catman161 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Well I was quite excited that I could see any stars so got all set up to takes some avis of jupiter. The conditons were pants! High hazy cloud and the seeing as a result absolutely terrible. I persevered anyway and got the below images. All of them were best 95% of 1500 frames captured with SPC900NC with IR/UV filter in sharpcap, processed with registax 5.1. 200P and 2x Powermate. Not great results but hey, we must get what we can! Edited February 27, 2013 by catman161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Now you're just showing off - those are really good considering the conditions - lol Just realised you got two or three moons in there too - fabulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice set Felix your really churning them out now Sometimes the conditions look pants with high mist and murk but in actual fact its frequently good for planetary because the atmospherics are still giving good stable conditions, some of my most memorable visual planetary observing has been on nights like that. However, still feeling off so I havent even looked through the curtains to see what its doing outside tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Ha ha! Thanks Kim Yeah I did the Avis first then and hour and half of visual using (mostly) the ethos. All 4 moons were on display with Jupiter tonight but I couldn't get the 4th in frame with the power mate in and without it the disc just seemed very small. Thanks Phil, I agree visually tonight for Jupiter it was quite nice through the 13mm ethos with the 2 x powermate and not too "bubbly" despite the high haze. Other targets though didn't fair too well-like NGC457 and M31 also the auriga clusters seemed a little washed out.On the webcam though it was hard to focus, so I was fairly pleased with the pics but admittedly I thought I might get a little better, but I'm still learning. Am looking forward to a nice clear night with good seeing to see what kind of images I can get with the webcam. Webcamming is quite fun and quick to grab the Avis leaving me time to do visual still after Edited February 27, 2013 by catman161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Show off. Lolz. Cracking photos Felix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dardano Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Really good pictures of Jupiter Felix ! Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Not great results? You must be on Jupiter to think that. Excellent images, full of colour and details. Well done Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Nice one Felix, your just adding extra ammo against you that you are, in fact, an astro photographer, just admit it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Thanks for compliments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Nice set of very well focused images. I find the amospherics are pants 75% of the time when imaging planets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Cheers Andy, I am still never sure how they will turn out as I focus by eye and hand with the lacerta micro focuser adapter on the original stock focuser that came with the 200P. Recently since using the webcam I have been looking at the low profile focuser longingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The conditons were pants! High hazy cloud and the seeing as a result absolutely terrible. Not great results but hey, we must get what we can! Brilliant, I just don't know how you do it Felix. And I thought you were only just starting out on that steep dark side learning curve. Must be a quick climber . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks pete I just literally follow the instructions on a video Dion made in astronomy shed! Lol! No talent from me-All i do is just ensure the target is in view, focus and hit capture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Cheers Andy, I am still never sure how they will turn out as I focus by eye and hand with the lacerta micro focuser adapter on the original stock focuser that came with the 200P. Recently since using the webcam I have been looking at the low profile focuser longingly Cheaper optoin is to fit a Skywatcher motor focuser. Eliminates scope-shake and they work really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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