chiltonstar

Well reported - a lovely pair!

Chris

Superb image!

Does anyone know any more about this device, featured in the Astrgear section of AN this month? I can't find any info anywhere about accuracy etc, and presumably it isn't stocked by any UK supplier yet?

Chris

Yet another cloudy night....!🤬

7 hours ago, geoflewis said:

Nice capture with good details showing. It looks a little blue/magenta on my screen, so maybe check the colour balance.

Yes, slightly blue here cpd with my monitor.

Chris

Very nice. I couldn't get as much colour out of my images that evening - well done!

Chris

The Io and shadow transit of 6/11/2023 with Ganymede to the right (W). On the original, the bright patch to the top left of Ganymede is clearly visible and matches the spot shown using the SkySafari simulation. Io is just to the right and below its shadow. The GRS is just going out of view, bottom right.

Chris

Nice! 

Chris

Very nice detail and colour rendition.

Chris

Rather poor astronomy weather recently so any clear spell is appreciated. The seeing was a bit below average, although it came and went as waves of something or other passed over. I imaged the transit until hypothermia took over - this is just after the start of the shadow moving onto the disk.

Chris

Nice image, much as I saw it. I tried to image Uranus as well as J but the seeing was ppoor.

Chris

Superb!

I followed last night's rather nice transit through, although Jupiter was low in the sky while the transit occurred, with consequent poorish seeing. 180 Mak, ADC and ASI120MC, 4000 frames from 12000.

Chris

Very nice image!

Nice, Enke just showing.

Chris

Very nice images!

Chris

12 hours ago, orion25 said:

. I don't think you need a C14 for imaging 

Regards, 

Reggie🤩

TVM Reggie. Unfortunately though, 

2xAperture = 2xResolution, 4xLight flux and 0.5xNoise.

Chris

TVM for the comments. I am just too aware that I really need a C14 for imaging planets, although at my age and stage, I probably couldn't afford or lift one!

Chris

The hot weather has produced some decent seeing, with glorious views at the eyepiece, and a sharper image stack with the camera. For me this year, last night was the first time that Enke has been clearly defined. 6000 out of 30,000 frames.

Chris

Another one for watching the changing ring tit - 2021.

Chris

10 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

Very nice image, looking forward to imaging Saturn hopefully sometime soon.

Fingers crossed for some better weather!

Nice! Quite a challenge at the mo with few clear nights, and ppoor seeing.

Chris

Thank you for your kind comments. If only the UK weather would improve and give us a run of warm evenings with excellent plus seeing while Saturn andJupiter are still at their best! This year must be one of the worst I can remember in more than 50 years observing.

Chris

Not the best seeing, captured yesterday about 00.15 am with a 180 Mak. Best 6000 frames from 19000 captured. I've added last year's best image I managed to show the ring tilt difference.

Chris

On 11/08/2023 at 20:34, Mr Magoo said:

This gives me encouragement to try for Dubhe with my 178mm Intes Micro Mak. It's a double I've not considered before now.

Certainly splits with my 180 Mak. The secondary touches the 1st diff ring, but if the seeing is good, it can be seen as a separate disk (see other posts here re Dubhe).

Chris