My first Jupiter + 3 Moon with Meade DSI

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

Gave Jupiter a go last night under quite a bright moon. Not much details on Jupiter compared to you guys 461 frames auto stacked with 2 x barlow.
One question to all planet experts, how do you guys get Jupiter so big? from a 5 x powermate or because of the toucam?

Thanks

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

opps forgot to attach my pic .

ps: i now understand what you guys have to go through just to get a nic pic! took ages just to focus and even so, mine still very blurry.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Not too shabby at all, esp considering you're using a camera designed for deep sky. Very nice.

I think that pixel size is smaller on the Toucam and the LPI, which is why the images are bigger (more pixels per Jupiter) with those cameras.

[davidpretorius]

hey it is still a nice composition and yes it is frustrating

yup 5x powermate. the toucam acts like a 6mm eyepiece ie 208x for my 1250 fl scope, so 5x 208 or extend the distance from the top of the powermate to the ccd chip in the toucam and you get 7.7x ie 7.7 x 208.

how long did the capture take. the moons looked blurred. 90 seconds is enough for jupiter to blur and apparently io moves 3 x quicker.

have a look tonight, apparently there is a line up ie all on one side i think.

edsaurus rex has a thread somewhere.

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

Originally Posted by janoskiss

Not too shabby at all, esp considering you're using a camera designed for deep sky. Very nice.

I think that pixel size is smaller on the Toucam and the LPI, which is why the images are bigger (more pixels per Jupiter) with those cameras.

arh i see Steve. Thanks

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

Originally Posted by davidpretorius

hey it is still a nice composition and yes it is frustrating

yup 5x powermate. the toucam acts like a 6mm eyepiece ie 208x for my 1250 fl scope, so 5x 208 or extend the distance from the top of the powermate to the ccd chip in the toucam and you get 7.7x ie 7.7 x 208.

how long did the capture take. the moons looked blurred. 90 seconds is enough for jupiter to blur and apparently io moves 3 x quicker.

have a look tonight, apparently there is a line up ie all on one side i think.

edsaurus rex has a thread somewhere.

Thanks for the explaination Davo get it now. Might need to invest in a Toucam soon. I was also wondering wouldnt the powermate blur out the image since it is so highly magnified?

The capture was 0.016 of a second taken with Envisage (the dsi software). Don't think us melbourians will get any good weather at all this week. The rain gods are here.

[Starcrazzy]

Very nice job ezy..planets are diffrent kettle of fish aren't they...i have the lpi, which works a treat, but i am yet to get a decrnt image from the dsi...1 thing tho...are you sure that IO..looks to be a bit far out if useing the size of jupiter as a referance...i could be wrong tho...(i usually am...just ask my wife..)...ps...wasn't real nice what that guy pm'd you the other day...me had a bit of a go at him, but moderators didn't like it and removed it...lol
cheers ezy
pps..added my last jupiter with thelpi...processing not the best, but same size scope as yours and a 2x..
cheers

[Robert_T]

Originally Posted by EzyStyles

Thanks for the explaination Davo get it now. Might need to invest in a Toucam soon. I was also wondering wouldnt the powermate blur out the image since it is so highly magnified?

The capture was 0.016 of a second taken with Envisage (the dsi software). Don't think us melbourians will get any good weather at all this week. The rain gods are here.

Nice shot Ezistyles, great to see a widefield view sometimes.
Just as with visial observing of the planets you need to adjust your maginification to suit the conditions. Not much point using a 5x powermate if the seeing is 3-4/10, but if it's 8-9/10 that's when you'll reap the rewards.

cheers,

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

Originally Posted by Starcrazzy

Very nice job ezy..planets are diffrent kettle of fish aren't they...i have the lpi, which works a treat, but i am yet to get a decrnt image from the dsi...1 thing tho...are you sure that IO..looks to be a bit far out if useing the size of jupiter as a referance...i could be wrong tho...(i usually am...just ask my wife..)...ps...wasn't real nice what that guy pm'd you the other day...me had a bit of a go at him, but moderators didn't like it and removed it...lol
cheers ezy
pps..added my last jupiter with thelpi...processing not the best, but same size scope as yours and a 2x..
cheers

Hey Starcrazzy, thanks for sticking up. He apologised in the end and knew wrong. missed your post though but thanks anyway .

I like your Jupiter. Plenty of details with the LPI. seems much bigger probably as steve and davo pointed out due to the pixel size. . I use starry night and the time i've took the shot said it was Io

Thanks Rob for your advise. true in seeing condition which us melbourians havent had in a long time.

[Starcrazzy]

No probs ezy...got my backhairs up it did....lol...starry night is usually pretty right with these things so yep...it must be Io..i just didn't think it ever got that far out from jup...yea...the lpi gets a heap of detail, and when processed properly they come up a treat...but i need more image scale, a powermate or something..(roll on fathers day...lol)you did well to get the detail you did from your dsi..

[asimov (John)]

Nice capture Ezy!