stacking

[daz01968]

how do you stack photos, i have asked b4 but i need it dummy terms, how does regi stax work, surely it cant b that hard. ive bought all this gear and no idea on getting a good picture

[Charic]

try here..........http://www.astronomie.be/registax/

[sharkmelley]

Are you taking moon & planetary images?  If so, then Registax is ideal. If not, then Deep Sky Stacker is a much better starting point.  If you are using a Canon DSLR then start off at ISO 800 or 1600 and take the longest exposures you can before stars start to trail.

Here is a good intro to Deep Sky Stacker without the complexities of darks, flats, bias frames (which can all be learnt later):

http://www.stargazing.net/david/DSS/S3P2.7DSSV2HQs.pdf

Mark