Jupiter through webcam with 4" (90mm) Skywatcher Maksutov Telescope, Sep 18th 2010

[eisregen4]

Hi,could u explain to me with some pictures what u did?or via live chat?i look out for a webcam for astronomy....

[viewerNUMBER19]

which eye piece are u using

jupiter looks like point of light with my 90mm shit telescope.

[notubeplease]

@viewerNUMBER19 : What does you telescope look like and which design is it? Refractor, reflector, catadioptric? It might give shitty images because its optics are faulty (either designed so, or mounted so), or you are experiencing mechanical issues. My mak90 black diamond shows nice images up to 180x. Haven't got the chance to test it on the Moon or Jupiter, but i'm waiting for clouds to let me do it :)

[DaMatta11]

I want to pick the girl next door, what equipment must i have?

[rampike74]

Roughly the quality I get with my 114/500 SkyWatcher.

[JimforbesRitte]

@rampike74 I've got one of those ! what webcam / lens combo do you use ?

I've been having some difficulty with my Philips Astrocam and 1.6x filter thread barlow, but my thinking now is that I may have the gain too high.

[rampike74]

@JimforbesRitte

You and I need to get a better job ;) . I use a 20, 12.5 and 4 mm lenses that came with the telescope, plus a 2.5 mm SkyWatcher lens (that produces a distorted image). I also have a Vixen 2x Barlow. The 4mm gives the best images. I take pictures with a Kodak M1093IS. I am going to make some Jupiter shots and post them on YT once the weather is fine.

[JimforbesRitte]

@rampike74 I retried t'other night - used a deluxe 2x SW barlow instead, and dropped the gain right down. tried an unsharp mask in Iris 5.59, and I could make out equatorial bands ! I'll try to do that to the sequence, then stack - see what comes out. next experiment is a contrast filter !

[rampike74]

@rampike74

You and I need to get a better job ;) . I use a 20, 12.5 and 4 mm lenses that came with the telescope, plus a 2.5 mm SkyWatcher lens (that produces a distorted image). I also have a Vixen 2x Barlow. The 4mm gives the best images. I take pictures with a Kodak M1093IS. I am going to make some Jupiter shots and post them on YT once the weather is fine.

[SpaceShipRuthie]

Excellent for a 90mm, I use the same setup and could never complain

[jorgemdllin]

Hello all,Could somebody tell me what is the most powerfull telescope??,I mean for comon use jeje,I cant buy the hubble you know

Im new so Im still"ignorant"

[mothurman]

@jorgemdllin im guessing the very large telescope (thats its real name) in chile

[notubeplease]

@jorgemdllin : For common use i wouldn't go that far (VLT). Amateur astronomers are very (VERY!) happy with a 12" diameter telescope. A 20"-er is already research grade equipment. The power comes both from diameter (aperture) and focal length, but also from optics quality. So, the bigger they are, the powerful and more expensive they get. It's a matter of choice and affordability. Not anyone needs or affords a 12" telescope. But one would be nice to have in your back yard :)

[E4bangbangE4]

awesome. its a shame you cant pick up the galilean moons :(

[GhettoKid59]

@E4bangbangE4 You don´t know anything about cameras ? The brightness of Jupiter and his moons is too different, so you cant´t see the moons when Jupiter is sharp. If you open the lens so far that you can see the moons, then Jupiter is only a big, very bright white point in the picture. No camera is able to bring up a sharp picture of the monns and Jupiter at the same time ....

[GamerGhozt]

nice ; )