Archive for July 1, 2010

Return of the Jupiter

Thanks to the recent return of Jupiter, we received the following pictures from Marc Patry. Marc uses a DMK 21AU04.AS astronomy camera.

C11 + DMK21 at 2x focus (IR742)RGB image (Astronomik filters).

C11 + DMK21 at ~4x focus (eyepiece projection) and a 23A color filter

C11 + DMK21 at prime focus (IR742)RGB image (Astronomik filters). 60fps, 20s recording per color plane 60s recording for IR742 plane

Marc detailed his photography in the email:

For me this camera sounds perfect for serious planetary imagers. Very high frame rate (up to 60 fps for images with the C11 prime focus), a good sensitivity and an easy software to use (IC Capture). One should now concentrate on the telescope and the seeing and “forget” the camera … except for clicking “Capture” of course. It’s weight do not introduce the need of a rebalancing, and the single link (data + power) is a good point on the field.

Well thank you Marc! Truly nice pictures!

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