Jupiter: the good, the bad and the ugly (25/11/23)

[Kon]

Not great seeing last night and it showed in the captures. IR derotation really helped to pull a lot of details (3x120s). The CH4 despite the derotation (5x120s) is quite weak due to its tight 10nm bandwidth; 100ms exposure at 10fps. The colour was awful (3x120s). I also made a false colour of the IR and CH4 to give it a JWST-like appearance. My usual 8" setup.

 

[bosun21]

1 hour ago, Kon said:

Not great seeing last night and it showed in the captures. IR derotation really helped to pull a lot of details (3x120s). The CH4 despite the derotation (5x120s) is quite weak due to its tight 10nm bandwidth; 100ms exposure at 10fps. The colour was awful (3x120s). I also made a false colour of the IR and CH4 to give it a JWST-like appearance. My usual 8" setup.

 

Nice captures despite the conditions. The seeing was abysmal for me here as well. I persevered anyway and captured about 7 X 120 seconds of Jupiter and two on the moon. I haven't even attempted to process them yet as I know that they will be subpar. I swapped the imaging train for a diagonal and eyepiece but it was like looking through a goldfish bowl. Maybe next time.

[Space Cowboy]

The IR shot has come out well. 👍

[Kon]

4 hours ago, bosun21 said:

Nice captures despite the conditions. The seeing was abysmal for me here as well. I persevered anyway and captured about 7 X 120 seconds of Jupiter and two on the moon. I haven't even attempted to process them yet as I know that they will be subpar. I swapped the imaging train for a diagonal and eyepiece but it was like looking through a goldfish bowl. Maybe next time.

Thanks. Yes awful despite the clear skies. I think the cold front was still coming and mixing with the warmer air and made the mess.

Looking forward to your images if you decide to have a go with them 

[Kon]

3 hours ago, Space Cowboy said:

The IR shot has come out well. 👍

Thanks Stuart. Not great night but the IR and the to-be processed Uranus might salvage the night.

[geoflewis]

Nicely done Kostas. Thanks for the heads up last night, but there was nothing happening here.

[Kon]

18 minutes ago, geoflewis said:

Nicely done Kostas. Thanks for the heads up last night, but there was nothing happening here.

Thanks. It was nice being out anyways, although cold.