Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Jupiter 8.22.12 and Worst Jup Animation Ever

But it was my 1st one, so can't complain.
 Had average seeing, and problems with seams in Registax, but hey, live n learn.

And 2 moons, one with shadow and Great Red Spot

Monday, August 13, 2012

Cygnus 8.11.12

Saw 60 meteors between 119m and 2:30am, got 13 5:00 exposures at 22mm, used scope for tracking. Higer resolution here:
http://www.astrobin.com/full/17231/?mod=none

Thursday, August 2, 2012

1st Jupiter with DSLR

I really did not have good conditions, it seemed clear at 5:30am, I got focused on a star, and waited for Jup to clear the tree, Stellarium told me it would be 6:08...wrong, I did discover up has to be almost 50* to clear the tree, by that time it was 6:30 and daylight and clouds were a comin!
I couldn't figure out why is was so fuzzy, like a double image, no matter what I did with the focus, then realized I still had the mask on....doh! So that didn't go well. The seeing was horrid, but once the clouds flew by I got a couple of vids.
Anyway, here is my best Jupiter ever, all I had tried before this was afocal digital camera.
Meade 10"SCT
Canon XS with 2x barlow
EOS Movie Record @ 5x
Registax and Fitswork