Monday, March 31, 2008

My 1st Saturn Storm or Enceladus?

The famous STrZ White Oval of '08:

http://www.geocities.com/maphilli14/Astronomy/Saturn/Saturn-080309-Animation.html

This may also be Enceladus? Can someone verify based on the following WIMP stats for each time?

Time 1: 2008-03-10 0258UT



















Time 2: 2008-03-10 0338UT

Saturday, March 29, 2008

DMK Planetary settings in IC Capture

Best Jupiter: RGB, 60s per ch
RG = 1/15s @ 15fps
R Gain 811
G Gain 809
B Gamma = 10 (off)

B = 1/8s @ 7.5fps
B7 Gain = 931
B Gamma = 10 (off)

or

B = 1/15s @ 15fps
B15 Gain 985
B Gamma = 10 (off)

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Best Mars: RGB, 75s per ch
RGB = 1/30s @ 30fps
R Gain 645
G Gain 716
B Gamma = 10 (off)

B = 1/15s @ 15fps
B15 Gain = 782
B Gamma = 10 (off)

or

B = 1/30s @ 30fps
B30 Gain 796
B Gamma = 10 (off)

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Best Saturn: LRGB, 2000-3000frames per channel or 2min per?
Lum Moons = 1/4s @ 3.75fps
L Moons Gain = 1023 (full)
Gamma = 12 (~20%)

Lum 1/30s @ 30fps
L Gain = 935
B Gamma = 10 (off)

R 1/15s @ 15fps
R Gain = 1016
B Gamma = 10 (off)

G 1/8s @ 7.5fps
G Gain = 926
B Gamma = 10 (off)

B 1/8s @ 7.5fps
B Gain = 1023 (full)
B Gamma = 11

B 1/4s @ 3.75fps
B Gain = 877
B Gamma = 10 (off)