MikeD Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Seeing wasn't great last night but I thought it was about time I pointed my DMK21 at a planet.Shot with my 250PX (extended) Eyepiece projection with a standard skywatcher 10mm EP.I think I am pushing the F4.8 newt to it's limit here but am pleased with the result as this is also my main DSO scope.Each RGB AVI was 120 sec's @ 60 FPS, and the result is R-RGB. Straight out of Registax ( around 700 frames used for each) and put together as a colour image with photoshop (no colour correction)Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Superb! Great detail, good colour balance, just needs the contrast raised a little to make it excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark knight Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Very nice Mike, lots of detail and the polar cap is well defined, one to be proud of.carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkis Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 This is a really great image Mike. Sharp detail, superb focus, and the colour excellent. Clouds too. Top job.Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Very nice Mike, lovely details in that image, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thanks for the feedback and tips guys.Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Ruddy Hell Mike!!! Thats a brilliant result from a fast newt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 This is truly excellent, Mike - great to see the 250PX being used to collect the light for such a good image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Martin Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thats got stacks of detail Mike great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Thanks guys.The 250PX is a great all rounder IMHO.Looking forward to Saturn with the DMK now.Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAO Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Simply stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil phillips Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Excellent shot, its not easy with a f4.8 scope, good scale lovely detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Very attractive image needs resizing but detail very good and that soft processing I find very exquisite. Noels Actions normally for deep space does work well with planetary/lunar in PS, using local contrast enhancement and space noise reduction with blending works well.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahaastro Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Very impressive, I'm sure it will be quite some time before I begin to approach this fine work ... I just received a DMK21 the other day (and of course the clouds promptly moved in). I was already stretching my budget, so I'll have to experiment incrementally. I have no photographic color filters... not even an IR filter (which I'm thinking I'll probably want to get next... what do you think?). Will just hook the thing up and see what kind of damage I can do. I stole my wife's nice little Netbook... also got EQMOD running my Atlas EQ-G (ie Synta EQ6 I believe... everywhere else)... so I'm quickly running out of USB ports with a game controller occupying another one.One dumb question... what kind of adapter are you using to do eyepiece projection with the DMK21? I've got an adapter enabling it with my T-ring equipped DSLR, but didn't realize there was something I could plug a 1 1/4" imager into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Lovely image Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arad85 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Great image I'm also interested in the answer to how you do afocal imaging with the DMK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I'm also interested in the answer to how you do afocal imaging with the DMK... Buy a cine camera / CCTV lens & use a digiscoping bracket.Seriously, though, you don't need to do this - if you want magnification, extend the focal length with a barlow lens. The DMK camera - with its 1.25" nosepiece fitted - replaces the eyepiece used for visual work.I'd strongly suggest fitting a plain glass "filter" to the nosepiece to help keep the dust bunnies off the chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arad85 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Buy a cine camera / CCTV lens & use a digiscoping bracket.Aha.. OK - thanks.I'd strongly suggest fitting a plain glass "filter" to the nosepiece to help keep the dust bunnies off the chip.I hate those *&^%*(% dust bunnies.... grrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamish Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 If you wish to do EP projection you'll need some kit like either of these1.25" combined T-mount camera adaptor and eyepiece projection unitAC412 Super-lite eyepiece projection coupler for webcamsVery nice capture too , as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moocher Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 You should take up planetary imaging Mike!!!!Alan:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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