Orion Nebula and Jupiter
Apr 9, 2015 00:17:18 #
11" Celestron C11 on Advanced VX Mount
Canon 40D
30 second exposure f/10 fixed 2800mm .6 crop 4480mm total at ISO 800, little bit of drift and some noise.
Very windy tonight but clear.
Jupiter shot at 1/15 second ISO 500 3X Barlow .6 crop for a total of 13,440mm
Canon 40D
30 second exposure f/10 fixed 2800mm .6 crop 4480mm total at ISO 800, little bit of drift and some noise.
Very windy tonight but clear.
Jupiter shot at 1/15 second ISO 500 3X Barlow .6 crop for a total of 13,440mm
Apr 9, 2015 04:15:28 #
Apr 9, 2015 05:37:26 #
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Always to nice to see the beauty of the night sky from the warmth of my office
:-D
GT
Always to nice to see the beauty of the night sky from the warmth of my office
:-D
GT
Apr 9, 2015 08:33:09 #
SonnyE wrote:
Very nice Jim!
:thumbup: :thumbup:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks Sonny.
This 11" is a sail when the wind blows. I kept trying to guess when to trip the shutter based on the wind sound in the trees.
And this was with a single planet alignment to get things rolling. I'm hoping the wind goes away and takes the clouds with it for a bit.
Apr 9, 2015 08:34:23 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Always to nice to see the beauty of the night sky from the warmth of my office
:-D
GT
Always to nice to see the beauty of the night sky from the warmth of my office
:-D
GT
lol.
Thanks for the thumbs up. Cool and windy when I was shooting last night so you had the right idea.
Apr 9, 2015 10:46:22 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
lol.
Thanks for the thumbs up. Cool and windy when I was shooting last night so you had the right idea.
Thanks for the thumbs up. Cool and windy when I was shooting last night so you had the right idea.
Wind Speed 18 mph (SW)
Max Wind Speed 33 mph
Max Gust Speed 43 mph
This is from the Weather Underground station near my house.
I was seeing a bit less more like 12 with gust to 20.
It really had things hopping at times.
Some of my Orion shots are quite interesting at 50 second exposure.
Apr 9, 2015 11:25:29 #
I think you can probably get better pictures if you try stacking your images. Those look similar to what I can get with worse telescope equipment.
Have you tried BackyardEOS yet? It makes capturing multiple images relatively. If you could stack many 30s subs with your scope I think you would see AMAZING images ((I can only manage 2-10 second images). Also, if you take video of Jupiter and stack the frames you can get amazing pictures too. I stack deeps space objects with DSS and planets with Autostakkert (the beta/alpha version) but many people use Registax for planets too. In any case, BackyardEOS (free to try) will give you the images needed for those programs.
Great shots! keep it up! :-)
Have you tried BackyardEOS yet? It makes capturing multiple images relatively. If you could stack many 30s subs with your scope I think you would see AMAZING images ((I can only manage 2-10 second images). Also, if you take video of Jupiter and stack the frames you can get amazing pictures too. I stack deeps space objects with DSS and planets with Autostakkert (the beta/alpha version) but many people use Registax for planets too. In any case, BackyardEOS (free to try) will give you the images needed for those programs.
Great shots! keep it up! :-)
Apr 9, 2015 12:19:09 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
11" Celestron C11 on Advanced VX Mount
Canon 40D
30 second exposure f/10 fixed 2800mm .6 crop 4480mm total at ISO 800, little bit of drift and some noise.
Very windy tonight but clear.
Jupiter shot at 1/15 second ISO 500 3X Barlow .6 crop for a total of 13,440mm
Canon 40D
30 second exposure f/10 fixed 2800mm .6 crop 4480mm total at ISO 800, little bit of drift and some noise.
Very windy tonight but clear.
Jupiter shot at 1/15 second ISO 500 3X Barlow .6 crop for a total of 13,440mm
For all that Magnification Jupiter turned out really well.
Craig
Apr 9, 2015 12:26:12 #
majestros wrote:
I think you can probably get better pictures if yo... (show quote)
You are the first to recommend BackyardEOS. I'll look into that. I have tried stacking and frankly I have not had great luck getting that figured out. I have tried several tutorials and either I am challenged or I am not producing the singles that I need to produce to get good results.
I keep trying however and will eventually get it right.
Thanks for new software tip.
Apr 9, 2015 12:27:19 #
CraigFair wrote:
For all that Magnification Jupiter turned out really well.
Craig
Craig
Wind was the big issue last night but I wanted to try the large scope on the VX mount. I'm encouraged by the results.
;)
Apr 9, 2015 12:28:47 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
You are the first to recommend BackyardEOS. I'll look into that. I have tried stacking and frankly I have not had great luck getting that figured out. I have tried several tutorials and either I am challenged or I am not producing the singles that I need to produce to get good results.
I keep trying however and will eventually get it right.
Thanks for new software tip.
I keep trying however and will eventually get it right.
Thanks for new software tip.
A note to all Nikon and other users, BackyardEOS is a Canon program.
Craig
Apr 9, 2015 12:33:47 #
CraigFair wrote:
A note to all Nikon and other users, BackyardEOS is a Canon program.
Craig
Craig
People still use Nikons?
:shock: :mrgreen: :twisted: :twisted:
(There is a BackyardNikon out there as well, I just looked)
Apr 9, 2015 12:34:10 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Wind was the big issue last night but I wanted to try the large scope on the VX mount. I'm encouraged by the results.
;)
;)
For the Orion shot I do see the windage problem in the Stars.
But overall the OTA mirrors seems to be dialed in.
I get my mount today and it's total overcast. :(
Craig
Apr 9, 2015 12:36:51 #
CraigFair wrote:
For the Orion shot I do see the windage problem in the Stars.
But overall the OTA mirrors seems to be dialed in.
I get my mount today and it's total overcast. :(
Craig
But overall the OTA mirrors seems to be dialed in.
I get my mount today and it's total overcast. :(
Craig
Don't send it to me please. Colorado would love to have the wind and the clouds.. lol
Apr 9, 2015 12:42:07 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Don't send it to me please. Colorado would love to have the wind and the clouds.. lol
Looks like it could be good seeing for you tonight?
Craig
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