LX90 8" UHTC with Moonfish 2x ED 2" barlow, 2" Baader Neodymium filter and SPC880/900 unmodded webcam. The filter makes a real difference to the contrast between the light and dark features.
Guided by QHY5 on Finderscope with PHD.
Captured with SharpCap.
This is the full size image 500/1000 frames, no processing except AviStack's automatic stuff and bit of tweaking the wavelets in AviStack.
(http://www.ancientlight.amateur-astronomy.org//images/jupiter%202011_09_29%2000_49_17_pp.png)
This one was captured two minutes earlier...
(http://www.ancientlight.amateur-astronomy.org//images/jupiter%202011_09_29%2000_47_22_pp.png)
SharpCap settings
[Philips SPC 900NC PC Camera]
Resolution=640x480
Frame Rate (fps)=10.00
Colour Space / Compression=YUY2
Exposure=-5
Brightness=64
Contrast=31
Saturation=9
Gamma=0
ColorEnable=255
BacklightCompensation=0
Gain=46
That's looking good Duncan, your best Jupiter yet.
Carole
Thanks Carol.
:idea:Maybe we should have a Jupiter imaging competition Saturday night!
Nice one, that filter really makes a difference
That's a very nice result Duncan - especially since the conditions were not that brilliant.
Mark
Very very good for an 8" Duncan looks great, I bet when I get home it will be cloudy!
Thanks Chris.
Quote from: MarkS on Sep 30, 2011, 12:40:21
That's a very nice result Duncan - especially since the conditions were not that brilliant.
Mark
Try AivStack on your captures, I'm sure it will do a better job. Just use the defaults. It takes a while to process as it's very thorough. The wavelets seem to work better as well.
Very nice, Duncan. Hoping to give Jupiter a try myself tonight, hope the weather holds
That's a great result, even more so considering your location. the Baader ND is supposed to be a great help on planets. I'll wait till Jupiter's a bit higher before having a go with mine.
Robert