Lovejoy quick and dirty high ISO with the 5DIII

[Psychobilly]

Just wanted to see what the 5DIII with the Canon 200/2.8L could get out of Comet Lovejoy shooting wide open and at ISO12800 from a static tripod.... 

Took 20x5s  but had to throw one away and stacked them in DSS, Cropped the Comet and very quick and very dirty process in PS CC...

Even the 5s exposure show too much trailing for Comet stacking to work

Should really get the EQ6 out but still recovering from the "lurgy" and didn't fancy hauling all that out...

[ArmyAirForce]

.....Even the 5s exposure show too much trailing for Comet stacking to work .....

I had this problem with some 5 minute subs a couple of nights ago; until I went into "Stacking Parameters", "Alignment" and selected "No Alignment". It would then stack on the comet ( having previously marked the comet in each image ).

Hope it works for you.

It gave me this from 1 hr 45 mins of 5 minute, ISO 800 exposures.

[Psychobilly]

I will give it a go but it doesnt recognise the comet as a comet instead selecting one of the surrounding stars..

Hoping to get the NEQ-6 setuo tomorrow and use the 300/2.8 to image the comet

[happy-kat]

Is that with marking the centre of each frame with the comet icon and saving?

[ArmyAirForce]

Mark the centre of the comet on each frame and save. If it won't find the comet, hold SHIFT and position the marker over the comet, then save.

[peter shah]

nicely done

[Mick J]

Interesting thread, nice work Peter, enjoying all these Lovejoys on the forum.

[starman1969]

Nice 'snapshot'.

[Pete Presland]

That has come out very well indeed.