Solstice ISS Transit 21st June 2023.

[Steve Ward]

Been meaning to test the video side of the EOS 90D for a while and this was a great opportunity.

Shot in FHD only as I need to get a faster SD card for the 4K recording , got another opportunity next week so I'll try again then

Canon EOS 90D + Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary + Baader ND 5.0 Film.

Slowed it down to 0.25x and made a looped gif in PIPP.

 

And thanks to @Kon here are the single frames all stacked as it was beyond my feeble mind to figure out how to do it ... 😆

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2023 by Steve Ward

[Kon]

Nice capture! Try extract the frames as you can overlay them along its travel path.

[Steve Ward]

7 minutes ago, Kon said:

Nice capture! Try extract the frames as you can overlay them along its travel path.

Hiya ,

I've got the 25 frames saved to do just that but I have no idea how to do it ... 

Any tips would be gratefully received ... 

[Kon]

12 minutes ago, Steve Ward said:

Hiya ,

I've got the 25 frames saved to do just that but I have no idea how to do it ... 

Any tips would be gratefully received ... 

I have not done it yet (Saturday might be my first ever transit) but I think you need to take your frames and blend them together in any editing software. I am planning to use this link to get me going:

https://www.photographingspace.com/how-i-got-an-apod-dylan-odonnell-part-2/

I think step 19 is relevant to you.

@PeterStudz and @Pete Presland have both recently done it so they might be able to give you some tips how to do it.

 

[Steve Ward]

2 minutes ago, Kon said:

I have not done it yet (Saturday might be my first ever transit) but I think you need to take your frames and blend them together in any editing software. I am planning to use this link to get me going:

https://www.photographingspace.com/how-i-got-an-apod-dylan-odonnell-part-2/

I think step 19 is relevant to you.

@PeterStudz and @Pete Presland have both recently done it so they might be able to give you some tips how to do it.

 

Thanks Kon ,

Once it gets to the point of faffing about with layers and masks then I bow out gracefully ... I might send someone the frames if they want to have a play ...  @Pete Presland

[Kon]

28 minutes ago, Steve Ward said:

Thanks Kon ,

Once it gets to the point of faffing about with layers and masks then I bow out gracefully ... I might send someone the frames if they want to have a play ...  @Pete Presland

Happy to take a look if you want

[Steve Ward]

54 minutes ago, Kon said:

Happy to take a look if you want

Thanks for the offer , the frames from the video aren't really good enough to warrant too much messing with to be honest.

I have another opportunity on Friday morning by which time I should have a Class 3 card installed so can catch in 4k , and it's a 1.3 second transit so more frames.

But if you want a play for practice then ping me your e-mail and I'll send the data over via WeTransfer ... 😉

[Pete Presland]

1 hour ago, Steve Ward said:

Thanks Kon ,

Once it gets to the point of faffing about with layers and masks then I bow out gracefully ... I might send someone the frames if they want to have a play ...  @Pete Presland

You nailed it Steve, it has been a while since i played with the layers as well. I am going to have a go with the 8 frames i have, if get anywhere i will let you now 🙂 

 

[Steve Ward]

Thanks Pete , have fun ... 

[Kon]

4 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

You nailed it Steve, it has been a while since i played with the layers as well. I am going to have a go with the 8 frames i have, if get anywhere i will let you now 🙂 

 

I opened all the images Steve sent me as layers and then changed from Normal mode to Dark only in Gimp. Other settings also worked but this gave the best output.