The moon is very faint and is on the edge of the plant's disk, about o.25 inch down from the shadow on my laptop display. I is easy to see on the original video, but after uploading to YouTube the image has deteriorated a little. My scope is a second-hand 8" sct - cost me $1000 in 2003.
The moon is very faint and is on the edge of the plant's disk, about 1/4 inch down from the shadow on my laptop display. I is easy to see on the original video, but after uploading to YouTube the image deteriorated a little.
where the fricks the moon. when i look at jupiter i often see several bright moons around it and my image is nowhere near this stable or high quality (telescope was eighty bucks).
This may have already been asked, but what kind of eyepiece/barlow were you using to take this? I just purchased an 8" reflector and am looking to upgrade from the low power stock eyepiece. Thanks
@osLuke I used a 32mm Nexstar eyepiece plus a 2x Ultima barlow.. My scope has a 2000 mm focal length. An 8" reflector like yours probably has a shorter focal length, maybe 1500mm, so would need a slightly shorter focal length eyepiece, maybe 20mm. I also used a camcorder attached to the eyepiece and maximum optical zoom.
Ok, first you can get awesome clarity with a 127/1500 telescope. But even in my 250/2000 SCT the image of Jupiter in the eyepiece is pretty small for this video because I wanted plenty of field of view to find the planet whenever it drifted out of the cameras zoom. All I had to do was zoom out to find the planet again. But your 5" ( I have a 125/1500 SCT) will show the bands of color, the GRS and smaller ovals, and 4 moons. Be sure to use a good 2x or 3x barlow, and a 10mm-15mm eyepiece.
@jdastro nice image.i have a 2007 10 inch tmb apo refractor,on an ap 1200 mount.if you use 2 inch plossel eps you will get a crisper image view,orion telescopes sell good 2 inch eps and 2x and 3x barlows.i have a few televue eps that provide amazing views,
@TheHemiphil81 Thanks Hemi - My 8" SCT will benefit little with a 2" eyepiece since the opening at the back is only about 1.3" - way smaller than a 2" opening. If I graduate to a 11" SCT, I'll have to add a couple of 2" eyepieces. I have one already for my 4" refractor (102/f5) - will try the 2" on that one next time. This weekend too cloudy--
I just purchased a sky watcher 127 reflector scope it has a 127mm primary mirror and a 1500mm focal length, its my 1st ever scope so im not to clued up on them, want i want to know is will i be able to see Jupiter with this kind of clarity?
@SuperDesi45 An old standard answer is: "The one you use the most". More money buys a better refractor. Long focal length for planets, sun, moon. Short focal length for deep space -
@Mohi212 - This is a Celestron Nexstar 8i. Today they make the Nexstar 8SE and other versions of the 8" SCT. Mine only weighs 35 lbs. and is easy to move around. It's a lot of fun to observe with and to find objects with. You can find new telescopes for about $1200. If you do not mind used telescopes (about 50% cheaper) you can check out Astromart. Have fun!
@clubdriver Your 8se has the same optics as my 8i so you can see the same thing - but if you use a video camera like I did to make this video. To see Jupiter this well in the eyepiece yould would probably need to use a 5mm planetary eyepiece. It will not appear as large, but the same detail would be there. You have a really good scope - the 8se - but don't worry if you cannot always see Jupiter this well. I have a lot of lousy videos too - hehe. It depends on "seeing" conditions.
Maxyrexy - Even in my telescope the image is pea size - even BB size, smaller than this "O". But my camcorder with 10x zoom brings it up to about 200 pixels.
good lord!!how did you achieve this perfect view of jupiter????i have an orion skyquest xt8 as well and even with 2x barlow and 6mm eyepiece,jupiter looks the size of a pea to me!!!!:((
You should have even better views with a 12" reflector, but you will need a stronger eyepiece and/or barlow. I used a 32mm e.p. + 2x barlow and my scopes focal length is 2000mm. Your scope has 1500mm focal length - so with a 2x barlow, you would need 32x(1500/2000) = 22 or 23 mm eyepiece to see the same size image in your camcorder at 10x zoom.
Hi im getting a Zhumell Z12 Deluxe Dobsonian Reflector Telescope in Sept. will my view look even bigger or did ya use the camera to zoom in? if i can see Jupiter in a Z12 like this or better you have just convinced me to go in to astronomy full blown,and stay with it this time :P
I use a camcorder attached to the eyepiece. The view in the camcorder is very small, so I Zoom in 10x, maximum optical zoom, to make the video. To see Jupiter this large in the eyepiece of my 8" f10 SCT, I would have to use about a 5mm eyepiece and 5x barlow. On your XT8 you would need a 3mm e.p. and 5x barlow to see the size same as in my 8" SCT.
I have been using binoculars for about a year and want to by a telescope, I have set my eyes on the Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope but I have seen other videos with the planets and the picture isn't very ''zoomed'' in, do the planets appear as in your video or did you get the original pic from the telescope and zoom in to it with your computer???
@nikthegreek1000 Also, my scope has a (2000mm / 200mm =) f10 focal ratio. Your 8" has a focal ratio of f6, so everything will be smaller than in an 8"/f10. BUT your views will be brighter than mine, so deep space obje- cts will be easier to observe - have fun.
@nikthegreek1000 planets look small 1/4" at med to high magnification . buy a 3x Barlow and min a 8" scope. I made the mistake of buying a 6" first it's ok but Saturn is so much better in a 8+ inch scope.
I'm so anxious for Jupiter again,I bought my Z8 last year and didn't know anything about collimation or cool down and only got mediocre views.This year I am confident I will get some awesome views with lots of detail!
@DanRaccoon Actually when it is farthest away it is on the other side of the sun so we can't see it. Still the difference in distance is not that great - 93 million miles x 2 or so between closest and farthest positions. I'll look it up and get back to you.... Thanks for your comment!
I picked up my Nexstar 8i on Ebay complete with Telrad finder, some eyepieces, dew shield, tripod, wedge, for $1000 in 2003 - it was 5 months old and the owner wanted to upgrade to a Nexstar 11 for the Mars opposition. But my best videos and shots of Mars came from my C5 in 2005, so you should do really well on Jupiter with a Mak 150. Mars is still shrinking so not so easy to see much detail when it comes around, but it'll be up the soon.
I wish I was able to afford the C8! Your video confirms it's a great telescope in perfect size, big enough to register detail, but not too large so that it's not sensitive to seeing contitions. I'm getting a skywatcher 150 mak in a week, hope it will perform nicely too.
@skyliner288 I use an Nexstar8i schmidt-cassegrain telescope (SCT), f10, fl=2000mm, dia = 200 mm, e.p. 32mm + 2x barlow. I attach my camcorder, sony trv22 or hc42, to the eyepiece usinig a digiT-adapter and usually zoom in to maximum optical zoom. That frames Jupiter at around 200 pixels. Using the hand control to speed up or slow down the tracking to keep Jupiter centered in the video. Important for me is to get a good minute of video frames that I can stack (add) to make a sharper image.
@Riushinn Hi - A one minute video consists of 1800 individual frames (NTSC format). I use Registax to align and sum these frames. Common features to each frame (signal) will be enhanced, and random events (noise) will cancel out. Individual frames are really rather poor in quality. Using a stacking program you can exclude the bad frames and keep the good ones. The program even does that for you. You select a good reference frame and choose quality sertting to keep the best 80% or so frames.
I got a new CPC 800 telescope i.e,an 8" telescope.So can you give me hints as how i can view distant objects like m42.If you could help me it would be a great help.
@wingswell - Your scope is a better scope, newer scope than mine. Same optics, but mechanically better. M42 is easily seen. Take your time moving the scope with the hand control in all directions, and ge used to how it works. M42 is not up in the sky right now at night. There is a Yahoo! group, nexstar, that can answer any and all of your questions.I cannot help you much in this small space, but there you can find answers. It is a great scope - have fun!
@Artgorgeous Always appreciate a positive comment. Jupiter is awesome to watch through a telescope. Though I have an 8" SCT, I have seen very good images made with a 5" TMB refractor - so good they make me try harder to get better images in my 8". Even with a $200 scope, you can see the Giant Red Spot, shadows of the moons crossing the planet, and the light and dark belts and zones. It's a wonderful planet to observe.
whats that big mountain looking thing on the bottom right iside of the planet ? does it have a name and is that possibly the highest point on the planet ? and what is the actual known shape of the plaent i see its round but up closer would it be a diffrent shape? are all planets near perfect cicles and if so why?
That black spot is a moon shadow. The moon is seen just on the bottom right of the planet. Jupiter is oval in shape because it is 1500 times larger than Earth and spinning more than 2 times faster, so it is wider east to west than north-south.
I think is a storm a huge one, they can last months even hundred of years in jupiter , since jupiter is a jovian!! planet (mostly gaseous ) due to its size the scape rate is so high, there is no solid surface, so is not a mountain, acutally the tallest solid surface in the solar system is in mars, a volcano called Olimpus. could also be the shadow of one of the moons of jupiter too. the image doesnt help much either , Cheers !!!!
@hahanikka Jupiter is a Gas Giant. All you see on it is in a gaseous state. Any solid surface would be much deeper near the very centre of the planet.
In the USA, this telescope costs about $1300 new. It is an 8" SCT on an Alt-Az mount and is sold by Celestron, Meade and Orion. It is motorized has a computerized hand control to track what you want to see. But you can buy simpler 8" and 10" telescopes for $500-$600 that will show you the same views.
Normally whatever the price is in US $, you can figure the same number in sterling. There are lots of astronomy clubs in England, so check out one in your area and the members can tell you where to buy astronomy gear.
Nexstar 8i - It is a Scmidt Cassegrain telescope, or "SCT". Celestron and Meade are the most popular brands. They come in sizes from 4" (100mm) up to 16" (400mm) in diameter. I have a 5" (125mm) also and it too gives fantastic views of the moon and planets.
Jupiter vs Earth - Diameter 10x, Surface 130x, Volume 1450x - or thereabouts. Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than all the other planets combined. It's year lasts 11.86 earth years. Check out Wikipedia for more info on this giant gas planet.
The moon is very faint and is on the edge of the plant's disk, about o.25 inch down from the shadow on my laptop display. I is easy to see on the original video, but after uploading to YouTube the image has deteriorated a little. My scope is a second-hand 8" sct - cost me $1000 in 2003.
jdastro 2 days ago
The moon is very faint and is on the edge of the plant's disk, about 1/4 inch down from the shadow on my laptop display. I is easy to see on the original video, but after uploading to YouTube the image deteriorated a little.
jdastro 2 days ago
where the fricks the moon. when i look at jupiter i often see several bright moons around it and my image is nowhere near this stable or high quality (telescope was eighty bucks).
danthemanzizle 2 days ago
This may have already been asked, but what kind of eyepiece/barlow were you using to take this? I just purchased an 8" reflector and am looking to upgrade from the low power stock eyepiece. Thanks
osLuke 1 week ago
@osLuke I used a 32mm Nexstar eyepiece plus a 2x Ultima barlow.. My scope has a 2000 mm focal length. An 8" reflector like yours probably has a shorter focal length, maybe 1500mm, so would need a slightly shorter focal length eyepiece, maybe 20mm. I also used a camcorder attached to the eyepiece and maximum optical zoom.
jdastro 6 days ago
Ok, first you can get awesome clarity with a 127/1500 telescope. But even in my 250/2000 SCT the image of Jupiter in the eyepiece is pretty small for this video because I wanted plenty of field of view to find the planet whenever it drifted out of the cameras zoom. All I had to do was zoom out to find the planet again. But your 5" ( I have a 125/1500 SCT) will show the bands of color, the GRS and smaller ovals, and 4 moons. Be sure to use a good 2x or 3x barlow, and a 10mm-15mm eyepiece.
jdastro 1 month ago
@jdastro nice image.i have a 2007 10 inch tmb apo refractor,on an ap 1200 mount.if you use 2 inch plossel eps you will get a crisper image view,orion telescopes sell good 2 inch eps and 2x and 3x barlows.i have a few televue eps that provide amazing views,
TheHemiphil81 2 weeks ago
@TheHemiphil81 Thanks Hemi - My 8" SCT will benefit little with a 2" eyepiece since the opening at the back is only about 1.3" - way smaller than a 2" opening. If I graduate to a 11" SCT, I'll have to add a couple of 2" eyepieces. I have one already for my 4" refractor (102/f5) - will try the 2" on that one next time. This weekend too cloudy--
jdastro 2 weeks ago
what magnification is that?
Wandysnipes 1 month ago
I just purchased a sky watcher 127 reflector scope it has a 127mm primary mirror and a 1500mm focal length, its my 1st ever scope so im not to clued up on them, want i want to know is will i be able to see Jupiter with this kind of clarity?
Nibsorion2012 1 month ago
which refractor telescope is better
SuperDesi45 1 month ago
@SuperDesi45 An old standard answer is: "The one you use the most". More money buys a better refractor. Long focal length for planets, sun, moon. Short focal length for deep space -
jdastro 1 month ago
mother of god
Wilboki 1 month ago
@Wilboki Actually Jupiter in Roman mythology was king of the gods.
jdastro 1 month ago
hello. I plan on buying a telescope once i have saved enough money. can you please tell me which telescope is this.
Mohi212 3 months ago in playlist camcorder to telescope
@Mohi212 - This is a Celestron Nexstar 8i. Today they make the Nexstar 8SE and other versions of the 8" SCT. Mine only weighs 35 lbs. and is easy to move around. It's a lot of fun to observe with and to find objects with. You can find new telescopes for about $1200. If you do not mind used telescopes (about 50% cheaper) you can check out Astromart. Have fun!
jdastro 3 months ago
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Right , so what we are seeing here is Jupiter at 127x magnification?
paulkazjack 3 months ago
VAU, FASCINATING !! Nice hello from Europe
aFemale1 4 months ago
Awesome seeing man :)
I have an Celestron Nexstar 8se, is that one capable of this ? havent seen Jupiter so much yet, hehe
clubdriver 5 months ago
@clubdriver Your 8se has the same optics as my 8i so you can see the same thing - but if you use a video camera like I did to make this video. To see Jupiter this well in the eyepiece yould would probably need to use a 5mm planetary eyepiece. It will not appear as large, but the same detail would be there. You have a really good scope - the 8se - but don't worry if you cannot always see Jupiter this well. I have a lot of lousy videos too - hehe. It depends on "seeing" conditions.
jdastro 5 months ago
Maxyrexy - Even in my telescope the image is pea size - even BB size, smaller than this "O". But my camcorder with 10x zoom brings it up to about 200 pixels.
jdastro 6 months ago
good lord!!how did you achieve this perfect view of jupiter????i have an orion skyquest xt8 as well and even with 2x barlow and 6mm eyepiece,jupiter looks the size of a pea to me!!!!:((
maxyrexy 6 months ago
You should have even better views with a 12" reflector, but you will need a stronger eyepiece and/or barlow. I used a 32mm e.p. + 2x barlow and my scopes focal length is 2000mm. Your scope has 1500mm focal length - so with a 2x barlow, you would need 32x(1500/2000) = 22 or 23 mm eyepiece to see the same size image in your camcorder at 10x zoom.
jdastro 6 months ago
Hi im getting a Zhumell Z12 Deluxe Dobsonian Reflector Telescope in Sept. will my view look even bigger or did ya use the camera to zoom in? if i can see Jupiter in a Z12 like this or better you have just convinced me to go in to astronomy full blown,and stay with it this time :P
JamesJB32 6 months ago
I use a camcorder attached to the eyepiece. The view in the camcorder is very small, so I Zoom in 10x, maximum optical zoom, to make the video. To see Jupiter this large in the eyepiece of my 8" f10 SCT, I would have to use about a 5mm eyepiece and 5x barlow. On your XT8 you would need a 3mm e.p. and 5x barlow to see the size same as in my 8" SCT.
jdastro 8 months ago
I have been using binoculars for about a year and want to by a telescope, I have set my eyes on the Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope but I have seen other videos with the planets and the picture isn't very ''zoomed'' in, do the planets appear as in your video or did you get the original pic from the telescope and zoom in to it with your computer???
nikthegreek1000 8 months ago
@nikthegreek1000 Also, my scope has a (2000mm / 200mm =) f10 focal ratio. Your 8" has a focal ratio of f6, so everything will be smaller than in an 8"/f10. BUT your views will be brighter than mine, so deep space obje- cts will be easier to observe - have fun.
jdastro 8 months ago
@jdastro Thanks for your reply!!!!!!
nikthegreek1000 8 months ago
@nikthegreek1000 planets look small 1/4" at med to high magnification . buy a 3x Barlow and min a 8" scope. I made the mistake of buying a 6" first it's ok but Saturn is so much better in a 8+ inch scope.
taiming71 7 months ago
I'm so anxious for Jupiter again,I bought my Z8 last year and didn't know anything about collimation or cool down and only got mediocre views.This year I am confident I will get some awesome views with lots of detail!
fuku654 8 months ago
@fuku654 Be sure to let me know how it wrks out with Jupiter in your Z8!
jdastro 7 months ago
Buce shadow of a moon there.
T0B0KKE 9 months ago
Wow, just wow. And that was with an 8inch aperture? I had no idea this sort of view was possible with that. Great stuff :D
chrismorgan200 10 months ago
@chrismorgan200 - Yes, good quality 8" scopes can see Jupiter that well when atmospheric conditions are good enough.
CmdrGendoIkari 8 months ago
wow niceee, so clearly:)
A1ekzz 11 months ago
It's amazing how clearly we can see it when it's so so far away, 576,682,810 miles (928,081,020 km) isn't it? at the most distant point.
DanRaccoon 1 year ago
@DanRaccoon Actually when it is farthest away it is on the other side of the sun so we can't see it. Still the difference in distance is not that great - 93 million miles x 2 or so between closest and farthest positions. I'll look it up and get back to you.... Thanks for your comment!
jdastro 7 months ago
geocities has closed
anwealde 1 year ago
I picked up my Nexstar 8i on Ebay complete with Telrad finder, some eyepieces, dew shield, tripod, wedge, for $1000 in 2003 - it was 5 months old and the owner wanted to upgrade to a Nexstar 11 for the Mars opposition. But my best videos and shots of Mars came from my C5 in 2005, so you should do really well on Jupiter with a Mak 150. Mars is still shrinking so not so easy to see much detail when it comes around, but it'll be up the soon.
jdastro 1 year ago
I wish I was able to afford the C8! Your video confirms it's a great telescope in perfect size, big enough to register detail, but not too large so that it's not sensitive to seeing contitions. I'm getting a skywatcher 150 mak in a week, hope it will perform nicely too.
gronki1 1 year ago
You captured a lot of detail in the belts and zones, plus the shadow transit. Nice job, especially considering its via a camcorder.
attheeyepiece 1 year ago
Clouds are a little thick this time of year...
jdastro 1 year ago
how come jupiter waves arent moving?
SOyouTHINKurFUNNY 1 year ago
I have an Omegon Telescope N 130/920 EQ-2.
Aperture(mm) - 130
Focal Length - 920
Aperture ratio - 7,1
Resolving capacity - 0,88
Limit Value (mag) - 12,4
Light gathering capacity - 350
Max. useful magnification - 260
I use 10 and 25mm lenses.
What telescope do you use and what lens do you use?
skyliner288 1 year ago
@skyliner288 I use an Nexstar8i schmidt-cassegrain telescope (SCT), f10, fl=2000mm, dia = 200 mm, e.p. 32mm + 2x barlow. I attach my camcorder, sony trv22 or hc42, to the eyepiece usinig a digiT-adapter and usually zoom in to maximum optical zoom. That frames Jupiter at around 200 pixels. Using the hand control to speed up or slow down the tracking to keep Jupiter centered in the video. Important for me is to get a good minute of video frames that I can stack (add) to make a sharper image.
jdastro 1 year ago
@jdastro you said something about stacking videos to create a sharper image, how does that work?
Riushinn 1 year ago
@Riushinn Hi - A one minute video consists of 1800 individual frames (NTSC format). I use Registax to align and sum these frames. Common features to each frame (signal) will be enhanced, and random events (noise) will cancel out. Individual frames are really rather poor in quality. Using a stacking program you can exclude the bad frames and keep the good ones. The program even does that for you. You select a good reference frame and choose quality sertting to keep the best 80% or so frames.
jdastro 1 year ago
@Riushinn You can search for Registax tutorials on youtube to learn how stacking video frames can give you great images.
jdastro 1 year ago
Wow, good seeing.I want to record such a great movie through my telescope.
enop0tus 1 year ago
I got a new CPC 800 telescope i.e,an 8" telescope.So can you give me hints as how i can view distant objects like m42.If you could help me it would be a great help.
wingswell 1 year ago
@wingswell - Your scope is a better scope, newer scope than mine. Same optics, but mechanically better. M42 is easily seen. Take your time moving the scope with the hand control in all directions, and ge used to how it works. M42 is not up in the sky right now at night. There is a Yahoo! group, nexstar, that can answer any and all of your questions.I cannot help you much in this small space, but there you can find answers. It is a great scope - have fun!
jdastro 1 year ago
Very good quality video
Artgorgeous 1 year ago
@Artgorgeous Always appreciate a positive comment. Jupiter is awesome to watch through a telescope. Though I have an 8" SCT, I have seen very good images made with a 5" TMB refractor - so good they make me try harder to get better images in my 8". Even with a $200 scope, you can see the Giant Red Spot, shadows of the moons crossing the planet, and the light and dark belts and zones. It's a wonderful planet to observe.
jdastro 1 year ago
whats that big mountain looking thing on the bottom right iside of the planet ? does it have a name and is that possibly the highest point on the planet ? and what is the actual known shape of the plaent i see its round but up closer would it be a diffrent shape? are all planets near perfect cicles and if so why?
hahanikka 2 years ago
That black spot is a moon shadow. The moon is seen just on the bottom right of the planet. Jupiter is oval in shape because it is 1500 times larger than Earth and spinning more than 2 times faster, so it is wider east to west than north-south.
jdastro 2 years ago
I think is a storm a huge one, they can last months even hundred of years in jupiter , since jupiter is a jovian!! planet (mostly gaseous ) due to its size the scape rate is so high, there is no solid surface, so is not a mountain, acutally the tallest solid surface in the solar system is in mars, a volcano called Olimpus. could also be the shadow of one of the moons of jupiter too. the image doesnt help much either , Cheers !!!!
XxAlitoxX 2 years ago
@hahanikka Jupiter is a Gas Giant. All you see on it is in a gaseous state. Any solid surface would be much deeper near the very centre of the planet.
Abengoshis 1 year ago
In the USA, this telescope costs about $1300 new. It is an 8" SCT on an Alt-Az mount and is sold by Celestron, Meade and Orion. It is motorized has a computerized hand control to track what you want to see. But you can buy simpler 8" and 10" telescopes for $500-$600 that will show you the same views.
jdastro 2 years ago
how much was that telescope? can u send me a link of the place where you bought yours please? it would be greatly appreciated.
Josh420sk8er 2 years ago
cool =)
dc492997 2 years ago
holy shit $200
what is that in british money? :)
3B0nyMate 2 years ago
Normally whatever the price is in US $, you can figure the same number in sterling. There are lots of astronomy clubs in England, so check out one in your area and the members can tell you where to buy astronomy gear.
jdastro 2 years ago
Hey nice film there! You can see lots of the banding on jupter. Shame there wasn't the red spot a well. Keep up the good work.
oceanheadted 2 years ago
Frosty - a decent small scope costs about $200. Save up the money and you see many amazing things with a nice small scope.
jdastro 2 years ago
what scope did you use to record this??
liltd87 2 years ago
Nexstar 8i - It is a Scmidt Cassegrain telescope, or "SCT". Celestron and Meade are the most popular brands. They come in sizes from 4" (100mm) up to 16" (400mm) in diameter. I have a 5" (125mm) also and it too gives fantastic views of the moon and planets.
jdastro 2 years ago
i want a telescope im interested with space and all that i wanna see a planet
frosthousenet 2 years ago
Jupiter vs Earth - Diameter 10x, Surface 130x, Volume 1450x - or thereabouts. Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than all the other planets combined. It's year lasts 11.86 earth years. Check out Wikipedia for more info on this giant gas planet.
jdastro 2 years ago
Nice work making this, Jupiter is almost 1,450 times the volume of the Earth, God bless you.
RJL738 2 years ago
wait im mass or size? cause in size its only 11 times bigger
Germanboy567 2 years ago
Beautiful!
andybertie 2 years ago