Learning new tricks...

This afternoon I been learning to use 3 new software packages, to combine video frames in to stack for planetary imaging!

This was shot with my K5ii as a video thru a Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope 1500mm f11.8, mounted on a Sky-Watcher EQ5 Equitorial Mount with Dual Axis Motordrive for tracking.

This is my first image produced using this method, and I think it is my best image of the moon.... so far!

I am now on a mission to find the Soup Dragon!!!

Software used: Planetary Imaging Pre-Processor (PIPP), AutoStakkert, and RegiStax 6. It was then PP'd in LR.

Wow - awesome! not a bad start for the first image!!

Very nice photo lots of detail Im impressed that u remember the Clangers

+1
That's it - I give up - I'll never beat that !
Great work
Peter

Interesting. But aren't you losing resolution compared with stacking still images as video is HD (?) rather than the full pixel resolution of the sensor? It does look like there's lots of detail, but is that real or is it perception due to strong contrast and sharpening? And that bright rim is surely a processing artefact - unless it's due to the telescope optics - which makes me wonder whether there are others. Just curious...

Steve

Steve....

Unfortunately one of the software packages cannot handle the full res images off the K5. It is quite an old application. I am looking for a more upto date one.

Yes the ring in an artifact... like I said I am learning!!