Popular Post +Derbyshire Dave Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 And a first attempt at Saturn with the LX200.. Processed with AS3, Registax and Photoshop. Clive, +seven_legs, +Streetbob and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Nice image Dave, what focal length was it captured at? +Derbyshire Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Well done. How many did you use in the stack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, Clive said: Nice image Dave, what focal length was it captured at? I didn't use a reducer, so it was the full length of the scope, which I believe is 2034mm. Such a small portion of the sky to look at. I spent some time in the day lining up the finder and a 40mm eyepiece in the flip mirror to aid finding thngs. Still found it difficult, I de-focussed a lot to get a large blurry image which I could spot through the eyepeice, and then centred that and focussed again. It wasn't dead centre in the finder even then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 That is a great start Dave. +Derbyshire Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Nice image Dave 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, Ibbo said: Well done. How many did you use in the stack? I had previously set up Autstakkert to choose 100 frames or 55%, so it took 55%, or 1650 frames. Any suggestions as to how to choose the best options would be apprectiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Is the LX200 an 8" scope Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Glafnazur said: Is the LX200 an 8" scope Dave? Yes 8" f10 ,flocked inside and I deforked it some years ago and it was given a new lease of lfe. Edited August 28, 2021 by Ibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, Ibbo said: Yes 8" f10 ,flocked inside and I deforked it some years ago and it was given a new lease of lfe. I can remember looking in the astro mags and thinking that I'd love one of those but I could never amass enough savings. I ended up getting an 8" Orion Europa which I've still got but not used for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Derbyshire Dave said: I had previously set up Autstakkert to choose 100 frames or 55%, so it took 55%, or 1650 frames. Any suggestions as to how to choose the best options would be apprectiated. Dave I use 50% of frames in Autostakkert. Set on Planetary , mode 6. Make sure you add extra selected areas to cover the rings. As you have not used a Barlow you could also try 3 X De-convolution I set it to auto generate in Registax. Looking at your image you have over cooked the wavelets hence the grainy appearance. I normally only use the 6 , 5 , and 4 sliders in Registax and in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Excellent Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 You have got to be happy with that Dave, it's excellent for a first crack at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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