Jupiter May 11

Kal (Andrew) · #1 12-05-2007, 01:23 AM

So much dew out there tonight, my hair dryer was getting a solid workout!

Took this pic with my 10" and an LPI, using the meade standard software to stack it.

davidpretorius · #2 12-05-2007, 02:05 AM

well done, lotsa detail there!

iceman (Mike) · #3 12-05-2007, 05:33 AM

That's excellent, Kal!

Could I suggest perhaps upgrading to a ToUcam, and sticking a barlow in there? Your images will improve!

Kal (Andrew) · #4 12-05-2007, 11:14 AM

I have considered the Toucam before. Hmmm, I actually didn't pull out my barlow until I pulled my camera off at the end of the night and did some visual observing of Jupiter, and it held the image fairly well. If it's clear again tonight I will give that a shot at least

I may have to borrow a Toucam to try it out, myself Fahim and another friend who is into astronomy all work at the same company and we trade equipment around a bit

RB (Andrew) · #5 12-05-2007, 11:38 AM

Wow very nice !
You've got good detail there.

Yes, try the barlow, looking forward to seeing more.

netwolf · #6 12-05-2007, 11:58 PM

Hey Andrew, good shot there mate lot more detail than i can ever get, let me know if you want the Neximage.

Regards

Kal (Andrew) · #7 14-05-2007, 11:39 PM

I had another crack tonight but this time with a 2x barlow as suggested. I'm happy with the result

iceman (Mike) · #8 14-05-2007, 11:41 PM

That's good work Kal! Probably a tad too much gamma/curves reduction, making the limbs too dark all around.

Nice colours though! Well done!

How long did you capture for?

Kal (Andrew) · #9 14-05-2007, 11:45 PM

I captued for about 5 minutes with my autostar software set to 70% quality filter, grabbing 238 frames.

Next step is to borrow either the neximage or the Toucam

Kal (Andrew) · #10 14-05-2007, 11:46 PM

BTW - I think the colors are different because I captred in FITS, and used the trial version of MaximDL to combine them all again later - the colors certainly look different to the first pic I took at F10.

iceman (Mike) · #11 14-05-2007, 11:47 PM

ah I think that's why it appears a bit blurry (the features). 5 minutes is probably too long, even at the smaller image scale.

Try limiting it to 2mins or 2:30, and see how you go!

Kal (Andrew) · #12 14-05-2007, 11:50 PM

lol, you know, I was out there and I was thinking about a guide I read somewhere the other day, and tryiing to remember if the suggested maximum image time for Jupiter was 3 minutes, 5 minutes or 8 minutes hahahaha!