Thanks for the input Paul,
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Seeing and mirror temperature play a huge part in looking at the planets. Mackay has had the Jet Stream over it for so long I doubt that anyone would know what the planets look like. (sorry) The Jet can remove fine detail from viewing and also ruins imaging attempts.
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Yes, as long as I have been looking at the jet stream map, it has been blue or yellow over Mackay. Can I expect this to change or is it a fact of life in this area?
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The only way to know what temperature your mirror is in relation to the ambient is to install a temperature sensor. Easy enough to do if you are game and can accurately mark your corrector.
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Might have a go at this.
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Also don't forget that SCT have trouble with contrast because fo the large secondary. So while you have your SCT apart do the flocking at the same time. It does improve contrast.
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Yes, I appear to have a relatively large bright area in the FOV when viewing Jupiter. Moving the planet closer to the edge of the FOV seems to increase the contrast, so flocking may be a good idea. Can you suggest what I should use to do this?
Regards,
David.