Posts for: Albuqshutterbug
Jan 11, 2021 23:30:49 #
I just acquired a Lunt 102 ed doublet and wanted to play with it tonight to see how sharp it is.
I am pretty impressed with the results.
I shot this with the 102 mounted on my Celestron CGEM mount and used my Canon 7D Mark II with a light pollution filter on the afocal snout.
specifics are as follow.
ISO 800
Scope is f:/7
Focal length is 714mm
exposure time was 25 seconds.
I did minor processing in Canon Photo pro to adjust the color balance from the filter.
Uncropped
I think I am going to like this scope..
Jim
I am pretty impressed with the results.
I shot this with the 102 mounted on my Celestron CGEM mount and used my Canon 7D Mark II with a light pollution filter on the afocal snout.
specifics are as follow.
ISO 800
Scope is f:/7
Focal length is 714mm
exposure time was 25 seconds.
I did minor processing in Canon Photo pro to adjust the color balance from the filter.
Uncropped
I think I am going to like this scope..
Jim
Jan 11, 2021 23:24:24 #
Europa wrote:
Jim, great job on the conjunction...it’s a lot tougher than one would think.
Thank you very much.
I have a thing about merging photos and really don't like to do it very often.
I did think about it for this event but changed my mind.
Stay safe out there..
Jan 11, 2021 17:58:43 #
SonnyE wrote:
Yep, as good as can be expected with this freak-ou... (show quote)
Starting to beat on Orion and working on issues with my 6” SCT.
It really is doing well visually but I am picking up nasty flares in the camera corners. I had this once before but don’t remember what I did to get rid of it.
In the meantime I picked up a very nice Lunt 102 doublet that I am hoping to try out tonight.
Fingers crossed that I have everything I need to get photons onto my sensors.
Stay safe.
Jim
Jan 11, 2021 17:53:26 #
fjwallace wrote:
Nice image, especially considering it was done with an 8" scope. Well done and thanks for sharing!
Jon
Jon
Thank you for the compliment.
Stay safe.
Jan 10, 2021 17:36:39 #
Ballard wrote:
Nice work. I would recommend selectively brighten ... (show quote)
Thank you.
I was wanting to show how things looked through the eyepiece.
I have done many composite photos but wanted Jupiter to be the star.
Stay safe...
Jan 10, 2021 17:33:46 #
SonnyE wrote:
You're not late to the party, Jim.
You are early to the next one!
Nice!
You are early to the next one!
Nice!
Thank you Sonny.
I hope you and your wife had a great Christmas and New Year.
Stay safe old friend.
Jan 10, 2021 12:58:20 #
I know I am a little late to the party but it's been a busy few weeks.
This was shot with my Celestron C8 and my Canon 7D Mark ii.
I shot using the video mode with a 2X Barlow and converted it to AVI using PIPP.
I stacked 400 images out of 1200 frames using Autostakkert2.
I then ran it through Registax6 to enhance the sharpness with the wavelet adjustment.
Final processing was completed in Photoshop.
I doubt if I will ever be able to image both of these planets in one frame again.
Over all I am pretty happy with the results.
Stay safe...
Jim
This was shot with my Celestron C8 and my Canon 7D Mark ii.
I shot using the video mode with a 2X Barlow and converted it to AVI using PIPP.
I stacked 400 images out of 1200 frames using Autostakkert2.
I then ran it through Registax6 to enhance the sharpness with the wavelet adjustment.
Final processing was completed in Photoshop.
I doubt if I will ever be able to image both of these planets in one frame again.
Over all I am pretty happy with the results.
Stay safe...
Jim
Oct 24, 2020 11:57:54 #
alberio wrote:
Sweet. I keep hoping to catch a shot like this, but by the time I find my camera, attach it to the scope, make a few test shots to get the settings just right, the tail of the plane is just almost out of the frame.
Thank you.
Next time try video, not like you can plan these or anything.
Stay warm! I don’t know if the Arctic snowplow has hit you yet but the cold air is on the way.
Oct 24, 2020 11:55:04 #
SonnyE wrote:
I thought you live in Albaturkey, but that looks like Phoenix....
Great catch!
Great catch!
Lol 😆 the sun looks the same here but the heat level is a little bit lower.
Thanks Sonny.
Oct 24, 2020 11:53:20 #
Europa wrote:
Wow, so cool! The prominences not bad too😀
Thank you very much.
Stay warm...
Oct 24, 2020 11:52:21 #
Ballard wrote:
Nice shot. Was this with an H alpha filter?
Thank you.
Yes this is hydrogen alpha with a monochrome CMOS.
Oct 23, 2020 13:46:37 #
I was concentrating on capturing solar prominences with my Lunt solar scope when I was photo bombed.
Stay safe....
Stay safe....
Oct 8, 2020 20:05:05 #
Nice detail and your polar caps are white.
Glad to see you got out from under all that smoke.
Stay safe...
Glad to see you got out from under all that smoke.
Stay safe...
Oct 8, 2020 20:03:30 #
alberio wrote:
Trying to decide which one I like the best. The C8 or the C11. Both are two of the best I've seen.
Thank you very much.
My biggest complaint would be the smoke turned the polar caps orange on me.
Such is imaging I suppose.
Oct 6, 2020 23:28:09 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
thanks for info. going to club observing fri. club has C11
You’re welcome.
I think you’re going to enjoy the view in that scope.
Stay safe...