From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: October 18, 2009 12:30:27 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: I think this is my best Jupiter image so far!

Hi Tim, 

You`re right, although pedantically, typing in "best Jupiter so far" in the search box takes you to message 2317 which was me getting poor results with my C10-NGT on Jupiter. That Jupiter I posted yesterday again actually dates from 11/09/08 (after buying my C9.25 OTA) which was probably when I originally sent it...

Mark.

On 19/10/2009, at 4:51 AM, doobisary wrote:

Mark:

Actually, it was me! I was jazzed at the first imaging results I got from my 6" f/10 Newt this summer.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ray,
> I think that thread was started by me with this image taken on my
> C9.25 & TIS DBK 21A F04.AS in 2008;
>
>
> I`d be interested to see any experiments Terry has carried out so far
> too!
>
> Mark.
> On 18/10/2009, at 1:56 AM, Ray Byrne wrote:
>
> > Hi Terrence,
> >
> >
> > At the risk of sounding sarcastic. What? is the your best Jupiter
> > image so far. I'd really like to have a look :o]
> >
> > Ray Byrne
> >
> >
> > On 17 Oct 2009, at 14:10, Terrence Redding wrote:
> >
> >> Alan, I am slowly getting all the pieces in place.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a Homeyer's Motorized Filter Wheel on the way and all of the
> >> other items you suggested in the list below. Lets hope I can
> >> become a competent planet imager. Lucky for me I did not have to
> >> move. (-:
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help.
> >>
> >> Terry - W6LMJ - 14.287
> >>
> >> Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D.
> >> Redding Observatory South, West Palm Beach, Florida
> >> http://olt.net/learningstyle/Site_2/Learning_Style_Research.html
> >> How do amateur astronomers learn?
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
> >> American Association of Variable Star
> >> Observers (AAVSO): RTN http://www.aavso.org/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 15, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Alan Friedman wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Terry,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I sent a response to one of your earlier posts from vacation but I
> >>> don't think it made it through. Milton brought up the issues of
> >>> working with an analog camera and the compression pitfalls that
> >>> limit the results using IMovie for planetary imaging. I'd suggest
> >>> going this route:
> >>>
> >>> DMK21AF04 firewire camera (60fps - 15fps on 41 series camera is
> >>> too slow for Jupiter)
> >>> IR blocked RGB filters Astronomik work well)
> >>> color filter wheel - manual rotation is fine.
> >>> Astro IIDC for camera control
> >>> home in Florida (you have that, lucky dog)
> >>>
> >>> The last time I used my astrovid for imaging was at the Venue
> >>> transit:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/venus_transit.html
> >>>
> >>> it works, but a digital firewire camera will remove many
> >>> limitations and let you get the best from the fine seeing at your
> >>> location.
> >>>
> >>> cheers,
> >>> Alan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 15, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Terrence Redding wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Tim, I am not familiar with the camera you used - but assume it
> >>>> is a color firewire camera. I notice they have them from 80 fps
> >>>> down to 7.5 fps. I assume the higher frame rates are needed to
> >>>> freeze the rapid rotation of Jupiter, something like a 9.5 hour
> >>>> day.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> But I would appreciate hearing comments on which cameras are best
> >>>> for which applications. I am also interested in inserting a date/
> >>>> time stamp on the individual frames to support photometry. Is
> >>>> there a system for doing that with firewire?
> >>>>
> >>>> Terry - W6LMJ
> >>>>
> >>>> Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. RTN
> >>>> http://olt.net/learningstyle/Site_2/Learning_Style_Research.html
> >>>> How do amateur astronomers learn?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> < div>
> >>>> On Jul 15, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Tim wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> But I forgot to check the "notify" box when I uploaded it, so
> >>>>> here it is:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/0NJdSpsXT-XxZMm72Mhg!
> >>>>> puzbRAOXrQTTduGcNu8Khts6IpdHmAiBUm7_bZZeoHz8JAEOkhaiV0sK6gNeUXVWNtcu5gsVGk_duPaZyE8h165r
> >>>>> /Planetary/2009-07-15_121502_UT_TJP.jpg
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've just started stacking the movies, and I shot a bunch of
> >>>>> movies. This was the first one processed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For some reason, Astro IIDC is showing 0 frames at the 75%
> >>>>> confidence level, with all 1001 frames represented by a single
> >>>>> spike. So for now, until I figure out why, I'm letting it stack
> >>>>> all the frames (the seeing was pretty good, after all).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Tim.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>