Nigella Bryant

Interesting thoughts, explanation and suggestions. Thanks for sharing everyone, helping me understand de-rotation techniques and practice.

THANKS geoflewis, much appreciated. I'm going to have a go tomorrow using WinJupos.

Many thanks for the tip.

Thanks Simon, much appreciated.

Hi all, this has probably been asked before but I have a question about using de-rotation software from planetary imaging. Do you apply wavelets before de-rotation or after? Sorry for the question I've only just got to imaging Jupiter this October and produced one image so far but not that brilliant so I've taken a number of images over several mins of 2min intervals. So i'm hoping I'll be able to de-rotate them. Also do you use autostakker first which is what I've done with the following image. This is just my second effort. Thanks for any help. Attached is one of the ten processed images in autostakker with wavelets applied.

Well done with just using your phone.

Many thanks geoflewis, much appreciated.

Thanks Jeremy, much appreciated.

My artistic trait coming out, lol 🤣

Just finished the best of the partial solar eclipse on the 25th Oct. Taken in hydrogen alpha and Calcium IIK wavelengths. Battled trees and high cloud to start with but cleared for the Calcium IIK images and the last in HA..

Hi Graeme, yeah, a 60mm double stack Lunt, hydrogen alpha scope.

My cat's always have to inspect what I'm doing to see if it's correct, lol.

Thanks Jeremy, much appreciated

First draft of data from the partial eclipse at 09.46UT. HA scope.

First draft of data from 09.46UT this morning

Brilliant, I too managed to observe it from beginning to end in ha and cak.

Well, that was brilliant, caught it from beginning to end, that must be a first for me, lol. Just looked at the data, 195gb to process, lol.

Managed a cak image after maximum partial eclipse.

It's brilliant but only used the ha scope instead because of high clouds.

It could be a meteor or fireball, the oirionids peak was yesterday 21st October and known for their fireballs. I've tweaked the image and zoomed in. It appears to be some break up and flaring suggesting a fireball but you'd have seen it with your eye's too so maybe not.

Yeah, marked in my diary, hoping we get some clear weather. I want to catch it in Cak.

Thanks, tips appreciated.

Thanks Graeme, I did a polar alignment with the polemaster in the second pic position and seems to give a good alignment. I may try the other way just to see. I'm amazed at how much easier it is to polar align with the polemaster.

I was thinking of getting a power tank or something that would run my eq8, camera's, etc for just those occasions this winter, lol. Seriously, suggestions would be welcome just in case.

Thanks Rusted, much appreciated. Hopefully I'll get around to do more solar observations weather permitting, lol.