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Opinions please - Canon eos 2000D
Adam1234 replied to nephilim's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
Thanks! I was using a skywatcher eq6-r mount and skywatcher ed80, possibly with the dedicated field flattener/focal reducer -
New Zealand summer milkyway
Adam1234 replied to Adam1234's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
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I was recently on a work trip in Christchurch on the South island of New Zealand, and couldn't resist taking my camera and tripod (Canon R6). Took a very scenic uber trip to the hills south of Christchurch for some night time imagery. And if there's any Lord of the Rings fans: Edoras
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Nice. What was your fps?
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I'm travelling to Christchurch, NZ on a work trip in January for a few weeks, planning to take the camera and do some wide field astro if I get the chance. Wondered if there's anyone on here from around the area knows any good locations and how to get to said locations, ideally easily accessible? Adam
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Another Dew Question
Adam1234 replied to MalcolmM's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
I bring it in and leave it facing 45° facing down with the cap off to allow the dew to dry off and escape. I do put the cap on before bringing it inside so that no dust falls in, then remove the cap again once I have it pointed down -
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Not a very good one, from a session in September that I hadn't got round to processing. RC8. ASI120MC, 2x barlow, firecapture.
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SGL 2022 Challenge 8 - Pick a Planet
Adam1234 replied to MartinB's topic in SGL Challenges and Competitions
Jupiter, GRS and Calisto. 29 Sept 2022. Southampton, UK (50 45 North). 200mm RC8" f/8, 2x barlow, ZWO ADC, ZWO ASI120mc-s, EQ6-R Pro. 3200mm focal length. 10 x 60s videos at 84fps, gain 100%, exposure 11.88ms. Each video stacked, sharpened and de-rotated, with final bit of sharpening. Firecapture, PIPP, AS3, Winjupos. Total 11430 out of 49283 frames stacked. -
Jupiter and its moon Calisto, imaged on 29 Sept 2022. 10 videos of 60s at 84fps, gain 100%, exposure 11.88ms. Each video stacked, sharpened and de-rotated, with final bit of sharpening. Total 11430 out of 49283 frames stacked. Stella Lyra 200mm RC8, 2x barlow, ASI120mc, ZWO ADC. PIPP, Autostakkert 3, Registax 6, Winjupos. I did take a set of videos of Saturn and another set of Jupiter with reduced ROI and faster fps, but I had to abandon these - unfortunately, I realised just after I finished Saturn that my secondary mirror had dewed up 😩. I continued to video Jupiter anyway despite the dewed up secondary as the live feed looked ok, but the Saturn set and one of the Jupiter sets looked absolutely horrible! But I wasn't surprised, I was more probably more surprised that this one came out ok!
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Thanks! Yeah Saturn I definitely think was slightly out of focus, it was tough without an autofocuser (can anyone recommend an motorised focuser for Stella Lyra scopes?), I was going backward and forward manually for ages and just settled on what looked OK since I couldn't see much detail
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SGL 2022 Challenge 8 - Pick a Planet
Adam1234 replied to MartinB's topic in SGL Challenges and Competitions
Jupiter 18 Sept 2022. Southampton, UK (50 45 North). RC 8" f/8, 2x barlow, ZWO ADC, ZWO ASI120mc-s, EQ6-R Pro. 3200mm focal length. 31 x 45s videos, av.95fps, exposure 5.9ms, gain 100%. Each video stacked, sharpened, derotated and further sharpened. Firecapture, PIPP, AS3, Winjupos. Total frames stacked 27329 out of 130840. Adam -
My first ones of Jupiter and Saturn this year, also the first using my Ritchey Chretien 8" f/8. Taken with ZWO ASI120mc-s, 2x barlow, ZWO ADC, EQ6-R Pro. I've since discovered that RC's are a less than optimal instrument for planetary imaging. Jupiter: 31 x 45s videos, av.95fps, exposure 5.9ms, gain 100%. Total frames stacked 27329 out of 130840. Saturn: 4 x 120s videos, av.30fps, exposure 30ms, gain 100%. Total frames 920 stacked out of 14122. Saturn could have been better but I had to discard a load of bad quality videos because of cloud. Each video stacked, sharpened, derotated and further sharpened. Firecapture, PIPP, AS3, Winjupos. One thing I struggled with during capture was getting a decent histogram, especially with Saturn. I could barely get it above 30% even with gain at 100%, so had to cope with 30ms and less than optimal fps. I guess probably because the 8" is smaller than my 10" dob, plus the large central obstruction on the RC.