Not too exciting but I was pleased to have taken it as follows:20x1000th sec, ha, cls, Atik 314L/Skywatcher 6" Mak. Cass. FL1800
(http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww124/virginiafay/Moon-20-6-inch-ha-cls-25110.jpg)
Same as above but 30x1000th sec, bit out of focus
(http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww124/virginiafay/Moon-30-251109-6-inch-atik-.jpg)
1st one looks better, I like it, well focused and well balanced.
Very nice,
shame about the focus though.
try a little unsharp mask in photoshop,
or even Marks little software prog, might help.
ps Im free mon - wed - thu next week for the hard disk..
this is the out of focus one restacked & uncropped. Looks smoother
(http://s712.photobucket.com/albums/ww124/virginiafay/Moon-second-attempt-30-subs.jpg)
Nice images Fay, especially the first.
Good to see old faithful can still be a great subject when the weather is not in our favour.
Tony G
Monday Mac?
Thanks Tony, I have rescued it second time around
QuoteGood to see old faithful can still be a great subject when the weather is not in our favour.
You taking about the moon or something else.... ;)
Now, now John. ;)
Tony G
Fay,
You've got some good data there.
I took the liberty of passing this through my deconvolution program (even though it was just a jpeg).
You'll probably find that Registax Wavelets would also do a reasonable job.
Mark
(http://www.markshelley.co.uk/webdisk/FaysMoonDcon.jpg)
Wow that is good Mark!!!!! I am assuming that Registax would not stack FITS, but is ok to do wavelets on JPG.
Mark deconvolution program, can you tell me again, how to do it.
I was talking to Tony Buick last night & he said the BAA had contacted him regarding something happened in one of the craters on the night I took these pictures. He is not sure what but asked to see the images .......just in case.
Fay,
If you save your file as a 16bit TIF then you won't introduce the compression artifacts that occur in JPGs. Deconvolution then introduces less noise (because you have less noise to start with)
You *might* be able to open the TIF it in Registax and apply wavelets - I'm not sure.
Mark
Oh ok, Mark, I thought you applied your "special technique" I never thought of opening it up in Registax for the final tweak. I will have a go at the tiff
Yes, I did apply my "special technique".
But since you have the raw data it's probably worth you giving it try in Registax, also.
How do you process a very bright edge of Moon thanks
Me too. When I image the moon I usually get a really bright edge even in unsharpened images.
http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10050/Moon_MontchatonFR_200807014.png (http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10050/Moon_MontchatonFR_200807014.png)
I haven't made it an img link as I don't want to hijack Fay's thread and here lovely images.
I seem to recall you can stack FITs in Registax 5 and you can open TIFFs for wavelet enhancement only.
Duncan, I think 2 lots of exposures would have to be done to combat the bright edge & then done in layers in PS. Will have to have a look at Registax 5.
I did do wavelets/TIFF in my version