Rotation artefacts on the Moon.

[WilliamAstro]

Took multiple handheld shots of the full moon a few days ago and upon stacking and sharpening, I was met with these artefacts (that are noticeable on the near edge of the moon). The artefacts have these smear trails that are from when the Moon is slightly tilted due to the instability of the shots, (because this was taken through handheld and not a tripod it could easily be obvious since the subs have slightly tilted angles. Is there a way to keep the moon at an angle it can stay on then stack using software?

[Mandy D]

12 minutes ago, WilliamAstro said:

Took multiple handheld shots of the full moon a few days ago and upon stacking and sharpening, I was met with these artefacts (that are noticeable on the near edge of the moon). The artefacts have these smear trails that are from when the Moon is slightly tilted due to the instability of the shots, (because this was taken through handheld and not a tripod it could easily be obvious since the subs have slightly tilted angles. Is there a way to keep the moon at an angle it can stay on then stack using software?

 

Are you using a DSLR? On some of the high end Nikon prosumer and professional cameras there is a utility in the settings menu that gives you a virtual horizon that shows pitch and roll for the camera on the rear LCD. It is also in viewfinder, but much more limited. My D800 and partner's D7200 have this. I guess Canon have the same.

https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/d850/en/18_menu_guide_06_06.html

Edited August 15, 2022 by Mandy D

[WilliamAstro]

4 minutes ago, Mandy D said:

Are you using a DSLR? On some of the high end Nikon prosumer and professional cameras there is a utility in the settings menu that gives you a virtual horizon that shows pitch and roll for the camera on the rear LCD. It is also in viewfinder, but much more limited. My D800 and partner's D7200 have this. I guess Canon have the same.

I use a Canon 600D, I am not sure it has what you introduced me. But is there a way to derotate these in one same axis from a software?

Edited August 15, 2022 by WilliamAstro

[Mandy D]

2 minutes ago, WilliamAstro said:

I use a Canon 600D, I am not sure it has what you introduced me. But is there was way to derotate these in one same axis from a software?

Sadly, no, the 600D does not have a virtual horizon.

I'm sure there is a way to derotate images, but I'm not the one to ask. Sorry!

[happy-kat]

You could try adding more reference point particularly around the edge in the stacking software you used.

I wonder if winjupos would derotate these individual files.