dolfin Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hi again First thanks to Mapster for the info on attaching your gear at the end of your post.Worked ok then said I needed a few more posts so it will have to wait a short while yet. The reason I am posting is a few of you are having a go at imaging the ISS . Here is a link to a very helpfull video to chop out wasted frames centralise the ISS and stack them even through the tumble (to a point). Hope this helps some of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolfin Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 sorry here is the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2rACCp9Zg8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark62 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 sorry here is the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2rACCp9Zg8Thank you should help a lot [emoji106]Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks for the link dolfin (sorry, I have forgotten your name) - that is really useful.I use VirtualDub, but I haven't tried Castrator as I have used PIPP previously, however I believe Soupy uses Castrator. I have also used AutoStakkert! by the same developer, so it'll be a great little programme.Think the biggest challenge will be capturing some frames containing the ISS rather than the processing...... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Virtual dub not heard of that for years I used to use it for reducing movies to a size I could run on a smart phone 10years ago!It's looking like you guys should be able to get some good images tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazegood Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 virtual; dub is great for removing frames from a vid capture when there are times when they are totally black with no target in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 here is my capture of the ISS tonight. bit out of focus and optics on meade are not great but it is there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Also had a good look at Jupiter Venus and Acrturus again, dobs are soooooo easy to get out and start viewing straight away, compared to the HEQ5 which takes nearly an hour to get set up right! Oh no I'm turning into a dob monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Well done on the ISS image Soupy. Fast set up is a true merit of the dob although truss ones take probably half an hour to set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Aye didn't think about setting up truss dobs, but they have merits for packing away into smaller places as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Well done on the ISS capture Soupy! Great job for a first attempt. Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Cheers Vicky, here's hoping they can only get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Maybe a future project building a motorised mount to track and photograph satellites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Maybe a future project building a motorised mount to track and photograph satellitesOh no, don't even think about it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark62 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Maybe a future project building a motorised mount to track and photograph satellitesHey u have a mirror to finish first. We're all waiting to have a look through it [emoji3]Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Maybe a future project building a motorised mount to track and photograph satellitesIt would have to move fast and be adjustable as it rarely takes the same track through the sky, although it is a similar trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It would have to move fast and be adjustable as it rarely takes the same track through the sky, although it is a similar trajectory. Don't encourage him lol - as Mark says he's got that beauty of s scope to finish first! ..........it would be an interesting project though........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark62 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've got an old washer motor we could use I'm sure we could fix it to a tripod some how [emoji6] Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Don't encourage him lol - as Mark says he's got that beauty of s scope to finish first! ..........it would be an interesting project though........ I wasn't implying I was going to do it as it means attaching a camera to a scope hence classed as astro photography. I don't do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Not yet anyway Damian. Can't believe I am currently out looking at Jupiter and I can see plenty of bands as well as two of his Moons! It is still daylight!Spent an hour trying to sort the optics out. Removed secondary cleaned it with glasses lens cleaner it was filthy, re-aligned spider vanes, made sure they were equally spaced. Took some time to colliminated as laser is just about out of battery so was very dim and hard to spot as its not dark! Hopefully they will perform better tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapstar Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Not yet anyway Damian. Can't believe I am currently out looking at Jupiter and I can see plenty of bands as well as two of his Moons! It is still daylight!Spent an hour trying to sort the optics out. Removed secondary cleaned it with glasses lens cleaner it was filthy, re-aligned spider vanes, made sure they were equally spaced. Took some time to colliminated as laser is just about out of battery so was very dim and hard to spot as its not dark! Hopefully they will perform better tonight.I think the dob fever has taken hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Think it might have, it's just too easy to get it out and use, I know it should cool down but it's just great to get some observing in. Think I have done. Ore observing in the last few days than I have since the start of the year. They say the best scope is the one you use the most so maybe I have found it! Spent a little time on Jupiter, and just under half phase Venus. Then watched a great ISS pass, tracking it most of the way!Put it all away now, optics look a little better but need to do a proper star test. I think the mirrors might need recoating as there seems to be a reddish tinge to the views, but I might be mistaken! There is a small mark on there also, a possible small chip less than a mm but there none the less, so not sure to get it re-figured or not. But those are jobs for later on. I'm in no hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've not had chance to do any observing this evening, although I might pop out for half an hour before bed.It's the dreaded Physics P2 GCSE tomorrow, and after the disasters of the first part, I have had my head stuck in a text book helping Sophie with forces, circuits, magnetic fields and radioactivity! I hope this part of the exam is kinder to the students than the first part, as she needs to do well to take Physics A-level.I'll be glad when the exams are over. Hope your daughter is coping with them ok Damian - you'll have to ask her about Hannah's orange sweets....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky050373 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 That's so true about the best scope being the one that get's used the most - it is even true for binos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupy Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Good luck to both your girls on their exams tomorrow. I am sure they will do well. Love the bins to Vicky but not used mine in ages Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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