Venus with Bader U filter 4.2.2017

[Pete Presland]

Another chance to use the Baader U filter this afternoon. I started imaging at around 3:30, but this image was captured at 4:24 and showed the most detail. I captured at a variety of settings this one was at an exposure of 28.71ms, Gain=100, Gamma=50, FPS (avg.)=33 the Histogram=74%.

C9.25/ASI120mm. 20,000 frames stacking 25% in A/S2, sharpened in IMPPG. The seeing seemed pretty good so I did hope for a little more detail to be honest. The phase is getting smaller and size larger though. 

[furrysocks2]

Nice.

[David Smith]

Great image Pete.

[Trevor N]

Very good detail. Nice image

[Pete Presland]

This image was from 4:35 and I used a slightly different processing for this capture, this was sharpened in REG6 using the wavelets. Not sure it ads anything much to be honest, but it was worth the experiment I guess.

 

[michaelmorris]

There is definite detail in these images - a very difficult thing to achieve.

[Dave In Vermont]

Very nice, Pete! Better luck on details increasing in days to come. Venus is a tough one.

I hope you're keeping records on 'seeing' and phases and all those good details. Slowly we will know more about what & when - and better results will emerge for the incessant cloud-bank that is Venus.

Dave

[newbie alert]

Fantastic venus image

[U Cyg]

Some nice detail showing.

Angie

[Pete Presland]

On 06/02/2017 at 00:06, Dave In Vermont said:

Very nice, Pete! Better luck on details increasing in days to come. Venus is a tough one.

I hope you're keeping records on 'seeing' and phases and all those good details. Slowly we will know more about what & when - and better results will emerge for the incessant cloud-bank that is Venus.

Dave

Thanks Dave. I am keeping records and this year i promised myself they would be much better with detail than before. I record the temperature, weather, barometer pressure, Jet stream, also i make a judgement about the seeing. 

I record equipment used scope, camera, filters, Barlow.

All the settings of the capture are recorded by Firecapture, but i am also writing the ones i consider important in the diary as well. Such as Exposure, Gain, Gamma, frame quantity, and the histogram. 

Finally i am trying to make some notes regarding the processing results as well, hopefully in the future it will be helpful.

[Dave In Vermont]

EXCELLENT!

With more people following your lead, we'll skin that onion-of-a-planet - Venus - yet!

I will be looking forward to future ventures by you & others.

Oh yes!

Dave

[Pete Presland]

3 hours ago, Dave In Vermont said:

EXCELLENT

We'll skin that onion-of-a-planet - Venus - yet!

Oh yes!

Dave

Love it  

[orion25]

Continue the great imaging of our mysterious sister planet, Pete. I'm enjoying observing using a polarizing filter to cut the glare. I swear I can see some detail in those clouds, if only slight. It's pretty exciting. Images like yours are inspirational. 

Clear skies, 

Reggie