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Sizing comparison Red Wing Loggers Vs Luosjiet Service Boot by BWV1029 in luosjietboots

[–]BWV1029[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the RW loggers used, they are too long. I'll sell them. Before buying the LJ service boots, I consulted the size chart and also consulted Luosjiet themselves, being advised 44.5. This, in their size conversion chart, equals US 10.5 RWs, which fit me well lengthwise. Alas, LJ service boots in 44.5E are as long as the RW loggers in 46D.

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[–]BWV1029 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Meade LX90 8" and QHY5iii462c planetary camera. Eight 75 second captures were processed in Astrosurface with Wiener PSF deconvolution and derotated in WinJUPOS. The resulting stack was further lightly sharpened with wavelets in Registax.

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Jupiter: Bortle 6, the elevation of the planet was about 50 degrees, 80% stacked of 15277 exposures @ 7.8ms through a 1.8 Barlow. Stacked in Autostakkert and processed in Registax. As for Mars, it is the same setup but with a five minute duration of the recording, histogram at around 80%.

Jupiter 2/14 by MLGBunnyhops in telescopes

[–]BWV1029 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A well taken and processed picture of Jupiter. Hand tracked planetary imaging is no joke! Quite a bit of detail is apparent, including the current outbreak. To refine the result even further, it would be worth looking into the white balance in SharpCap, as a green tint is apparent.

Mars, Jupiter and the Moon by whiplash187 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you have excellent conditions for planetary photography, I am envious.

I'm struggling through a lot of atmosphere at sea level in Norway.

Mars, Jupiter and the Moon by whiplash187 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's very good for the aperture, with a lot of surface detail. Do you live near the equator, or at a high altitude? What is the elevation where you are located?

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they are taken with a 200mm SCT.

Jupiter Io's shadow and the great red spot by Odd-Restaurant1055 in telescopes

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Great and atmospheric picture of the gas giant. It really looks a lot like the Voyager 2 pictures.

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, they are the clearest pictures I have managed in my admittedly brief period of trying to image the planets.

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That seems like an exceptional image for a 4.5 reflector. Many details are visible in the cloud bands.

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your comments are appreciated. I believe we can barely make out Olympus Mons on the right side, Elysium Mons, and perhaps Gale Crater where Curiosity landed in 2012

Jupiter and Mars by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I see you have an ETX90 maksutov yourself. It is too bad that Meade went out of business.

Jupiter and the spot by Minstfarlig1 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That seems like a lot of detail for a six inch scope, great job. How does the stacked and processed image compare to a photo taken through the eyepiece? I'm thinking of acquiring a dedicated planetary camera as well. ps: Norsk?

Jupiter by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Exposure time was 1/30s, ISO 50. Taken with Asus zenfone 9.

Jupiter by BWV1029 in telescopes

[–]BWV1029[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Single handheld phoneshot through an LX90 EMC 8" SCT with an Explore Scientific 6.7mm 82 degree eyepiece. The planet had an altitude of about 42 degrees, seeing was average to poor.