Frosty night and Waning Gibbous 91% (20/01/21)

[Kon]

A few shots of the moon with my 8" Dob. Seeing was really nice tonight. Prime focus, iso 200, 1/400s, stacked 15/180 frames in Siril, some editing in Gimp. I have played with the wavelet decompose in Gimp and some sharpening; the equivalent in Gimp seems to much in my eyes, unless I overdo it there as well. I always wonder if the sharpening is too much in my images (happy for feedback/criticism); I am aware of the limitations of my setup. 

Edited January 20, 2022 by Kon

[WestCoastCannuck]

Looks good Kon.  I think you could benefit from stacking a few more frames and dialing your shutter speed down and ISO.    Stacking only 15 frames will still result in some noise at 200 ISO for some cameras.  Go for the cleanest image...  ISO 50 if possible.   1/100 sec plenty good.  I have shot with comparable gear  at 1/50 with good results.

 

Clear skies!

[Kon]

5 hours ago, WestCoastCannuck said:

Looks good Kon.  I think you could benefit from stacking a few more frames and dialing your shutter speed down and ISO.    Stacking only 15 frames will still result in some noise at 200 ISO for some cameras.  Go for the cleanest image...  ISO 50 if possible.   1/100 sec plenty good.  I have shot with comparable gear  at 1/50 with good results.

 

Clear skies!

Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I will try next time. Although, iso 50 might a bit dark do you just play with the levels/curves to brighten it up later?

[WestCoastCannuck]

38 minutes ago, Kon said:

Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I will try next time. Although, iso 50 might a bit dark do you just play with the levels/curves to brighten it up later?

Best to get a good exposure up front .   ....  but,  your settings were ISO200 and 1/400s.    ISO50 and 1/100s is the same signal strength and would look the same exposure wise.    Just better IQ.   

[Kon]

1 minute ago, WestCoastCannuck said:

Best to get a good exposure up front .   ....  but,  your settings were ISO200 and 1/400s.    ISO50 and 1/100s is the same signal strength and would look the same exposure wise.    Just better IQ.   

True, early morning so I didn't do the conversion. Time for more ☕