2nd go at Saturn, 1st at image stacking

[sammak127]

I thought I would try taking some video on my DSLR instead of just my usual single exposures.

So this is it, and compared to my first go at Saturn, which was a single frame it is a great step forward.

It was about 100 frames stacked in Registax. from a canon 500d on the back of a skywatcher 127 mak.

Any tips most welcome.

[xtreemchaos]

good image mate,you done well with only 100 frames try 500 next time you may pull a bit more detail out. thanks for sharing mate

[stepping beyond]

Focus,focus ,focus that's what I'm always told , collect more data and use something to bring the planet closer too show more detail like a amplifier {barlow} 2x or 3x. Awesome image 

[sammak127]

Thanks for the tips. I have tried one from the same footage, but using 500 frames as suggested. It is a slight improvement you're right.

Focussing is the hard part in the non computer assisted low budget DSLR astrophotgraphy set up. Maybe a Bahtinov mask would help?! on the other hand maybe I'm just at the limit of my little set up.

I was using a Barlow, but it is not an expensive one, and I can't help feeling it hinders about as much as it helps.

[sammak127]

also I wouldn't be surprised if I am not using registax to its fullest.. but hopefullly I can make some improvements there. I'll have a look for some simple tutorials to show the basics of that useful program.

[xtreemchaos]

have you tryed adjusting the wavelets after staxing? i find you can get a image a bit clear by doing so,saturn is a hard one to image so many things need to be right but i think you have done well..charl..

[Tommohawk]

Very nice image! 

I wonder what ISO you used, and what length of video you shot? 

[Pete Presland]

Very nice start agreed about focus focus focus and also more frames.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice progress there. You should try wavelets (and indeed work hard on getting focus). I remember my first real play with wavelet sharpening on Saturn, and I nearly fell off my chair I was so surprised at the improvements. It does require a good big stack of many frames to use to its fullest