The moon from North Cornwall 26-11-20 & 9-12-20

[AstroNebulee]

Here a couple of images of the moon I managed to get with my canon 450d and prime focus with my skywatcher 150p best 200 images processed in pipp, as3 and registax, tweaked in ps. Never got any images of the moon like this in its waning phases before. 

[Moonshed]

Hi, I have to say I like the top image better than the bottom, it looks a little strange, as though it’s not quite in focus, makes my eyes go funny when I enlarge it. Did you have a problem processing it? Sorry to be critical without being constructive but I don’t know what the problem is.

[AstroNebulee]

1 minute ago, Moonshed said:

Hi, I have to say I like the top image better than the bottom, it looks a little strange, as though it’s not quite in focus, makes my eyes go funny when I enlarge it. Did you have a problem processing it? Sorry to be critical without being constructive but I don’t know what the problem is.

I have to agree with you on that and criticism taken on board. I used the same processing techniques and equipment both times and not sure why the second image is quite out of focus when enlarged, they were both a set of 200 images taken and processed in pipp first, then as3 the registax for sharpening, then a little tweak in ps. I was struggling with the second image a lot. Just wanted to upload both for posterity. 

[Moonshed]

9 minutes ago, LeeHore7 said:

I have to agree with you on that and criticism taken on board. I used the same processing techniques and equipment both times and not sure why the second image is quite out of focus when enlarged, they were both a set of 200 images taken and processed in pipp first, then as3 the registax for sharpening, then a little tweak in ps. I was struggling with the second image a lot. Just wanted to upload both for posterity. 

Okay, I didn’t want to say this before but I am now a little more confident in what I think is wrong. It looks to me as if you may have over tweaked it in Registax, I say this because have done it a few times myself and achieved that rather odd look, a little over sharpened in the wavelets perhaps.

Anyway I totally understand  you wanting to post them here and I’m relieved you took my unhelpful criticism well 😄

Edited December 13, 2020 by Moonshed

[AstroNebulee]

4 minutes ago, Moonshed said:

Okay, I didn’t want to say this before but I am now a little more confident in what I think is wrong. It looks to me as if you may have over tweaked it in Registax, I say this because have done it a few times myself and achieved that rather odd look, a little over sharpened in the wavelets perhaps.

Anyway I totally understand  you wanting to post them here and I’m relieved you took my unhelpful criticism well 😄

Yes you are most likely right on the over tweaking in registax, I will go back and look again. Constructive criticism is always taken on board well with me as I'm a newbie it all helps to learn more and correctly, clear skies. 

[AstroNebulee]

I have re processed the image of the moon from 26-11-20 from another set of images I took that evening, as something must of happened in the stacking process with the original image posted here.  This one is much better and doesn't affect your eyes.

[Moonshed]

On 19/12/2020 at 17:45, LeeHore7 said:

I have re processed the image of the moon from 26-11-20 from another set of images I took that evening, as something must of happened in the stacking process with the original image posted here.  This one is much better and doesn't affect your eyes.

Sorry LeeHore7, I have only now noticed your reply, I must have somehow missed the usual notification. I must agree this image is much improved compared the first one, well done, it’s a good image.