Jupiterholic Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Here's some F30 mosaics from this mornings session at.. some ridiculous hour that not many people know exists. F30 is as far as I can push my scope using my Televue 3x barlow. Its not often the seeing is good enough to make it happen using only an 8 inch aperture scope either. All shot through a red filter. Can't do much more to reduce the noise in these when working at this focal length, its a by product of the lack of aperture.First up is a 6 pane mosaic of MoretusFollowed by a 13 pane mosaic of Plato and surrounding regionAnd then a 5 pane mosaic of Copernicusand finally a quick shot of Tycho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 superb, i love the plato region Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiterholic Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgoman Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Fine, crisp shots of these lunar features. Excellent. I like the Plato shot as well. Great contrast, shows the dark floor beautifully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm1980 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Another vote for the plato image, top work.RegardsBen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I love the top image of Moretus. Top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiterholic Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 I love the top image of Moretus. Top stuff Hooray! one for Moretus, I'm starting to like that one the best too.Thanks for the kind comments all. Just wish I had the aperture to really resolve these lunar features in finer detail. Or the seeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morimarty Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Some great close up images, I too like the Plato shot in particular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mache Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Wow, top notch pics there mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Smith Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Some very nice shots there Jupiterholic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmenterprises Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Great shots. They are crystal clear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiterholic Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks guys. Stay tuned to this station for future F30 instalments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delboy_Hog Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yeah lovely stuff Jupiterholic! Definitely staying tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil phillips Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Hi Plato is my favourite. it has that natural feel.. At f30 having gain as low as you can get it will have benefits for natural grainless images. though as we know its a bit more tricky than that. because theres exposures to think about. And faster exposures beat the seeing better for more sharp frames. downside is more noise. So this is likely the things to be thinking about at f30 i feel. A good trick i found is to shoot some lunar on the brighter regions. Not so bright that there is no detail. But enough to give your equipment a light boost. You can use this light boost one of two ways, lower gain. Or faster exposure. or even a little of both. I think it just depends how the seeing is. the better the seeing. the slower you can set exposure. and hence lower the gain noise. for grain free frames. which will pay greatly when its time to stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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