xanthic Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) I didn't post this initially as Graham had posted a great image on the same day, but I'd thought should show what a cheaper camera can do. I captured this on with my QHY5-II. I had bought the camera for guiding but I decided to give it a try on the Moon. I used Firecapture the take the avi, went back inside to sort out some cables and forgot how long it had been running. I ended up with 3900 frames(!) so I ran it through PIPP to sort on quality and leave me with 800. I did initially try with 1200 but Registax wouldn't load it. The first image is stacked and waveleted in Registax 5. Slightly processed in Paintshop. The second image I did with AutoStakkert (just to try it out really), then sharpened in Paintshop. I'm not sure which I prefer. I may try again with a Barlow and attempt a mosaic at some point. Registaxed AutoStakkert Edited December 18, 2013 by xanthic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 great captures, those little qhy5 II cameras a very nice little things, was it the mono version ? to me the first one looks alittle more natural but the detail in the second image stands out more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 +1 for what Rob said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Lovely image especially like the way the sun is lighting up Rupus Altai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 great captures, those little qhy5 II cameras a very nice little things, was it the mono version ? to me the first one looks alittle more natural but the detail in the second image stands out more Yes, this is from the mono version. I wasn't sure which one to get, as I do fancy doing a bit of planetary too. The larger chip won the day, which I thought would be better as it is primarily for guiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Another vote for pic number one. Thats a great shot Leigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Great shot Lee I like the contrast in the second one better. Grey shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 As ever, beauty is in the eye of the beholder I am pleased with the results. Not sure if I am ready to go for a filter wheel yet though for planetary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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