first go at Jupiter

[Tony Leece]

Been a while since i have been out with the scope, so i thought i'd have a go at something bright :hmm:
A billion miles away from messers Peach or Szymanek, but i am chuffed with the cloud belts and i got big red as well :Chessy_Smile: never even seen them before visualy.
Toucam with an ir-block filter, x2 barlow and the 200mm newt (not very well collimated and guided by hand, as the batteries have run out for my drives, 850 frames with a little tweek in p/shop to try to bring out the belt detail.
Any hints or criticisms welcome :thumbsupmate:
All the best............
Tony..............


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[phoenix]

Hey Tony

Being a learner myself, I'll have to say welldone.:welldone:



Cheers Jason :pipethinker:

[mattwastell]

hi tony
thats a very good first attempt - i have no experience with the toucam (i use an lpi) - so you are the current expert! i remenber my first attempt at jupiter - again you are the expert!
guiding by hand - that is dedication. my only tip is to keep going, every session brings new learnings and improvements.
i will be out tonight to capture venus, jupiter and maybe neptune and uranus - now i have done it, it will cloud over for even planning a session!
keep posting your stuff!
see ya
matt

[Radar]

Nice work Tony. I know very little about planetary imaging. I know collimation is very important for planetary work, so if your mirrors are out slightly that is probably costing you some sharpness. Be interesting to see the same image once you've tuned the mirrors. At the end of the day, you are definitely on your way to shooting of the planets.

Hi Matt, what's the lpi like? Post some of your images later tonight if you get time.

Regards

Ray

[mattwastell]

hi ray

the lpi is a great little imager - i have had it for some time and when the conditions are good you can get some solid images - with a little practice it is very easy to use.
i use it mostly with my 8" lx90 but have also been using it on my solarmax 40 (possibly my favorite scope....at the moment)
i have included my solar system project - all were taken with the lpi and they represent the best stuff i have taken - if you have any questionsplease fire away.

seeya

matt

[Cosmic_Rider]

Great images guys.:cool!:




Regards
Peter.

[Tony Leece]

Cool set of images Matt:cool:
That would make a great framed print mate :welldone:
All the best..........
Tony........

[Radar]

That image is impressive Matt. Good to know that the LPI can do that. Pat has been introducing me to the Meade DSI Pro. I want to make a bit of a jump over to ccd this year and planetary is something I want to learn.

Cheers

Ray

[mattwastell]

hi ray
i have struggled with the dsi - but from all reports and images it is a great!
in my view the dsi does not match the lpi as a planetary imager - you can take planetary images with the dsi but i have not seen one that matches the best thru the lpi - i am sure the lpi is super cheap now and worth the investment.
see ya
matt