Go Back   IceInSpace > Equipment > Software and Computers

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
  #1  
Old 11-10-2006, 09:33 PM
shaneaust's Avatar
shaneaust (Mick)
Registered User

shaneaust is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vic, Australia
Posts: 146
Finally got an image of Jupiter

Attached is a vid frame of my attempt to get an image of Jupiter tonite - using equipment below, but no Barlow this time.

Very bright! Any suggestions on how to fix this? Again, I am using a Toucam webcam (840x).

Thx!
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (Jup0114.jpg)
13.9 KB26 views
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-10-2006, 06:23 AM
iceman's Avatar
iceman (Mike)
Sir Post a Lot!

iceman is offline
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
Posts: 36,799
By the size of the image, you're still using 320x240 - make sure you change this to 640x480.

The moons look out of focus- make sure you tweak the focus until the moons are pinpoint dots.

The image itself is overexposed, as you know. What settings did you use? When not using a barlow, there's a lot of light coming in so you need to:
a) Set gain to 0
b) Use a faster shutter speed until the image is not overexposed. That might mean using 1/50, 1/100 or even faster shutter speed.
c) When it's not overexposed, you can start increasing the gain to get the "right" exposure.
d) What software are you using for capture? I highly recommend installing k3ccdtools (v1). It has a "white level" meter on the preview screen, which lets you see whether you are overexposed, as the value will be 255 (bright white). You need to use a faster shutter/adjust gain, until the value is around 200.
e) What framerate did you use? As a general rule, stick to 10fps for now until you get more experience and confidence.

Hope that helps!

Good start though, my first webcam image of Saturn was a bright white oval!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-10-2006, 07:18 AM
shaneaust's Avatar
shaneaust (Mick)
Registered User

shaneaust is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vic, Australia
Posts: 146
Thanks greatly Mike.
Frame rate was 25 fps, if I remember correctly, and I was using TouCam's own "VRecord" application to record - I'd tried K3CCDTools when I was using a barlow lens, with not much luck, but with the barlow out now, will re-try and see what gives.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 05:33 AM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement