pandemic processing

[neil phillips]

Slowly getting back into lunar imaging. Getting bits of equipment together. But no images yet. Playing with a old stack. Just for fun

 

 

 

Edited January 8, 2021 by neil phillips

[happy-kat]

I like to revisit old data too and reprocess.

[neil phillips]

14 hours ago, happy-kat said:

I like to revisit old data too and reprocess.

Been out of astronomy for a while, taking me time to see the right balance. My original images have benefited from a histo stretch i think.

[chiltonstar]

Nice images! On each clear night when appropriate, I've been recording lunar avi's so that I've got something to play with on cloudy nights while we are confined to our homes.

Chris

[neil phillips]

12 hours ago, chiltonstar said:

Nice images! On each clear night when appropriate, I've been recording lunar avi's so that I've got something to play with on cloudy nights while we are confined to our homes.

Chris

Yes it helps the time problem . Just started imaging again myself last night. Humble begining with small scopes. But its fun. At some point i plan to get my 10"F6.3 running again for hi resolution. But low power moon shots are served well by smal scopes. Its nice enjoying astronomy again. Looking at your sig. You have some great lunar scopes.

 

[Kon]

The amount of detail is amazing!

[neil phillips]

2 hours ago, Kon said:

The amount of detail is amazing!

Thanks Kon it was a lot of hard work. with two fans on the 300p cooling for a hour or two. Constant collimation tweaking. Weighed a ton. I hated mounting it on to the neq6. How to make a NEQ6 tremble. I stopped soon after i got these. Just got burnt out on it. But ive recently started again with small instruments on the moon. Which i am enjoying a lot.  Hope to post some pictures in a couple weeks.  Should be interesting to beginers or those on a budget i hope

 

[wouterdhoye]

those are some really wonderful images! thanks for sharing!

[neil phillips]

On 11/01/2021 at 10:05, wouterdhoye said:

those are some really wonderful images! thanks for sharing!

Thanks. I am sure my old monitor was bright, A histo adjustment  seemed to work well on my 50 inch plasma tv. A little more whitening. But more vibrant than the originals

[callisto]

Beautiful images....the first looks like a Apollo shot 

 

Mark

[neil phillips]

4 hours ago, callisto said:

Beautiful images....the first looks like a Apollo shot 

 

Mark

Thanks Mark. Just as i was getting somewhere with the 300p i stopped. Think i should have given it longer

[bish]

On 14/01/2021 at 19:16, callisto said:

Beautiful images....the first looks like a Apollo shot 

 

Mark

You beat me to it. 

[Nigella Bryant]

lovely, I'm not usually a lunar imager but I might just start after processing one from November that I didn't bother with. I usually do solar imaging but you've inspired me, thanks.

[neil phillips]

16 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

lovely, I'm not usually a lunar imager but I might just start after processing one from November that I didn't bother with. I usually do solar imaging but you've inspired me, thanks.

Glad you found it interesting Nigella. Its strange going from a 12" F5 Newt, to a 70 mm F13 Frac. what i am presently about to image with. But the moon, like the sun, doesnt need high magnification to look wonderful. Low power shots can look splendid too The resolution takes a big hit yes. But at low power it doesnt seem to matter too much.

Actually i am really gearing up for some images soon, with both the 70mm f13 frac. and a114mm F8 Newt.  And next month a 90mm f10 frac. Should be interesting to see what i can get with such setups. Beginners and those on a budget should find it quite revealing i hope. later i can go back to hi res, with my 10" F6.3 Newt. Which should have a new 1/30th wave Antares secondary mirror. Hope this bad weather lifts soon.