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  1. Laurieast
    Good to hear it, It can be done! Is that last one above now stacked and how many? Are you focusing using the camera auto focus? That BackyardNikon would let you see it more easily and has focus tools.
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    Try this the other way than you did it? Make an initial alignment point around that large sun spot? I think you have Gimp, does that have a sharpen and sharpen more filter, and make it brighter with curves. Do that to 10 or so and try Autostakkert again.
  3. Laurieast
    Superb! Well done, amazing depth and detail. You don't say what you used, telescope and camera?
  4. Laurieast
    Probably the Moon I would think. What date and time was this? RC Astro GradientXterminator gave me this with one click, but it's not free, or you could try Graexpert for free. (https://github.com/Steffenhir/GraXpert/releases/tag/v0.1.3) My effort with that in PS
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    And all the other junk, engines included that will fall in the sea. https://www.planetary.org/articles/artemis-i-launch-guide#:~:text=None of the hardware is,own%2C coasting towards the Moon. It will take eight-and-a-half minutes for Orion to reach its initial orbit, still attached to the SLS upper stage that will blast it to the Moon. The twin SLS solid rocket boosters will fall into the Atlantic, while the core stage and four recycled Space Shuttle engines will tumble into the Pacific. None of the hardware is recoverable. It will take eight-and-a-half minutes for Orion to reach its initial orbit, still attached to the SLS upper stage that will blast it to the Moon. The twin SLS solid rocket boosters will fall into the Atlantic, while the core stage and four recycled Space Shuttle engines will tumble into the Pacific. None of the hardware is recoverable.
  6. Laurieast
    Once seen, you can never un-see it 😉
  7. Laurieast
    When you want more from it go further down the download page and get these, a few at a time is best. You can toggle them on and off in settings. Lots to do on cloudy rainy days, and when the bitey things want lunch!
  8. Laurieast
    It was clear around 3am, but I was not going to do anything about, looks like cloud for a while now. Have you got a Lunar Atlas? this is very good. https://ap-i.net/avl/en/start
  9. Laurieast
    Pro shot! Very nice!
  10. Laurieast
    That's a good one! Mak's are great, I still have my Meade ETX 105.(Dismounted)
  11. Laurieast
    Interesting your going with the Gaussian filter, I do it with the Default 🤔 I will give that a try next time.
  12. Laurieast
    Your very welcome! Well on your way now, next time will be a piece of cake, it all looks very complicated to start with, but after a few goes.. I would definitely second all that @Steve Ward has said above about Registax. When you start out with it just use the top left slider and drag across to sharpen. Have a look at what it's like if you make it B&W/Greyscale. Look forward to seeing the next one.
  13. Laurieast
    Awesome! 👍
  14. Laurieast
    I had another look at Backyard Nikon, and it says: https://www.otelescope.com/byncompare.html/ But Trial it first, just in case.
  15. Laurieast
    This one? https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/184192-full-disc-lunar-imaging-with-a-dslr/
  16. Laurieast
    Best thing I ever did was switch to a dedicated fairly cheap astro camera from the DSLR, an Asi 224 mc and FLO have an offer on camera's right now 😁 https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras.html (cables, adapters and software included) High speed avi's in colour, no messing about
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    It says "Support for TIFF, FIT, BMP, AVI (uncompressed) and SER files (thanks to Heiko Wilkens). MOV files and other compressed files are also supported when FFmpeg executable is available to AS!. In principle there are no file size limitations." I have no idea what that might mean lol https://www.autostakkert.com/wp/guides/ Looks like VLC can convert them.
  18. Laurieast
    Both are excellent! the Jupiter has depth to it, very nice.
  19. Laurieast
    Take an AVI of the Moon to start with (easier) , open it in Autostakkert and select "surface" , take about 2000 frames, tell it to stack the best 25%, on the right you will see a box for Allignment points, try 104 or 200. It's easier than it looks at first sight.
  20. Laurieast
    Although it can create AVI's, you still need to run them through Autostakkert to get the best stacked output. Yet another learning curve. (forgot that part, it's the weather!)
  21. Laurieast
    I went for Premium because of all the "Yes" boxes here, and the price difference is not much: https://www.otelescope.com/byncompare.html/ It will make AVI's I made it sound like it will stack multiple single shots, which it won't, sorry. To stack stills like TIFF or RAW or whatever your choice you would still need Autostakkert to stack, and Registax to sharpen etc for the Moon and planets, both are free. And Photoshop or Affinity (cheaper) to process (Adjust 😉 ) images.
  22. Laurieast
    Nice photo! You might like this, I use it on my Canon EOS with good results. Control your exposure and focus etc on your laptop. Take images and AVI's and stack them. https://www.otelescope.com/store/category/4-backyardnikon/
  23. Laurieast
    Compared to the Stellarium simulation, and the lighting/shading matches. So you have caught some features. EQ mode off.
  24. Laurieast
    Thank you! According to the Virtual Moon Atlas, RUPES RECTA Type: Scarp Geological period: Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ? Size: Dimension: 110.00x0.00Km / 67.00x0.00Mi Height: 300.0m / 900.0ft Height/Wide ratio: 0.0027 Description: Rectilinear fault situated on the East bank of Mare Nubium. Connects Thebit D to the North with a small mountain to the South. Slope inclined to 7° only. Slope covered with bright materials. Observation: Apparent size : 59.02" Interest : Exceptional formation Observation period: 1 day after First Quarter or Last Quarter Minimal Instrument: 50 mm refractor Position: Longitude: 7.702° West Latitude: 21.675° South Side: Nearside Quadrant: South-West Area: Mare Humorum region Name origin: Detailed Name: Straight Wall Name Author: Birt / Lee (1865)
  25. Laurieast
    Details on the moon's! great results, and a slightly elliptical shadow from Ganymede.
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