Jupiter GRS Feb 2nd final process animation.

[Space Cowboy]

Here is a animation from the 2nd with field rotation corrected and an image combining 13 mins in winjupops :

70 mins elapsed between 22.49 & 23.59 UT :

[neil phillips]

Some nice detail in that Stuart. Good animation.

You out tonight looks promising

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Lovely result, great animation. Hope you can catch some more soon

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Michael! Cheers Neil, looks grim here tonight with fog and cloud.

[U Cyg]

Great animation Stuart.  Probably a stupid question, but how did you correct field rotation, is there some software to do this or did you did you raise a sweat by doing it manually?!

Angie

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Angie the best method I've found is measuring each frame in winjupos then going to derotation of images and generating each image which is then orientated North at the top by winjupos. Its not perfect as there is still a small wobble but its the best method I've found without spending hours trying to manually match them up. The first couple of frames were actually at a different focal length so I had to resize and match.

Half way through the set I took a couple of mono (white light) shots which I combined with the colour shots in winjupos to produce an extra colour frame in the sequence.

[U Cyg]

Thanks Stuart. I had a feeling that winjupos would be involved! 

I really must try and spend a few hours with winjupos and see what it is all about, unfortunately the old brain is on a 'go-slow' these days!

Angie

[Space Cowboy]

There are some very good tutorials on YouTube Angie.

[Leveye]

Real great inspiring work. Thanks for posting!

[Ibbo!]

that looks very nice

another one that needs to get the brain cell around winjupos

[si@nite]

Great animation Stuart very nicely done!

[theo]

Nearly missed this...super job Stuart!!

Pete

[Olorin]

Lovely animation Stuart, BTW why don't you leave the field rotation as is, it might give the animation a nice twist...

Dror

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks again guys! I sometimes leave the field rotation Dror but during this session I swapped cameras twice so had a different orientation and focal length on some shots. There is a shorter animation with the rotation on an earlier thread.

[Pete Presland]

Fantastic image Stuart looks like the derotation has worked out very well. Are you using the WINJUPOS file naming setting for your captured AVI's?

[SnakeyJ]

Nicely done Stuart and some better fine detail emerging through that sequence. Lots of work to do the animation, but that's a treat - thanks :-)

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Pete I don't use the winjupos file name setting. I've just realised I can't do video derotation because the EZ planetary capture software does not record the avi at its original frame rate only a set 15fps so I don't have a proper end time for each avi which is annoying not that I normally do video derotations as I find the process too long winded.

Thanks Jake must confess animations give me a buzz as they bring the planet to life.

[Space Cowboy]

Yet another repro. Just felt the above image was a little too soft and dull.

[ReticMikee]

Great animation Stuart :-)

Will have to watch some tutorials and have a crack at these

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Mike! Winjupos is like learning to ride a bike, it seems difficult at first but once you get the hang of it....

[simmo39]

Bril !

[Alan]

Very smooth animation Stuart and love the more detailed/sharpened second image. Well worth all the work that you have put into this capture

[Space Cowboy]

Thanks Simmo!

Cheers Alan hopefully there will be more opportunities over the next couple of weeks. I'm currently averaging one session per month this winter which is not great lol