[mikeash]

Hello folks, this is my first post on this forum.

Here is a shot of Jupiter taken a couple of nights ago with my GSO 10 " and hand held sony dv handycam. This is first light with the scope upgraded with a new 1.83 " (46 mm) secondary from Protostar and a HCF2 low profile focuser. hence the 234 mm apature noted on the image. I was never happy with the original 63 mm secondary which caused some major astigmatism in the optics.

This mod is a temendous improvement with both contrast and detail significantly improved and I am very pleased with it.

Seeing was 6/10 but with full moon and some cloud which eventualy cleared.

Gain on the camera was a bit low!

Best wishes Mike