Jupiter GSO12 SPC900 16Sept

[kinetic]

Hi all,

Very still tonight in Adelaide so I did a quick 3 AVIs
with 9mm Ortho Eyepiece Projection and the SPC900 webcam
with a Baader IR filter fitteed.

Seeing started exceptional but quickly got worse.
It didn't help with the puppy saying hello through
the dome slot occassionally. (heat shimmer)

Regards,
Steve B.

[iceman]

Nice work Steve. A bit of work with the colour and levels and it would look even better!

[Matty P]

A nice result Steve, well done. :)

I hope you don't mind but I put your image through PS and did a quick levels adjustment as your image was very blue.

:thumbsup:

[AlexN]

not bad at all mate..

Have you considered getting the 1.25" nose piece for the SPC900NC and going prime focus + a powermate/barlow?

[kinetic]

Thanks for the comments guys,

yes, exactly how bad the colour balance was didn't really occur to
me last night.
I think partly to blame is processing in a totally dark bedroom with only
the LCD monitor on....house asleep, kids all in bed etc.
I compared it to my Jul 26 shot and the Jul shot looked WAY too red so
I left it un-adjusted. That's where I made the mistake.
Looking at it this afternoon in a semi-sun bathed afternoon room and
LCD screen the blue tinge is so obvious.

Alex, yeah I will make the nosepiece in my lathe soon.
I have a choice of 2 inch Alu stock or a few bits that will turn down to
1.25inch so I may make both.
I'd rather make my stuff than buy it :) It's just me :)
More fun, thread cutting is the most enjoyable part.

Also, my approach with using E.P. has worked well on the
8"F7 homemade Newt for years, so it's a method I am
most familiar with. I will definately go down the 2x,3x,5x
Barlow path eventually, especially now as I have more image
brightness and can get away with longer equiv f.l. on the GSO12.

regards,
Steve B.