Jupiter July 8

[matt]

Seeing last night was it's usual 3-3.5/10

Still, couldn't help getting out there with the 9.25 for a bit of a go.

This is with the Toucam 840k running colour optimised mode.

Taken around 8.30pm. 10fps, 1/33sec, 60% gain, 40%gamma, brightness 35%.

Been having some shocking problems with the onions lately. Just appeared out of nowhere, without our routine changing at all

So pushed gain and gamma to try and blow 'em away.

Image scale a little small, so will be ordering a 3x TV Barlow in the next week or so. Won't help much with Joops apparition nearly done and dusted. Will be ready though for Saturn.... hopefully!

Might also buy an extension tube or 2.

Any recommendations which tubes (length) and where to buy for my set-up?

Comments/criticism most welcome. It all helps

Thanks

[RB (Andrew)]

Looks great on the CRT, colours are fantastic.

[matt]

Thanks RB

Took a number of avi's last night.

All showed that interesting feature to the left of GRS.

Looks like a stream of dark cloud leaking into the white band to the left of GRS. Red Jnr also close to directly above its big brother.

Cheers

[asimov (John)]

Looks good Matt! Well done mate. That's about as good as it gets for a 3-3.5/10...
Your skills are up there just ready to pounce on an unsuspecting Joop !!

I'd love for you to get some better seeing, damn it..

[matt]

Cheers John. Appreciate those comments.

I'm of the same opinion/attitude as you. You need to be out there night after night, even when the seeing's less than kind. They are the nights you fine tune... and then fine tune some more, so your skills are "up to it" when that special night finally comes along.

It's frustrating as all hell when the seeing just isn't there, but you've got to take those nights as opportunities to "life your game".

Listen up weather Gods... I'm going nowhere. I'll just keep getting out there until you can't help yourselves and send down a 9/10 cracka!!!!

[asimov (John)]

I'm interested to know what made you decide to lower the brightness. I assume because of the high gain & gamma levels, you got the 'centre burn out' thing & therefore lowered the brightness to compensate?

[matt]

That's exactly right John.

Although I've just checked the settings and I made a mistake. I actually had the brightness around 45%

We were trying to keep the light meter in K3 above 200.

From memory our settings produced a meter reading around 215.

Sorry for the confusion.