Some good seeing, nearly the best for Jupiter in early Nov., 2011

My best Jupiter of the season so far

Finally some clear skies and mostly steady air.  Not the best over the course of the past 4 nights, but avg to above avg and since it's been quite some time and having had rain for a week plus, I'll take what I can get.  I reworked my processing routine to include some Registax6 wavelets before performing deconvolution in AstraImage.  I found it takes the edge ringing out quite a bit.  One of these day's I'll finish my v9 routine for posting and sharing.  Here's the old routine (http://maphilli14.multiply.com/journal/item/84/Michael_A._Phillips_Planetary_Processing_Routine_version_8.1)

As always, click for full sized images:

rest of this season is here:

http://maphilli14.multiply.com/photos/album/197/Astronomy_-_Solar_System_-_Jupiter_-_2011

Jupiter 20110913 1009UT

Feeling good about this, but plenty more to eek out of this new scope! Only above avg seeing on this, the wasn't even a full arc of airy disk around nearby Aldebaran.

As always, click for full sized images:

and 100% sized

rest of this season is here:

http://maphilli14.multiply.com/photos/album/197/Astronomy_-_Solar_System_-_Jupiter_-_2011

TIA

Mike

PS Mercury too, but process later, more good seeing tomorrow am

Mike's Morning Planets

For the first time in a long time I had enough good weather to get 3 planets in the same night.  Here are a tiny Mars, and my 1st of the season:

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rest of the season is here - http://maphilli14.multiply.com/photos/album/203#photo=1

I had to shoot Mars 1st, as it was headed for a tree limb and not to clear before dawn and the main target, Mercury.

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Next was Jupiter, just past the meridian and sporting a prominent Oval BA:

rest of the season here - http://maphilli14.multiply.com/photos/album/197/Astronomy_-_Solar_System_-_Jupiter_-_2011

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and the toughest was Mercury, if only because it didn't clear the trees until well into dawn.  I had a hard time finding the right focus positions at lower magnifications and as such, I only got a shot at native focal ratio of f/4.5.  Here's that shot, but 3x upscaled in ninox and even on the screen I could see the phase, but it's not enough magnification for any detail.  Next time!

Astronomy - Solar System - Mars (2011 - 2012)

Jupiter in avg seeing

I'm finally gaining some rhythm with the new scope and weather.  

I hope to be ready for lost sleep and some good seeing.  SOMEDAY!

Click for large view and rest of season:

http://multiply.com/slideshow/maphilli14:photos:197/3

ATTENTION: I am switching my photos and videos

As soon as I catch up with all my 'existing' photos and videos I will start using Google Plus (G+) for new photos and videos.  You may have already started receiving them there.  If not, let me know and I'll be sure to add you to my circles and send a G+ invite.  Over on G+ the photos and videos autoupload from the cell phone in very high quality (8MegaPixel cam) and 1080p videos, and in nearly realtime.

It's been fun Multiply, but it's time to upgrade!

Astronomy stuff may land here or in Picasa Web albums... not sure yet, but do use the main page for astro stuff, http://maphilli14.webs.com/

Mike