DBK21AU618.AS First Light - Mars, Uranus & Jupiter

[lepton3 (Ivan)]

Who would believe that on receiving a new DBK21AU618.AS camera, we would have not one, but TWO clear nights and mornings in a row? That's definitely a first for me.

Here are the first (planetary) images with this camera. Unfortunately the seeing here in Adelaide has been rubbish for the past week, but still I was impressed with the capabilities of this camera. The extra sensitivity (and therefore faster exposure time) definitely has the potential to produce better images with my C11 scope.

I was amazed it produced a usable histogram for Uranus with a 3x barlow! The colour balance is bluer than I was using with my mono camera + filters, but is obtained with settings that gave a neutral cast for the moon, so I think it is close to "real".

To compensate for the really soft seeing, I've been pretty heavy handed with the processing. Now can't wait for some better seeing to get some decent images.

-Ivan

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Looking promising for the future Ivan. the Mars in particular is a very good outcome for the conditions. Regards Ray

[Quark (Trevor)]

Congrats on the new DBK Ivan, certainly some promising results. Reckon you have much to look forward to.

Regards
Trevor

[lepton3 (Ivan)]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Looking promising for the future Ivan. the Mars in particular is a very good outcome for the conditions. Regards Ray

Thanks Ray, I reckon the fast exposure and fast frame rate was what allowed the Mars image to come out reasonably well, even though the seeing wasn't really up to a 3x barlow.

Originally Posted by Quark

Congrats on the new DBK Ivan, certainly some promising results. Reckon you have much to look forward to.

Regards
Trevor

Cheers Trevor, am looking forward to Jupiter this season, but really am hoping for good results for Saturn next year.

-Ivan