Posts for: Albuqshutterbug
Oct 6, 2020 23:26:06 #
SonnyE wrote:
Will do Jim, Thanks!
Please keep inspiring us as Mars reaches opposition.
This is what the BIG scopes are made for.
I'm hoping my Parallelogram gets here in time so we can binocular it.
Please keep inspiring us as Mars reaches opposition.
This is what the BIG scopes are made for.
I'm hoping my Parallelogram gets here in time so we can binocular it.
Thank you very much.
Check out last nights shot.
I’m probably going to setup tonight and hope for better seeing than last night.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:23:48 #
alberio wrote:
I have the same scope but camera is ZWO ASI178MC. You have given me hope of getting a good shot of Mars.
You should be able to.
Tonight is the closest but it’s still going to be a great show for quite a few days.
Here’s hoping you have clear skies.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:21:29 #
alberio wrote:
Wow, incredible detail. Good job.
Thank you very much.
I posted another photo from last night that I feel is better but the ice cap isn’t very white.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:19:26 #
gekko11 wrote:
awesome job !!
Thank you very much Gekko.
I hope you’re getting in on this action.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:18:00 #
317tman wrote:
Amazing image of Mars, I really like it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for the compliment.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:15:56 #
Ballard wrote:
Another great shot. The sky here in Grass Valley Ca was just too turbulent last night to get good image. I hope tonight will be better.
Thank you very much for the compliment.
I hope you have clear skies.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 23:14:07 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
nice detail
was this single exposure or multiple and stacked
I have a C 8 and a meade 10" Lx200
was this single exposure or multiple and stacked
I have a C 8 and a meade 10" Lx200
Thank you very much.
I used a Celestron 236C CMOS camera shooting at 40 frames per second last night. I was fighting high upper winds and some of Sonny’s darn smoke particles. I had a very small window that allowed me to actually capture at that rate.
I stacked using Autostakkert2 and ran wavelets in Registax6. Final cropping and tweaks were done in Photoshop CC.
I hope you have clear skies.
Stay safe.
Oct 6, 2020 03:01:45 #
Tonight I setup and aligned my Celestron 11" SCT
I pretty much followed the same routine as last night and here are the results.
Stay safe...
I pretty much followed the same routine as last night and here are the results.
Stay safe...
Oct 6, 2020 02:58:43 #
SonnyE wrote:
I have several fans buzzing in the backyard trying... (show quote)
Give her my best please.
Jim
Oct 5, 2020 15:48:20 #
Ballard wrote:
Excellent shot. Thanks for the info on how you took the image.
Thank you for the compliment.
I try to pass along what I did in case it might help someone else. It may not always be good for someone else but it’s what worked for me.
As we get closer to opposition I am going to change over to my 11 inch SCT and get it aligned. I hope weather stays reasonably clear.
Stay safe...
Oct 5, 2020 15:45:00 #
SonnyE wrote:
Looks Great, Jim!
Good to see you getting some time in!
I'm somewhat busy with the wife recuperating from a hip replacement. So when I can get some time, the smoke or clouds are FUBARing my opportunity.
Good to see you getting some time in!
I'm somewhat busy with the wife recuperating from a hip replacement. So when I can get some time, the smoke or clouds are FUBARing my opportunity.
I was wondering about you and your wife.
Sorry about her surgery but she’ll be back to it in no time.
Can’t help with the smoke but I wish you would send it somewhere else.
Be safe...
Oct 5, 2020 03:12:04 #
I don't get in here very much any more but wanted to share tonights shot of Mars.
The particulars are as follows
Celestron C8 on a Celestron CGEM mount.
Images captured with a Celestron 236C Cmos video camera.
Shot at 1/130 second at 40 frames per second with a Celestron 2X barlow.
I processed 12% of 2400 frames in Autostakkert 2 and adjusted wavelets in Registax6 for sharpness.
Final crop and cleanup in Photoshop.
Still dealing with smoke here in Albuquerque as well and tonight is starting to settle into the valley.
Stay Safe...
The particulars are as follows
Celestron C8 on a Celestron CGEM mount.
Images captured with a Celestron 236C Cmos video camera.
Shot at 1/130 second at 40 frames per second with a Celestron 2X barlow.
I processed 12% of 2400 frames in Autostakkert 2 and adjusted wavelets in Registax6 for sharpness.
Final crop and cleanup in Photoshop.
Still dealing with smoke here in Albuquerque as well and tonight is starting to settle into the valley.
Stay Safe...
Sep 17, 2020 16:13:51 #
I just finished a stack of 1500 frames and the edge artifact is still there but more surface detail was pulled.
Again not great and not sure what the issue is but here is that shot cropped and resized for detail.
Stay safe...
Again not great and not sure what the issue is but here is that shot cropped and resized for detail.
Stay safe...
Sep 17, 2020 15:33:40 #
alberio wrote:
What focal length were you at?
Roughly 2550mm
I have an Orion Crawford focuser to minimize mirror shift.
Sep 17, 2020 15:24:14 #
SonnyE wrote:
It's great, Jim! br Glad to see you getting some s... (show quote)
Thanks Sonny.
I've been seeing quite a bit of smoke and right now we are getting smoke from Oregon swirling in from the North East. We have a stationary high that is stuck over Arizona so not getting your smoke just yet..
I was going to try and shoot it again last night but the winds were nasty at higher levels.
I'll add a screen shot of the wind profile I had along with a picture of the sunset the last couple of nights.
Stay safe my friend.
