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John Hothersall
11-04-2011, 06:28 PM
SPX350 F34.2 with 5xPowermate, PGRFlea3, Astrodon filters.

1207hrs
1333hrs UT.

After previous night Tom said seeing was good in Bris although I did not get it so was ready this time and stars were twinkly but not too bad. By 10pm seeing was 8/10 but fell away to 7/10 quickly after so got one good set with the storm head. Relatively new to planetary imaging my colour processing is a bit strong so tried to get a more natural colour this time and not too smooth. Tests showed a little gamma-1200 was best for detail in red channel.

Thanks, John.

DavidU
11-04-2011, 06:32 PM
Brilliant John, nicely handled C ring processing.
Very tidy.

von Tom
11-04-2011, 06:38 PM
Really good John! The detail in the rings is apparent with a strong Encke Division and the head of the storm looks great. Thanks for posting these.

Tom

Matt Wastell
11-04-2011, 07:12 PM
Great stuff John! Visually stunning!

[1ponders]
11-04-2011, 07:48 PM
Beautiful work John. Is it my imagination or is that the Encke Gap showing

Quark
11-04-2011, 08:27 PM
Excellent work John, lovely depth of detail especially in the first image which was obviously the best of the seeing.

Very well done.
Regards
Trevor

firstlight
11-04-2011, 11:55 PM
Good work John, very impressive. I wish I had half the resolution and light gathering you have. Great touch with the processing as well. I didn't have the energy to image on Sunday night, and there were some cloud about when I checked a couple of times anyway. Seems the conditions at the Bay and over near Archerfield alternate.

Kal
12-04-2011, 11:57 AM
Very nice John, that first pic is a ripper

Paul Haese
12-04-2011, 12:45 PM
Nice images John. The image with the storm head is superb. Enke showing with sharp detail on the disk. Well done.

John Hothersall
12-04-2011, 04:17 PM
Thanks everyone, looks like I'll get another chance tonight, hopefully good seeing will still be around? Still waiting for 10/10 seeing, think I may be waiting a long time?

John.

Shiraz
13-04-2011, 07:59 AM
Beautiful smooth images John, with amazing fine detail. regards Ray

Lester
13-04-2011, 08:15 AM
Wonderful image John, thanks for the view.

multiweb
13-04-2011, 08:31 AM
So sharp. Not unlike those close up Jupiter shots. First time I actually see so much details on the planet surface. Really cool. :thumbsup:

iceman
13-04-2011, 08:38 AM
Wow!
You inspire me!

strongmanmike
15-04-2011, 12:40 PM
I agree, photographing the same object over and over is certainly a little foreign for me :confused2:....buuuut I think I am starting to see the attraction now :confuse3:

Mike