My Best Jupiter

[2020BC (Bill Christie)]

Jupiter 12Jun06 1100hrs UTC
LXD-75 SN-8" scope (x4 Powermate x 2 Orion ShortyPlus)
Mintron 62V1P-Ex colour video camera
Gain 3/4 Manual, ALC Shutter off (1/50s), W/B 5200K, Gamma 1
Best 300 of 400 frames captured Astrovideo and stacked in Registax

[davidpretorius]

nice work , the camera seems to elongate it a bit. Are you back out for GRS soonish (10pm and onwards)

[2020BC (Bill Christie)]

Thanks. I think you're right, there's something not quite right about it. I'm thinking it's maybe collimation, but maybe not.

I use a two step process of data capture. I feed the camera's video output into a camcorder (MiniDV digital tape) and then capture it later via firewire into the computer. I'm going to have to check the specs of the camera output against the specs of the camcorder output to see if there's any "squishing" or stretching happening there.

As for going outside tonight I better not, I've got the flu something fierce, and I have to get up early...

[asimov (John)]

Problem solvered!

I was going to have a shot at reproccessing it but I'll wait till I get permission from you to do so..

[Robert_T]

Hey 2020, lovely shot, now that's a Jupiter image,heaps of detail coming through. Do you have any control over saturation with the camera to boost your colour a little?