Space Cowboy
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Never get tired of seeing transit shadows! Lovely collection Neil.
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Thanks Pete yes the next time I remembered 😉
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Great detail on those!
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Gorgeous animation Neil. 👍
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Jupiter with a bit of GRS (21th October 2022)
Space Cowboy replied to Kon's topic in Imaging - Planetary
I didnt realize it was possible to capture videos of that length with manual tracking, quite remarkable what you are doing! -
Jupiter with a bit of GRS (21th October 2022)
Space Cowboy replied to Kon's topic in Imaging - Planetary
Brilliant work with the manual Dob! You must have the touch of a brain surgeon to keep Jupiter in view! I assume you are simply nudging the OTA by hand? Have you tried winjupos? Would certainly help with the noise level if you havent tried it. How many frames are you managing to capture in each run? -
Another image with a slightly different combination of stacks in winjupos.
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Thanks Craig I was constantly tweaking focus and all the Avis look very similar. Using the hair dryer wasn't ideal and with hindsight I should have put the scope out an hour later as it was swamped with dew before I could start imaging. Could be a combination of seeing and thermal activity.
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Thanks Harvey!
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Super images again Neil.
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Thanks Neil. I upped the colour vibrance at the last minute after looking at my old images. Still feel the wavelets were a bit strong but the seeing wasn't good enough for a more subtle process. Considering I had to give the primary the Alex Ferguson treatment after it dewed over and nearly packed up when cloud rolled in for an hour I can't complain too much about the result. 😉
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Despite cloud, heavy dew and AWOL tracking i managed to get some better data. Seeing was consistent for about 45 mins though not as good as it can be (from what I remember) trans wasnt great so AVIs were quite noisy. Still working on the processing not 100% happy. 21.42ut Auto Dob 250 + 3x TV +Extension tube & ASI 224 = F19
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Thats a terrific image Neil!
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Jupiter 18th Oct through jetstream
Space Cowboy replied to neil phillips's topic in Imaging - Planetary
Still a nice image Neil. I might try 2 chairs next time 😉 -
Nice shots! Looks like you got Jupiter exactly the same time as me. What time were your Saturn images?
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Thanks Neil.
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First planetary image for 2 years and guess who forgot to collimate! Checked at the end of the night and it was way off! Anyhow its a start.
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Certainly can't ignore the ease of use factor. 👍
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Very good!
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Very nice natural images Neil. How are you finding the comparison between the 2 scopes?
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Jetstream, what jetstream? - Jupiter 14 Oct 2022
Space Cowboy replied to geoflewis's topic in Imaging - Planetary
Very nice image Geoff. Any kind of weather forecast is only a guide at the end of the day 🙂 -
Wouldn't the world be a more boring place if everyone's Jupiter images were the same colour 😊
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Lovely image Neil. Never get tired of seeing the GRS in full bloom.
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Impressive detail on the poles!
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You can't go far wrong getting advice from Neil. 😊 You can't go far wrong using a colour cam on Jupiter either for sure. In my opinion the more footage you can capture during an evening the best chance you've got of snaring a fleeting moment of better seeing compared to the more time consuming RGB imaging process. Obviously fainter objects like Saturn benefit more from the mono cam.
