Popular Post Orion Posted May 12, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2017 Jupiter 11 May 2017 at approx 00hr:36m. 8.75" f5.6 Newtonian reflector hand held pivoted on a cushion. Eyepiece projection with 9mm Kelner lens. Canon 1100d with several extension rings. Video taken with Jupiter wobbling all over. Still obtained from video and stacked in Registax 6, processed in Photoshop CS2. I hope I've recorded some genuine detail in the belts. Ref: MVI_4817_f0120-Jupiter 11 May 2017-CS2. Smithysteve, Tweedledee, Bottletopburly and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 8.75" Newt pivoted on cushion - eyepiece projection - kellner! You really like to make life difficult for yourself, don't you. Well done. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Steve, I hope you don't mind. I've copied your image as a reference so I could see if my Jupiter image has recorded some genuine detail. It looks like some genuine detail was recorded. I rotated yours to get a rough orientation for S-N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tweedledee said: 8.75" Newt pivoted on cushion - eyepiece projection - kellner! You really like to make life difficult for yourself, don't you. Well done. My equiatorial for the reflector is at the bottom of the south facing garden, so is useless for Jupiter. I just used the same technique as I did for the ISS, except using an eyepiece. Jupiter was awfully difficult to get in the FOV and keep it still. It's a challenge. I hope to see what I get with the GT81, although I think the image would be small and would need eyepiece projection again, but with a good drive, no wobbles. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 19 minutes ago, Orion said: My equiatorial for the reflector is at the bottom of the south facing garden, so is useless for Jupiter. I just used the same technique as I did for the ISS, except using an eyepiece. Jupiter was awfully difficult to get in the FOV and keep it still. It's a challenge. I hope to see what I get with the GT81, although I think the image would be small and would need eyepiece projection again, but with a good drive, no wobbles. Needs must. You could start a new trend with these radical techniques. Who needs accurate motorised polar aligned EQ mounts with periodic error correction and autoguiders. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 A cushion :-) I like your style Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 A cushion :-) I like your style It has a nice soft, smooth action when I move the tube around. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk philjay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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