My First Reasonable Shot of Jupiter

[Davide Simonetti]

Hi this is the first shot of Jupiter that I'm reasonably happy with after several attempts and a lot of learning. Hopefully my images will get better as I progress. Taken with a Celestron NexStar 127 SLT, a x2 Barlow and an Orion 1 megapixel imager.

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[JamesF]

Well done  I think you've done a good job there.  The learning curve is steep, but the 127 is an excellent instrument for getting to grips with planetary imaging.  Practice, and lots of it, really helps.

James

[Davide Simonetti]

Cheers James, I've a long way to go but I'm really enjoying the journey...and I love my 127

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[paulastro]

I think you've produced an excellent picture.  You don't have to go too long back and you couldn't get as good with very large telescopes.  Can you tell me the actual name of the Orion camera you used please?

Paul

[Davide Simonetti]

Hi Paul, thanks for the complement. The imager is called Orion StarShoot - Solar System Imaging Camera IV #52175. It retails for about £100 at telescope shops so it was perfect for my meagre means

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[Pete Presland]

very nice first image!

[leelee970]

As James says practice will make perfect - the more you do something the better you should get, shame the weather doesn't play ball.

Lee

[jambouk]

Nice!

The image looks dark on my iphone; was it that dark when you captured the data? Have you tried lightening it up subsequently?

Smashing start, and loads better than the stuff i was achieving with a 127, 18 months ago.

James

[brantuk]

Well done Davide - that's come out much better than my first attempt - very nice

[Gomtuu]

Better than my first effort!

Keep it up.

[Christopher Davenport]

Nice one, keep it up, I love my 127 so much that I take it on holiday with me!

[JamesF]

Nice one, keep it up, I love my 127 so much that I take it on holiday with me!

As do I

James

[Langy]

Excellent, certainly way better than my afocal image. I'd be happy to have that in my gallery.

[Mr Spock]

Good shot for a 127. Quite a handy little scope that.

[DRT]

I have the same camera and just tried to photograph (video) Jupiter with my CPC1100. All I can get is a fuzzy white disk

Can someone please tell me what settings I should be using (hue, brightness, contrast, etc) to allow me to c`apture something like the picture above?

[m37]

That's a really great shot of Jupiter!

Nice work, dude.

[FairviewSteve]

That's a great shot for a first attempt!

[Davide Simonetti]

Hi DRT, I got a lot of fuzzy, white disks while experimenting. I found that what helped was to get the video resolution as high as possible, get as close up to Jupiter as possible (I used a x2 Barlow), and drop the exposure on the software (on my laptop the software doesn't seem to be very responsive but it can make a difference). Also, a gust of wind can suddenly change the image to a blurry dot so clear, still nights help a lot.... Hope that helps

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[DRT]

Hi DRT, I got a lot of fuzzy, white disks while experimenting. I found that what helped was to get the video resolution as high as possible, get as close up to Jupiter as possible (I used a x2 Barlow), and drop the exposure on the software (on my laptop the software doesn't seem to be very responsive but it can make a difference). Also, a gust of wind can suddenly change the image to a blurry dot so clear, still nights help a lot.... Hope that helps

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Thanks - will give it a go.

[iksobarg]

First?? Really?

Its SUPER!

Okay, now do it again for good measure

[HumptyMoo]

Very nice detail!

[DRT]

Thanks - will give it a go.

Here is my first picture from my webcam...

Thanks to Davide for the advice.