Imaging Software

[MartyB1973]

Hi, Ive got new CCD camera and have hooked it up to the laptop via Skype to see the results. The image looks great and close. What software do I need to do the following,

Full screen viewing

Able to take long exposures or stack them together as I have it mounted to a goto telescope for tracking

Video whats on the screen as well

Thanks in advance :-)

M

[JamesF]

What sort of CCD camera?

James

[riklaunim]

What camera ? (model, name)

[MartyB1973]

I got it in a boot sale and have to admit I was surpised how good the pictures were looking at the moon through the clouds last night. Its approx 300x mag yet very clear as its a HD camera. the box has no markings on it so I dont know much about it. Any ideas of the software that uses the same input as web cams do?

[JamesF]

If it is a webcam then SharpCap is a good place to start for captures. And Registax for stacking and processing captured video.

James

[MartyB1973]

Thats a good programme and got some good basic images of the moon which i hope to post on here soon. Is Registax easy to operate as heard a lot about his programme.

[JamesF]

"Registax" and "intuitive" aren't words you'll often see together in the same sentence

Sometimes Registax v5 works where v6 won't, and sometimes the other way around. I found a reasonable tutorial for v6 somewhere and I've mostly stuck to using that. v5 is mostly the same I think, but you have to select your own alignment points IIRC. I'll dig out the location of the tutorial.

James

[JamesF]

Here it is:

http://www.sunspot51.com/Registax6/Registax6.htm

James