How to sharpen up the planets?
I was checking out Jupiter a few nights ago and I could easily see the north and south equatorial belts and a few other dark features but it seemed like it was washed out and to bright. I have a 10 inch reflector and at 300x was probably my best viewing magnification for the sky that night. What can I do to sharpen up the contrast in colors on Jupiter
See below cut and paste from http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/3304326.html?page=1&c=y
Although Jupiter is big and bright, it doesn’t tolerate high magnification well — the image tends to go soft quickly. Consequently, you will rarely use more than 40x per inch of aperture. I find that my 8-inch is limited to about 200x on nights of steady seeing. As with the telescope itself, the eyepiece too must deliver sharp, high-contrast views. Many serious planetary observers prefer high-quality Plössl or orthoscopic eyepieces to complex models designed for ultrawide-field views.
Color filters that screw into eyepiece barrels can improve the contrast of certain Jovian features and assist in identifying them. As a general rule, choose a filter with a color opposite that of the feature you want to observe. For example, the Great Red Spot (GRS) and reddish brown belts are best seen with blue filters such as Wratten 82A (light blue), 80A (medium blue), or 38A (blue). Red filters such as Wratten 21 (orange-red), 23 (light red), and 25 (red) can be used to enhance bluish features, such as the projections and festoons often found on the southern edge of the North Equatorial Belt. I like to use yellow filters such as Wratten 12 (medium yellow) and 8 (light yellow) to enhance the contrast of the polar regions. The Wratten 8 filter is especially effective as a general-purpose contrast enhancer.
Moon drifting through my Skywatcher 8″ Dobson 200mm 300x
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