From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>
Date: September 26, 2010 8:33:22 AM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Jupiter Image
Hi Alberto,
I also thought Milton`s shot was showing nice resolution for a colour camera.
The Chameleon looks like a very good buy for around $400. (I think?)
I believe it`s Ex View HAD, 1296 x 964 pixels, 3.75 um & has a USB interface..
http://www.ptgrey.com/products/chameleon/index.asp
My best result with Jupiter was taken back in 2008;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_gaffney/3950931741/
Best with the Flea 2 has been this;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_gaffney/4881911413/
although I haven`t really tried to improve upon it since.
Mark.
On 26/09/2010, at 9:01 PM, albe albo wrote:
Hello Milton,
nice for a color camera.
I am not able to get good result with my DFK, i don't know why.
The details are always so messed up while with the DMK and the filters it seems to go better.
Perhaps it is due to the possibility to process 3 or 4 different channels so the averaged result is better.
30° above the horizon?
Wow...i didn't remember you live so much at north.
Only a question : why did you leave the image so uncorrected regarding the white balance?
In my opinion it is pretty cyanotic.
I played with an automatic white balance (no other corrections) and perhaps the result is overcorrected but more similar to the visible Jupiter.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1094920/ASTRO/Jupiter/Jupiter_20100922_MJA-AWB.jpg
Now we'll have a good Jupiter period while i don't know if Saturn will be really good again (for me) in this life... unless we go to live at Mark Gaffney home.
TTYL
Da: milton_aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>
Inviato: Dom 26 settembre 2010, 03:58:33
Oggetto: [Astro_IIDC] Jupiter Image
Hi Folks;
My first jupiter since 2005, as this is the first time it's finally got higher than 30° above the horizon:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/Planetary/Jupiter_20100922_MJA.jpg
Details at the bottom of the image.
It's also the first time I have imaged with the 1280x960 Chameleon USB 2 camera on a scope, all my testing before has been indoors and bench testing. The EXHAD CCD is quite sensitive and I was imaging with 16 ms exposures and no gain at 2 meter focal lengths.
I tried shooting at 5 meter focal lengths, but it just falls apart into a blurry mass. I also had condensation on the corrector plate too (humidity was 85% @ 4°C), so that dimmed and blurred things a bit too.
TTYL..
Milton Aupperle
