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Originally Posted by asimov
Ah yes, an important point riklaunim has brought up - Are you using one of these? It's a necessity in this game.
Yes that's correct regarding the histogram - You'll want to keep it as close to 255 as you can. You can tell if you overstep the mark, you'll be getting highlight burnouts (over exposure) in the equatorial regions in the center of Jupiter's disc.
Focus tip: Get jupiter on screen, adjust all your settings, & then lower your gamma to 55 & refocus. Don't forget to bump it back to 100 before pulling the trigger lol...All the best.
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I have an UV/IR cut-off filter however I haven't used it yet; I'll try it next time I image. Thanks for the tips about over exposure when I'm monitoring the histogram and the method of lowering the gamma, refocusing, and raising the gamma back up. This process is really turning out to be an art form; I'm glad I had you here to give me some pointers!
Oh and what a great idea you had to target Jupiter's moons as the Jupiter system reaches its closest point to Earth in 47 years. I never stopped to think that not only is Jupiter at its closest in a half century but so are its moons. The surface detail on your Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa image is clear. It should only get better over the course of the next 2 weeks.
Peter