Jupiter with the Sigmonster

PetKal wrote in post #3379071
Shot handheld ?

Lol.... without OS, that's a bit tough, Petty...

Romy

That's freakin' sick Romy!!! I LOVE IT!!! Hhahahahha... Flips representin'... WOO HOO!!! Keep it up man...

- airbutchie

Wow thats amazing! Is Jupitor that bright one just under to the left of the moon?

Have you tried taking a shot of Mars or Venus? They're alot closer, so it would be interesting to see the detail that you can get with that setup.

Or even the moon?

nniemik wrote in post #3379317
Wow thats amazing! Is Jupitor that bright one just under to the left of the moon?

The largest one in all of the shots is Jupiter. Not our moon.

KevNJ wrote in post #3379264
Wow! Very nice!

How about tracking down the space station?

Thanks, I checked NASA's tracking site, and no data is available if the ISS passes over our islands (Philippines).

If it does, I think the Sigmonster can get it during a clear night. I've seen some shots of the ISS taken with shorter lenses, and the major structures are discernable.

Romy

Jackal wrote in post #3379327
Have you tried taking a shot of Mars or Venus? They're alot closer, so it would be interesting to see the detail that you can get with that setup.

Or even the moon?

Thanks..... yes, I've tried Mars and Venus way back but it was tough to get any detail:

HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif'

Just another example of impressive shots I have seen you post! I didn't think you would have been able to get the Jovian satellites as well. Well done!

Those are awesome!

Holy Crap ! That's just awesome !

I think the Hubble has lens envy...

Wonderful shots. What am I missing in my focal length calculations? I keep coming up with 4480mm.

runninmann wrote in post #3380232
Wonderful shots. What am I missing in my focal length calculations? I keep coming up with 4480mm.

Thanks, I'm using square root of 2 for the sole 1.4x. So focal length = 800 mm x 2 x 2 x (2^1/2) = 4525 mm.

But we're splitting hairs... 4480 mm should close enough. After all, not all 2x TCs are real doublers, and the Sigmonster might be a bit shy of 800 mm at full zoom....

Romy

Have you tried this link for ISS (and other) predictions? http://heavens-above.com/

Its worked well for me... I couldn't imagine taking pics of it tho as they do move rather fast.

liquidstone wrote in post #3380273
Thanks, I'm using square root of 2 for the sole 1.4x. So focal length = 800 mm x 2 x 2 x (2^1/2) = 4525 mm

Well Ro-monster, you've done it again. Another fine capture and post. But you leave me even the more frustrated and irritated with this one. Surely, surely...with approximately 4500mm, surely you can take a shot of Peter's a*se as he fancies himself in front of his bathroom mirror each day? Manilla to Toronto should be a cakewalk in the light of Manilla to Jupiter? Please don't disappoint me any longer. I can hardly take it.