paul.
I almost pulled the credit card straight out of the wallet and ordered a DMK. Almost
08-01-2007, 01:50 PM
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Taken with the ToUcam just prior to the above shot.
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08-01-2007, 01:53 PM
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That ToUcam shot looks heavily pixelated on my laptop screen
08-01-2007, 01:56 PM
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Great first-light Paul! Well done!
08-01-2007, 02:03 PM
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It is Matt. Because I'm only using the red channel .
08-01-2007, 02:04 PM
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well done Paul! that DMK is great, but the tradesman knows how to use his tools, thats whay you got a fantastic result!
08-01-2007, 02:06 PM
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It is Matt. Because I'm only using the red channel .
Ahhhhhhhhhh.... I see.
Yep. Looking back at your original post the reference to red channel is there.
Are these single frames or stacked? How many frames etc
Good stuff
08-01-2007, 02:08 PM
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For both images 150/600 frames. The ToUcam was at 10fps and the DMK @ 30 fps. I'm processing a DMK @ 15 fps atm so I'll post it when finished.
08-01-2007, 02:35 PM
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15 fps with slightly different processing.
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08-01-2007, 02:59 PM
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Top work, looks great Paul
08-01-2007, 03:01 PM
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Hi PaulPST , I'm pleased that everything has now come together. What filter wheel did you get in the end? And, where are you getting the clear skies from???
08-01-2007, 03:03 PM
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Thanks for the positive comments guys.
By comparing the two DMK images it definately looks like the 30 fps is the way to go
08-01-2007, 03:05 PM
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I ended up getting the ATiK filter wheel and Baader colour filters Dennis.( until I can afford Astronomik
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I was lucky enough to manage about 2 hours of clear skies this morning.
08-01-2007, 03:05 PM
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Did your laptop have any probs running at 30fps? Are you capturing to the internal drive or an external USB2 drive?
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np at all Mike, though I am capturing to the internal drive. I'll try to the external usb2 HDD next time and see how I go.
08-01-2007, 03:07 PM
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I ended up getting the ATiK filter wheel and Baader colour filters Dennis.( until I can afford Astronomik
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I started with the baader ones.. they're ok but I found the colour balance very hard to get right with Jupiter - the red filter had a (seemingly) low transmission and was dimmer than the other channels.
The astronomiks were heaps better! although they're still not parfocal. There is still slight adjustment in focusing required between red and green, and slighter still between green and blue.
08-01-2007, 03:10 PM
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There is still slight adjustment in focusing required between red and green, and slighter still between green and blue
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I would have thought that would have been the same with all filters
08-01-2007, 03:14 PM
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I would have thought that would have been the same with all filters
I imagine it is too, but not all filters claim to be parfocal
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