Imaging Challenge #7 - Lunar

admin · October 1, 2017

The theme for the seventh challenge - October 2017 - is Lunar!

Start Date: 1st October 2017
End Date: 31st December 2017

Rules: We want to see images, videos, animations or sketches relating to 'Lunar' - please be as artistic or creative as you like

Prize: £100 of FLO gift vouchers to buy some goodies with! Kindly provided by our sponsors FLO and a virtual trophy for your signature.

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RULES

All data must be captured and processed by you (no collaborative entries).
Data must be captured during the challenge start & end dates.
Multiple entries are allowed but please start a new topic for each entry.
Multiple submissions of the same image, processed differently, will not be accepted.

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To enter please start a new topic with your image in the ‘Imaging Challenge #7’ forum (each challenge will have it’s own). Please post as much information as possible - when it was taken, how it was captured and processed, etc. The info won't necessarily be used for judging but will help fellow SGLers looking to learn and improve their knowledge and technique.

nightfisher · October 1, 2017

Nice one, i better up my game and get some data on the camera`s

happy-kat · October 1, 2017

I'd better get around to fixing my mini mak.

Pete Presland · October 1, 2017

I do neglect our nearest neighbour too much, this will encourage me to visit the Moon more often!

michael.h.f.wilkinson · October 2, 2017

Will have a go at some mosaics, should the weather clear once more. I might even be able to use the 16" RC of the university one of these nights. That should be fun

xtreemchaos · October 2, 2017

I accept the mission, and look forward to seeing all the images. thanks, charl.

michaelmorris · October 2, 2017

Do the images have to be taken between now and the closing date, or can we submit older images?

whizzbang · October 2, 2017

rule 2 ... Data must be captured during the challenge start & end dates.

michaelmorris · October 2, 2017

20 minutes ago, whizzbang said:

rule 2 ... Data must be captured during the challenge start & end dates.

Doh!

johnfosteruk · October 4, 2017

Aha, my favourite subject. Glad multiple entries are allowed

AstroKane · October 10, 2017

Oh great! Definitely one that I can have a go at! I look forward to seeing all of the entries!

Stu Wilson · October 15, 2017

My entry. 100 frames stacked. Taken with Canon 650d stacked in registax and very slight brightness contrast adjusted in PS.

Edited October 15, 2017 by Stu Wilson

Galen Gilmore · October 19, 2017

@Stu Wilson

@alhiggs

Please read the instructions.

it states to create a new topic in the thread for every image. You may submit multiple entries, but you need to create a new topic for every image.

HTH

Edited October 19, 2017 by Galen Gilmore

JOC · November 21, 2017

Wow! what a busy month of images - I wouldn't want to be the judges for this lot!

Philip R · November 25, 2017

This unguided photo, (single frame), was taken with my Olympus C2040 attached to my ETX105, (before the 'mod' & re-mod'), using afocal projection - eyepiece was a 20mm Plossl inserted into my eyepiece projection unit.

<--- this is the 'original' (...from a few years ago).

<--- this is 'enhanced' (...at time of submitting entry).

note: Please feel free to move to 'Imaging - Lunar' section if it does not meet the entry rules/requirements and omit this line - tnx in adv.

Edited November 25, 2017 by Philip R

CATLUC · December 3, 2017

Hello

Just to participate because I use much heavier material than previous images.

Vallis Alpes taken on october 11 in Mazan small town in the South East of France with a 625 mm (24'), barlow 4 11m Fl (433'), IR 685, low turbulence, camera QHY5-III178M. Video 2500 images processing with AS2 and R6.

Clear Skies.

Luc

Edited December 3, 2017 by CATLUC

skyhunter1 · December 8, 2017

Please let me know if I submitted these 6 shots correctly. It says above start new topic... I'm assuming you meant new reply per shot...

My Submissions: OMG I hate sending .JPG files lol (Original 27MB .tiff - 2185 x 2175 Resolution)

Bortle-8 zone in Queens NY

Taken 11/3/17 With Meade 8" LX 200 GPS - AWO 174mc cool - 6.3 Reducer at 137mm (approx. F4.5)

No gain - I believe was 2.5 ms exposure. Imaged in Firecapture - 40 images stacked in Autostakkert3 and processed in Photoshop

Mosaic of 2 images (upper and lower) was able to make it seamless by keeping all Firecapture settings the same and imaging upper and lower portions within 5 min of each other. Then stacked in autostakkert3. Combined the 2 images in Photoshop before processing so images were processed with same settings.

Was so happy that I couldn't find the seam . My previous attempts foolishly processed both images separately and then combined... You live and learn...