Observing tonight?

[Mr.Gorp]

Anyone for Keller Sunday Night?  (if it clears up).

[Mike C:\]

I would be interested in going. So far weather looks good. Maybe some clouds around 1am.
Thanks

[fealeybob14]

Jupiter's Red Spot and Io's shadow at 9 pm!   I'll likely stay at home however to observe ... depends on how late other obligations go.
Bob

[Josef Ch]

Looks like it could be reasonably clear Sunday toninght, and talking to Bob, I will go to Keller.

[fealeybob14]

Two clear nights in a row!  A June 1st observation of Jupiter appears below.  Jupiter was from a video with 47 images stacked in RegiStax6 to reduce noise.  A single, overexposed tif image was used for the moons.  I couldn't get my Starry Night program to show the moons and the planet like they appeared in the eyepiece and camera; the moons were shown on the other side of Jupiter but the red spot was as shown below??? in Starry Night.

[darkskyjim]

nice image Bob!

[fealeybob14]

Thanks Jim!   With the moon approaching full but the skies being clear Jupiter, Saturn and Venus (and possibly nearby Uranus) remain good targets!
Bob

[fealeybob14]

Io and Europa were quite close last night, kinda like a wide double star in appearance.  Over an hour and a half or so moon movement with respect to each other could be noticed.  Seeing conditions were fair.  The image attached was taken around 10:35.  Some image stacking was used for Jupiter and the moons were recorded on a single image with Jupiter overexposed. All was put together in Photoshop Elements.

[johnattewell]

Bob:  Is "Photoshop Elements" something different than "Photoshop CS?"  If so, is it easier to use than CS (CS is pretty complicated)?

John

[fealeybob14]

Hi John!
Photoshop Elements is a stripped down version of Photoshop.  It's not like Photoshop CS.  It's also a lot less expensive than Photoshop or Photoshop CS.  I have been using Photoshop Elements (PE) for the last 12 years or so and think it's great.  If you are a enthusiast and not a professional in the publishing field than PE is for you.  As with all programs there is a learning curve to negotiate but its easier with PE.  I use version 14.0 and don't have a need to upgrade to the latest version 15.0.  You should be able to find it online for about 60 -90 dollars.
Bob

[fealeybob14]

Still learning how to use Registax 6 with the Orion 5MP camera.  Online tutorials on You Tube help a lot.  Jupiter was a good target last evening with the Red Spot in good position.  Seeing conditions at 8:56 pm were pretty good and a 2 GB video was taken and stacked in Registax 6, a free program.

[Randy H]

Pics are getting better all the time Bob!

[fealeybob14]

Thanks Randy.  Couldn't miss the opposition of Saturn earlier today as the skies were clear (although the seeing was only fair to good).  Just after midnight conditions were good although the humidity was high.  The B ring was especially bright and Cassini division was visible almost all around the globe. A 2 GB video was used for the photo which was again processed with Registax 6.

[fealeybob14]

For those of us wanting a precise polar axis alignment to true north (about 43' away from Polaris) tonight is the night for using Clay's Kochab Clock!  I am posting the link in this forum note.  The alignment should be done around 9 pm tonight June 15th.
Here's the link: http://arksky.org/Kochab.htm
I'll test it first.
Bob
It worked for me but google-it if it doesn't for you.
BTW this link and method is already included on the RAC web page under the 'Resources' tab.

[fealeybob14]

Io, Europa and Europa's shadow on Jupiter are shown in the stacked image below.