Jupiter Oct 19th auto dob & dfk

[Space Cowboy]

This is all I got last night just one 2 min avi I HATE CLOUD!!! Not a great image but just posting to show I did not completely waste my time lol

I actually looked at the Histo on this and it was about 60%, settings identical to Oct 15th but transparancy was far better though seeing was wobbly. Taken at 11.57pm. DFK + 5X powermate. 3300 stack.

[neil phillips]

Its anoying setting up all the gear and then cloud comes over i know. But another one under your belt, looks reasonable for iffy seeing.

[Jupiterholic]

Thats pretty good. Nice and clean and lots of detail coming through despite the slight softness. Is that F30? its a lot better than my F30 attempt last night. I got clouded out too in the end. Put an end to my hopes of doing a substantial animation. Secretly I was kind of glad though, it was pretty damn cold!

[cosmicdonkey]

Good picture . you did better than me last night i set everything up got the scope nicely aligned then turned the laptop on and realised i had forgot to charge it doh

[beamish]

On the plus side -that's a cracking capture Stuart, but I guess that's also what makes it all the more gutting when the evening is curtailed. There'll be more nights don't you worry !

[rawhead]

Looks good to me

[bigal1]

Nice image Stuart especially with the conditions lastnight ( i also was out and had the same issues as yourself ) still you managed to end up with a nice image and color on Io aswell .

[Space Cowboy]

Cheers guys! Yes Jupiterholic (that name becomes more appropriate every time you knock out more of those cracking shots) this was indeed f30, keep trying for that big fish (especially one with a red spot!)

I did also make some progress fixing the tracking issues which still persist when the object is rising in the east by adding a counterweight to the OTA. The scope is nose heavy for sure. So last nights work was productive despite the cloud.

Cheers Alan! This image is almost identical to the spc shot i took on 15th.

[Taff]

What a nice capture of jupiter with it's bands, nice and clear.Mark

[bm1980]

Top work Stuart, you soo didnt waste your time, at least your getting breaks in the clouds, love the colour on Io.

Regards

Ben

[Clayton]

I did also make some progress fixing the tracking issues which still persist when the object is rising in the east by adding a counterweight to the OTA. The scope is nose heavy for sure. .

Stuart, I have the same mount and found driving a rally car in a computer game via the keyboard was much more relaxing

Are you going to post a tute on improving tracking :evil6:

[Space Cowboy]

Did not know you had an auto Dob too Clayton. Yes nimble finger work does pay off especialy when I was doing 6 min avis on Saturn lol There is a guy on here who is doing some interesting tests on the auto/goto Dobs :

http://stargazerslounge.com/discussions-scopes-whole-setups/159938-skywatcher-az-goto-alignment-accuracy.html

http://stargazerslounge.com/discussions-scopes-whole-setups/155804-skyliner-250px-flex-tube-auto-tracking-dobsonian-2.html#post1978676