Farewell Jupiter

[matt]

Had told myself I would let the big fella go for this year...

but you know us hapless planetary imagers:lol:

Was pleasantly surprised to see GRS transiting when the image came up on the laptop screen.

So, details. The usual: 9.25, 3x Televue Barlow, ToUcam

captured at 10fps for 60 seconds.

Gain 60%, gamma 25%, brightness 70%

Seeing 3/10

Basic processing in Registax... nothing else

Cheers

[davidpretorius]

the colour is soooo much better than your early days. looking forward to saturn soon and jupiter round xmas time.

you have come a long way matt, well done!!

[Rigel003]

Well done, Matt. It takes true grit to keep plugging away when the seeing's poor and the planet's steadily sinking into the west. Good image for the conditions - you must be pleased with the new scope. Why only 60 secs?

[Dennis]

Hi Matt

That is an excellent image - thanks for reminding me of how Jupiter looks. You have captured some nice detail there that belies the 3/10 seeing - well done.

Cheers

Dennis

[matt]

Thanks guys.

The 60 second capture was the result of using the EQ5, which wasn't behaving itself.

I would normally go for 90+ seconds but it was such a challenge keeping the planet on the chip for a minute I didn't want to push it any longer.

[Robert_T]

Great stuff Matt. That's a very nice image to cap off your Jupiter season. Well done and looking forward to next years results:thumbsup: