Size of Jupiter in Planetary

[General_T]

Hi,

 

New to BYEOS. I tried some video (6D) last night on Jupiter. The size of Jupiter is quite small. Is there a way to get it large enough to be able to use Registax on it?

 

Is this what the "Zoom to Size" does?

 

 

Thanks

[astroman133]

You did not say what focal length you are imaging at.  It is common to increase the focal length when shooting planets, by putting a Barlow lens in front of the camera. And to use the 5X zoom feature of BYE.

 

I believe that the Zoom To Size that you mention just controls the appearance of the displayed image and does not affect the captured image.

[admin]

Keep in mind that the 6D is a full frame camera... you will want to crop any planetary images you do with the camera... with the moon as an exception because it a large target.

 

As Rick said, not much more we can had without knowing your telescope focal length... as -zooming- is a function on the OTA.

[General_T]

Hi,

 

Thanks.

 

I am at 2800mm (C11 Edge HD) and I used a Televue 2x Powermate.

[astroman133]

Then all you should need to do is center the zoom box around the planet, click the 5X button and shoot some video.  You will need to experiment with the exposure and ISO to darken the image enough so that you can see the equatorial bands.  The image should be darker than you may think, but you can lighten it during processing.

[General_T]

Hi,

 

Thanks Astroman 133,

 

I do not believe I clicked the 5x button, I assumed that was already done automatically....D'oh!!