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Jupiter 31 Aug

Started by MarkS, Sep 01, 2010, 00:31:04

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MarkS

Definitely my best Jupiter ever.  

Philips SPC900 webcam at 5 frames/sec on Celestron C11 with 2x Barlow.
800 (of 900) frames stacked in Registax and then deconvolved.



Recorded at almost exactly midnight - the seeing was very good.

The processing was quick and dirty - with more careful processing I can probably tease out further detail.

Mark

MarkS


This one was taken 15 minutes earlier and I've applied more severe processing to it.  The second red spot (just above the Great Red Spot) is more obvious in this one.



Mark

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Mike

Fantastic. It's been ages since someone did any planetary images. Lovely detail.
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RobertM

That's really good Mark, you've even resolved the disk of Europa.  I must admit I find the Red Spot looks a bit nude without that equatorial belt !

I'm really looking forward to the next couple of months when it gets higher in the sky.

Robert

mickw

That's excellent Mark
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Fay

Mark you continue to amaze us with your wonderful images, must get my finger out & do a planet
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Tony G

Excellent image Mark,
I was looking at doing this in France next week, and now this has encouraged me even more.
Let's just see if I can get something half this good, with or without a moon or two. ;)

Tony G
"I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman." - Homer Simpson

Rocket Pooch

Easy :-)

You can do it Tony...

PhilB

Quote from: Rocket Pooch on Sep 01, 2010, 12:36:57Easy :-)

Perhaps, Chris, but I tried it on Sunday night after playing with M15 - got the exposure completely round my neck :roll:

It's an extremely nice image, Mark.
"Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do."  Robert A. Heinlein

Fay

only 5fps Mark? That seems a nice little camera. I forgot I cannot do the planets until I get a camera
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The Thing

Lovely image Mark. I was looking (!) at Jupiter in Normandy last week and it was stunning, even through my Skywatcher 80AT at 90x.

Fay

Ahah Duncan is The Thing!!!!!! Blown your cover Duncan :lol:
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