Venus 17th Aug. 2010

asimov (John) · #1 17-08-2010, 06:43 PM

I had a pretty good run this arvo with good seeing. Decided on a day time shoot with Venus @ approx. 50 deg. Subtle cloud detail present despite not bothering with a UV run with the DMK.

300 stacked from 6000.

C11/DBK@F33.

Quark (Trevor) · #2 17-08-2010, 09:14 PM

Looking good John, nice crisp image.

Cheers
Trevor

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #3 17-08-2010, 09:31 PM

Very Nice John,

Lovely to see such clear and detailed images of Venus,

Thanks for posting

Cheers

Chris

asimov (John) · #4 17-08-2010, 09:58 PM

Thanks Trevor. I actually had to apply a 28% guassian blur mask to this, t'was too crisp!

Thanks Chris. It was about time I got some good seeing; was ready to chuck in the towel

Mind you, it was due to being a bit sneaky & shooting it in daylight

asimov (John) · #5 18-08-2010, 10:40 AM

Resample.

troypiggo (Troy) · #6 18-08-2010, 12:31 PM

Just curious how you do that - shoot it in daylight. I've read about guys doing this with Mercury also. Broad daylight, or just on dusk etc?

asimov (John) · #7 18-08-2010, 01:18 PM

I'm not sure I can explain how to do it - It's just imaging as per usual, but the suns still up. Find it, put it on the chip, adjust camera settings as usual (different settings than at night of course) & image it..

troypiggo (Troy) · #8 18-08-2010, 01:20 PM

Yeah, sorry if it sounds like a daft question. I haven't tried it, just wondered how you find it in daylight.

asimov (John) · #9 18-08-2010, 02:43 PM

No worries Troy, wasn't daft. Ah yes finding it..Most have GOTO but right now it's bright enough to find in broad daylight with keen eyes & knowing where to look. It takes awhile but eventually you'll see it. Took me about 15 mins yesterday. The hardest part is after finding it, then having to take your eyes off it to get the scope finder onto it. Pays to be right next to the scope, with your viewing eye right next to the finder while you're searching for it naked eye.