
AvochAndy
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Pretty chuffed with this one, but still trying to get to grips with the webcam (Orion Starshoot IV) - seems I have to use different settings each time I use it. This image is quite good to compare with the animation of Jupiter and Io, posted earlier. Jup_15_01_12_19_30.bmp
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Jupiter and albedo details of galilean moons
AvochAndy replied to arbacia's topic in Imaging - Planetary
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Thanks for the feedback, there. I did blow the picture up a bit, as it helps highlight some of the flaws better, I feel. Seeing was not brilliant, and the image is a stack of 100/900ish processed in Registax and Gimp. I think I really drove both programs hard, in order to extract as much as possible - probably overdone it, tbh. Scope is an old orange Celestron C8, with no barlow, so again magging it up as much as I did is bound to show up imperfections. As for colour, I am still trying to get to grips with curves etc, so it is great to get advice regarding colour, saturation etc. There does se
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Still getting to grips with new webcam/registax/gimp. This is a rather heavily processed image of Jupiter from Christmas Eve. I know there is a bit of over-exposure at the centre of the disc, but critiques/comments/tips would be welcome. Capture 23_12_2011 18_03_57tightcropc.bmp
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Jupiter last night (23/12/2011) at around 21:00hrs. (Still not altogether happy with the lack of detail, and not sure whether it is a collimation or focus issue, but I am fairly pleased with the colours) I think it does show one of the barges on the NEB just emerging from the limb. Jupiter_12_2011 21_22_08small.bmp
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My first Jupiter webcam shot
AvochAndy replied to lunar-chaser-1973's topic in Observing - Planetary
Something very amiss with the camera settings. Turned off "Auto White balance", and then I started to get colour - heck, it's a steep learning curve! -
My first Jupiter webcam shot
AvochAndy replied to lunar-chaser-1973's topic in Observing - Planetary
Taken with a box brownie!!!! -
My first Jupiter webcam shot
AvochAndy replied to lunar-chaser-1973's topic in Observing - Planetary
Nice piccy. My three year old also likes Jupiter, and those two dark patches in the ?NEB look a bit like eyes, giving the planet a happy looking face! I managed to get a few in the other evening with my new web-cam, but somehow only managed monochrome... -
Embarrassing Jupiters webcam clinic
AvochAndy replied to Space Cowboy's topic in Imaging - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Thanks for your advice there. The scope is as well collimated as I can get it, but seeing was not to great, that's for sure, and the frost on the corrector plate was not helping either! I suspect you are spot on about the gamma setting. Scouring the web, the consensus is for a low gamma setting, so I will have another bash once the skies clear (Whenever that may be!). The image was indeed captured using Sharpcap, and is a stack of 200/1800 using Registax. -
Embarrassing Jupiters webcam clinic
AvochAndy replied to Space Cowboy's topic in Imaging - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Ok...here goes.... Attached image is a rather poor attempt at Jupiter, and the webcam settings I used. Webcam is a newly acquired Orion Starshoot iv, coupled to a celestron C8, without Barlow attachment. I think I have made a number of rookie errors, but a critique and advice would be welcome. Camera Settings were: Frame Divisor=1 Resolution=1280x1024 Frame Rate (fps)=10.00 Colour Space / Compression=RGB24 Exposure=4 Brightness=0 Contrast=103 Hue=164 Saturation=147 Sharpness=0 Gamma=75 Capture 19_12_2011 19_35_47.bmp -
Hello, everybody, and greetings from the Black Isle, Scotland. I have always had an interest in Astronomy, but found this recently re-kindled recently when I inherited an old orange Celestron C-8. That, and the realisation that with a newly acquired scope with RA drive meant I could now attempt a bit of web-cam photography. Still very much on the bottom of a steep learning curve with the latter, so please forbear if I end up asking dumb questions. The attached image is of Jupiter from the night before last - think I have a lot of work to do to produce anything of quality! At least it's a start
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Much better than my attempt last night........ I really must try harder!