Jupiter 4/10/12

[si@nite]

struggled this morning with cloudy conditions but managed to find some gaps, this looks like the best shot so far but some more to process, they were a bit rushed and i think maybe focus could of been better. Thanks for looking!

[fredster]

Stunning image. Pin sharp and wonderfully processed, so natural. Top draw.

[JamesF]

Very good indeed. Well done.

I'm on the point of binning my own Jupiter data from last night. Found the conditions less than ideal and didn't really have the gain up high enough so I'm getting stacking artefacts. Need to think about cleaning my camera sensor too, by the looks of it. Loads of dust bunnies. Still, it was my first attempt this apparition and mostly as an afterthought when I'd done a lunar image, so I'm not too distressed.

James

[Freddie]

Very nice picture Simon. Are you stacking in Regi or AS!2?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice image.

[si@nite]

Very nice picture Simon. Are you stacking in Regi or AS!2?

Thanks Freddie im stacking in AS!2 seems to work better for me.

[Space Cowboy]

Nice one Simon!

[Freddie]

Have you tried a 1.5 drizzle Simon? I think you would get a very nice result from that shot.

[si@nite]

Have you tried a 1.5 drizzle Simon? I think you would get a very nice result from that shot.

Heres one Freddie! processing images on this scale is a bit alien to me, usualy i tend to downsize.

[Darth Takahashi]

Wow... the bar is rising higher and higher this year... truly stunning image of Jupiter.

[si@nite]

Thanks for all your positive comments guys.

[swaylight]

This is a great picture, i love to see photos of jupiter

[stellawolf]

rey nice well done :smiley:

[si@nite]

Thanks guys for all your comments.

[Mr Spock]

Really nice image. I like the natural colours, very impressive.

[neil phillips]

We are truely shooting in dark now Simon, with better contrast as a result. The results seem to be getting better from everyone.

A sure sign Jupiter is improving as a target. By the 30th of Nov, we will be at 48.5 arcsecs, and brighter. This should be noticeable to all our images, being somewhat bigger, brighter, and less noisy. Both nice images here Simon. The drizzle very Natural. You do have a slight fuzz on the left lower side of both the moon and planet. I get that too from time to time, its either poor seeing, cooldown isnt quite there, or collimation needs tweaking. I tend to try and darken the background when this happens. Though it does lose a bit of limb edge in the process

[si@nite]

Thanks Neil! i noticed the blue smudge on the lower left too,more so on the moon thought it may have happened in processing? thanks again for your input ,seems like it could be one of many things causing it.

[Clayton]

Lovely work Simon

[si@nite]

Thanks Rob!

[morimarty]

Considering the conditions you had that morning Simon, I think this as turned out rather well. I would also start experimenting with drizzle a bit more than you do!

[FranckiM06]

Wow, It is very good result Simon,

very nice image and very good processing

Franck