Big Jupiter 22 May

[Lester]

Hi everyone,

I tried tonight with 2x barlow and small extention tube in the 14" SCT. Any bigger and Jupiter would not fit on the screen. Seeing conditions were only 4/10= in and out of focus. Out of focus more than in focus. This is a test just to see if more detail is captured when the image is spread over more pixels. I was surprised how well the image processed.

captured at 5fps brightness=50% gamma=35 exposure=1/10 gain=40

I will try and post a smaller version taken tonight with out the extention tube as a comparison.

[Lester]

Sorry, I forgot to down size the 200% image try this one.

[Lester]

Here is the smaller shot without extention tube. 5 fps and other settings almost identical to larger image.

[asimov]

Thats huge mate!

I got 6 or 7 AV's before we got clouded out. On every AVI I was onioned ringed! If I ever see another onion I'm gonna cry like a big girl!

I'll be dreaming about onions tonight!

I have some real onions here that I just tossed in the weelie bin...no more onions!!

NO MORE ONIONS! :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:

[Lester]

Hi Asi,

You think you have got a reason to cry like a girl, now who got check mated by a ****.

Sound like you got the house work done any way.

What dit you rate the seeing conditions at. I thought 4/10. I bet you will say 2-3/10.

[asimov]

May as well have been wot I have next to my avatar!

Ok, I'll be serious for a millisecond...lets see, running my AVI over 100 frames, I reckon 60% of 'em where outa focus...;)


I hate onions..:mad2:

[asimov]

That must have been pretty demoralizing to be beaten by a ****..

[Lester]

was going to put a 10 fps image on here but you convinced me that you hate onions.

[Lester]

It was and gee did I LOL when I saw the four **** then I realised.

[asimov]

Don't make me choke on my onionless spaghetti bolognaise!!

[asimov]

Finished 'the box' BTW...I'm pretty popular with the neighbours me thinks...nothing like the sound of a 9" grinder & a jigsaw at 11:30 under my carport to get the obscenities flowing! :)

The straps had me beat though, I'll be making some at work tomorrow.

[davidpretorius]

that is rather LARGE,

ok, great seeing has been ordered for cummins, AND THIS TIME HOLD THE ONIONS

[Lester]

Hi Asi,

When you are on a mission there is no stopping. You will have the 9.25 mounted tonight.

Exiled from Cummins.

[Lester]

Hi David,

It'll be on Jupiter will have more holes than when the comet hit it.

Hope you are sorting out your mirror problem.

[asimov]

I also managed to find a semi-onionless AVI from last night. wonders never cease.

[Lester]

Hope you show us Jupiter without onions is like BBQ without sauce.

GRS begins tonight at 9pm, no moon transits though. Now you will have the mount done in your lunch hour.

[asimov]

more like morning smoko. :)

[Lester]

Will see you at 5.10. I will PM you my mobile phone no. if you havn't got it cause I might be hard to find.

[ving]

thats he second biggest jupiter i have seen today!!! :eek:
almost life size ;)

[Robert_T]

Big? that's ENORM!

And Asi, have we worked out yetr what causes onions or more the point what reduces 'em.... I've got a new theory :whistle:

[asimov]

Well don't hold back Rob, tell us the theory on the onions mate?