Ultra Resolution Jupiter video from 5 inch refractor

The video was taken on the 30th of August 2009. I used my 5 inch refractor with a 5x booser lens and Toucam webcam to shoot it. It spans about 3 hours.

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Science & Technology

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• jupiter
• planet
• solar system
• hd jupiter
• space

[555snb]

i have the same telescope can you tell me what the 5x barlow you used is please ?

[armicheal]

@555snb - TV Powermate 5x.

[Charrister]

View from a 5"?????? 

[armicheal]

@Charrister - Yes its from my Takahashi 130 TOA. The optics are top notch and the seeing conditions on this night were really good. Its hard to describe the difference between this scope and a SCT telescope except to say the Tak is sharper. Since I've had the Tak its pretty much all I use for night time imaging.

[cmpilot]

Funny, this makes the 6" reflector of my teen years look like crap. That was the 70s. No home processing. And I lived at 8000 feet with good seeing. All I saw was crap compared to today's images. All I could photograph was crap.

[armicheal]

I use a Takahashi Refractor to shoot these. Also, the cameras and programs for processing the images after capture have come a long way in a relatively short time. Back in the 90's I used a Logitech webcam for shooting planets. It was good and there was the occasional detailed shot but just couldn't get what I wanted. Today they have cameras that shoot at 60fps or faster and pcs have more horse power to keep up with these also. What you end up with is more data and better images.

[armicheal]

@hellow533 - This is a time lapse of Jupiter. It spans a few hours. I guarantee if you sit and watch it or come back to the scope every 30 mintues you'll be able to recognize it has moved. Especially if the Red storm is on the disk. It takes a good 4~5 hours for the Red Storm to move across the disk. The whole thing rotates really quick for a planet that large. I think a full rotation is somewhere in the range of 9 hours. 

[armicheal]

@tandis66 - thanks but for your information it is from a 5 inch aperture refractor. The refractor is a Takahashi, one of the best in the world in my opinion, and it has a price tag to match.

[TheArtemisoflight]

Personally, I don't know how anyone could NOT like this video. I love Jupiter and my telescope sucks compared to this one. Good on you!

[MidnightMinstrel]

I am at the researching telescopes with a view to buying one, can you tell us what make and model your scope is, because that's the sort of images I want to see.

[lupabuatchannel]

I Really Like The Video From Your I used my 5 inch refractor with a 5x booser lens and Toucam webcam to shoot it. It spans about 3 hours.

[cenedywong]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing I used my 5 inch refractor with a 5x booser lens and Toucam webcam to shoot it. It spans about 3 hours.

[Dark5torm]

Price: £5,873.36 is price for that telescope i think il be sticking to a cheaper 1 amazing footage it almost looks computerized

[bazz0308]

Beautifull!! Too bad with my budget the best refractor I could buy was the ETX-80. I am really happy with it but these images are so detailed! The universe is a beautifull place!

[terratec365]

Very nice rotation captured.

[CragScrambler]

Cowsrock94 you couldnt be more wrong.