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hi all just outside now using sharpcap on jupiter what settings do you capture in    raw 8,rgb ,or other 

and avi,ser or other using colour asi 178 thanks

thanks geordie85 if north on the map is north then it looks like it ,anyone been here after dark

hi when will these planets next be at a good height for us here in the uk cheers

hi all after a couple of planetary attempts decided i might try and go somewhere dark to give the scope a fair chance and found that suprise view car park in hathersage about one hour away might be worth a try,just wondering if anyone knows if this has a clear view south or not or any other comments cheers

On 08/08/2019 at 15:15, knobby said:

I have a fairly naff 2 avi of Saturn if you want to play ?

let me know and I'll put on google drive if interested

that would be great thanks

well tried above and must admit its a lot better considering few frames i used thanks neil and everyone who contributed its a start what do you think?

22_38_42_pipp_g4_ap55.tif

will give it a go later thanks neil ive at least got a little smile back😀 your a star

10 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Do you have more PNGs? If so you can throw them all in PIPP.

If you use 'quick capture' you can set it to grab 5,000 frames.

i only have about 34 pngs at the moment,does it take avi,png as well

is an adc the right way to go?

3 minutes ago, knobby said:

Been watching this with interest as I have a C8 edge and have the same problems with living in built up area surrounded by  neighbours hot roofs.

Seeing is always naff, planet jumps around and wobbles during capture.

Here's one I managed with the same scope on the 2nd so don't give up.

From memory it was a 2 minute avi around 0.7 secs and 300 gain ( ZWO 224mc) and a 2 X barlow

 

my faith is returning thank you

do you capture as avi, and the file was a single png image now ive looked

thanks neil its given me a little light at the end of the tunnel

and im using an asi178 colour ccd

1 minute ago, Stub Mandrel said:

What is your workflow?

I suggest:

Put into PIPP using the settings for 'planetary' just accept the defaults for now, but make sure:  'debayer raw image frames' and  'debayer monochrome frames' are checked on the 'input options' tab and  'stretch histogram white point' and 'equalise R,G and B channels individually' are checked on the 'processing options' tab.

Put the resulting AVI into Autostakkert!3.

Run analyse, then tell it to put alignment points on, then stack a percentage of frames. AS!3 shoudl do an RGB align to minimise the dispersion.

Processing shoudl be a combination of sharpening and contrast enhancement, maybe with some colour balancing.

 

(PIPP and Autostakkert are both free).

using sharpcap,but do i select raw 8 and avi?

wow all is not lost its from a frame from a  video

ide be more than happy with that,not got my head round debayering yet

hi anyone using one of these and are they worth it here in the uk at the minute

4 hours ago, Freddie said:

I did check your sig. before posting that but didn’t see it listed. As others have said, the C8 is a nice scope for planetary but they are a bit on the low side for decent images. Have you compared your results with what other C8 users in the North of the northern hem. are getting?

like this

so is an adc needed?

hi freddie unfortunately i already have one just not impressed

i know its one of those questions but didnt want to upset my setup unless it was worth a go,any thoughts appreciated or even x5 powermate?

hi all just wondering if there was anything any better for planetary than a c8 edge hd below £1000 or any recommendations thanks

just using a  geoptik artificial star and just wondering if this image looks ok thanks and any idea what the line is 

just wondered if anyone had some files i could play with in AS!3 cheers

some great info there vlaiv cant wait to try again appreciated,when i get the ser files do i try using them in AS3 then