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Adaaam75

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  1. Oooh! This is a gem piece of advice thanks.
  2. Thanks Kon, so glad I posted!
  3. Can't wait to get back out and use the filter to see what difference it makes. I'll convert them to monochrome to understand the values and what I should be looking to achieve. Unfortunately the over-sharpening was as a result of inexperience in processing and the quality of the initial images/capture. I'll take a look at Astrosurface, I went with Registax because it's all anyone talks about but I'm open to other software just to find one I'm really comfortable with 👍🏼
  4. I did, which tells me my initial focusing was slightly off because I had to stretch the images more than I wanted to to get some sharpness at a cost of resolution. I'm hoping to be able to achieve better focus in future but not great seeing hampers visually focusing and my Bahtinov skills aren't great (apparently!).
  5. Just posted Kon, I'll read the comments over a coffee in the morning, let me know what you think....
  6. Guys, Constructive criticism please, seeing wasn't great and I was fumbling through Registax and GIMP but I'm very happy with my first real attempts. ASI 462MC through Sharpcap on a 9.25/AVX. No filters. Probably 2000 frames but loads binned due to poor seeing. Please bring the honesty and advice...
  7. That's a good point, I use Sharpcap and will consider using cloudy nights for practice! 👍🏼
  8. I'm not at DSO yet! I really am dipping my toe in the water of imaging the moon and Jupiter but want to nail the moon first and get used to focusing accurately. It takes me ages to get used to a bit of kit, and it doesn't help when i can't use it often 😭
  9. Thanks Kon, I'm going to get the SVBony IR Pass filter for the moon to hopefully improve stability, because I suspect at the moment it will give better results than without. I really appreciate your advice, just wish i could put it into practice more often!
  10. I would prefer not to sacrifce resolution, so in hindsight i will give the UV/IR a chance to see what results i get first. Would a colour capture simply be the ASI 462MC without a filter.
  11. Well it's good to know that the UV/IR filter can assist with images like that! So the IR Pass 685nm will assist with stabilising the moon? The issue I have is my location. Moving from the South to the North not only brings consistently poor weather, it also gives bad seeing the majority of the time when there are no clouds!
  12. Stunning image of Venus! So I have the UV/IR Cut filter, it was recommended when I bought the 462mc, but I was slightly naive at the time and didn't really get why I needed it. Will this filter assist with the seeing then as the IR Pass 685nm? And yes Happy-Kat, it is the colour version 462, so would this filter cut the colour which will then be drawn out in processing like your Venus image Kon?
  13. If indeed the IR Pass 685nm produces monochrome images, could you point me in the right direction for the filters i will need for imaging the planets as this will be the next step for me....
  14. Guys, noob question……Does this make the images monochrome? I’m using it to image the moon however will look to extend the use to planets and wonder if I’d need coloured filters as well and how that works? I do have coloured filters as part of this set https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/celestron-eyeopener-eyepiece-filter-kit-125.html If I need colour filters, will they work?
  15. Right! That's all I needed to hear guys and thanks so much. I have seen the SVBONY brand and that particular filter on Amazon and questioned the quality as it's £50 cheaper! Is there a particular nm I should be looking at? There are 685nm, 720nm and 850nm. I'm using it with my ZWO 462 to shoot the moon.
  16. Guys, I'm after an IR Pass 685nm filter and there are two distinct options with FLO. The Antilia at £41 https://www.firstlightoptics.com/uv-ir-filters/birpass-1.html The Baader at £77 https://www.firstlightoptics.com/uv-ir-filters/birpass-1.html They look different in the images however that could easily be the image itself. My point is this, if it is an Infrared filter at 685nm and that is its only job, am I paying an extra £36 for the badge or will the Baader actually be more effective and true to the claim of 685nm where whereas the Antilia will be less accurate? I'm happy to pay for quality and design if that's what I'm getting. Thoughts?
  17. I'll be honest I'm not sure, I played with the exposure time to keep the gain down keeping it at an appropriate level of brightness. 150fps @ 10ms? That's good to know. The seeing was okay where I was and it was still through the eye piece, I'm wondering if if was moisture on the camera lens/mirror but they weren't exposed at all. I'm just guessing 🤷🏻
  18. I could only get it as focused as the image seen on PIPP, I couldn't focus any clearer. I'm wondering if there was condensation on the camera lens/flip mirror....
  19. Right, that is reassuring in one sense guys, but I was under the impression the Bahtinov mask was a more accurate way of focusing than live view? Certainly last night I tried focusing via the laptop live view but there was little difference visually through small rotations of the focuser and I knew those small changes could make the difference between in/out of focus so I reverted to the mask. I think I'll give the live view another go and focus on a star/moon, maybe this will help? Also, I did have doubts on using Jupiter when focusing as it's so big and maybe a star with the mask might produce more accurate spikes and focus?
  20. Hi guys (when I say guys, that includes the girls too!) I feel like i'm missing something obvious but I have scoured YouTube and can't find the obvious solution. I have a ZWO 462 colour camera attached to a Baader Flipmirror attached to my Celestron 9.25. I tried to image Jupiter last night using Sharpcap and after aligning with Starsense (eventually, even though the sky was clear) I located Jupiter through the eyepiece and the camera and then focused using my Bahtinov mask via Sharpcap. The live view via the laptop was blurred however I expected this having watched many imaging videos, but I was confident Jupiter was in focus. I also had a dew shield and heater to protect from moisture and started capturing. I packed up for the night and processed this morning and there was little to be done with the blurry results much to my disappointment. Seeing was good. I did focus using Jupiter but had the "Star shape" to ensure the lines were in the middle and there was no dew on the corrector lens. What could have caused poor images considering Jupiter was so sharp through the eyepiece on the Flip Mirrior? I know there are issues if the camera's sensor is too far away from the scope but it's literally on a flip mirror which is directly connected to the scope with an adaptor. I've added some images to give you an idea of what I'm on about. Any advice would be welcomed. PIPP wouldn't even recognise some of the files?? Adam
  21. Right! I'll give that a go. I'm only using Astrophotography tool for the Batinov focusing aid as I used to use it for my DSLR before I got my ASI462. I'll try Sharpcap too to see if it is any easier or sorts the issues.
  22. Right! I'll give that a go. I'm only using Astrophotography tool for the Batinov focusing aid as I used to use it for my DSLR before I got my ASI462. I'll try Sharpcap too to see if it is any easier or sorts the issues.
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