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:

Click the image for a larger view:

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:

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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

Using Sikuli to automate ObservationManager

Here's a nice video tutorial that I made to show Sikuli automation of observationMnager.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4dQfsc_U4

Some ideas included are:

User interaction during the script

Script interaction with external applications (IE Not strict patter matching)

Ease of use

Enjoy,

Mike

1st Jupiter of the 2011 season 20110710

1st of the season and 1st for the new scope.

I've also been building my v9 processing routine that relies on Sikuli for total automation.  Note quite there yet, but getting closer.  

I took many captures and was able to sort them quickly to find the best one to focus on.  

I've got lots to learn about processing at this monster scale.  This is only a 125% resize and it's quite early still.

Click for full size:

Rest of season here, will go here:

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Mike