catman161 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Equipment: Scope: 200P Mount: NEQ6 Pro Camera: ASI120MC Well it was a rather short lived affair last night. I setup at 4:30ish and put all the dew bands on ready to make a night of it. I left the scope to cool and then got started about 5:30pm. I started with my normal alignment process and then thought as the moon was there I would hav look through the 13mm Ethos and 2x powermate. It seemed quite stable so as I had made an adjustment to the software side of things (very minor just download a driver which allowed more control over camera) I thought I'd pop th ASI120MC into the powermate and take an avi of the moon. I'll post that in the lunar thread Whilst I was faffing with the moon Jupiter had risen sufficiently to be visible in the scope. Visually it appeared pretty satbel through the Hyperion zoom set at 8mm but in the 2 x powerrmate so 4mm so I was quite hopeful. However to the camera's oh so sensitive eyes it turned out the conditions were not good at all and also the altitude of jupiter what wit it being early did not help. I took 6 avis all at 1500 frames each. the below pictire is the final 2 combined to make 3000 frames, put through PIPP and then stacked in AS!2 and only 50% of the frames kept, wavelts in registax 5.1. So below is the best of a bad bunch The observing was cut short at just before 8pm as a massive cloud bank rolled in so I packed it all away thinking I was done for the night-you've guessed it though whilst I watched stargazing live it all magically cleared and the stars were out in force-I didnt have it in me to setup again though Jupiter 09_01_2014US by Gattouomo161, on Flickr Edited January 10, 2014 by catman161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 good job at low altitude you need to get a cover you can throw over I have given up with the dew bands and gone with a blast of the hair dryer and I think it helps not to have that constant although low amount of heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks Steve. Yeah you're right I do need a cover I may have a look this weekend will make it much easier to stop and start when cloud rolls in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I have a very nice BBQ cover I got from B&Q about 5 years ago, I got it this time of year in the sales a real bargin at a £5 and its made of thickish material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hmm I think I know where I am going after the story has been fitted upstairs tomorrow Getting a semi liveable house now. Just one more room to be plastered, painted and carpeted and then can concentrate more on the astro too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Story?! That was meant to say carpet! Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Pita bought me a new one from Lakeland plastic and its poor to say the least Go for the flexible fabric type of thing not the brittle plastic jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nice one. Makes me wonder if I should have gone for a colour cam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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