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FIRST time videos... be gentle with me

  • 24-04-2016 8:24pm
    #1
    Muppet Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭


    Folks...

    VERY first time taking videos with 6" Newtonian reflector... I know these are awful, but I have to start somewhere :):)

    Scope is very very basic, no tracking (well, my hand and a few knobs). Camera was a Zwo ASI 120MC. Recorded with SharpCap

    Seeing conditions were OK, except for the full moon :)

    At the very least, I'm really struggling with Focus and Collimation. Practice makes perfect here I think.

    I have two questions -
    1. Is there anything else obvious besides collimation and focus that I can do to improve the video recording. There seems to be dozens of settings in SharpCap :(
    2. What is the best Stacker to use to try and make a still image from these video shots? Will that stacker software be able to track the planet as a traverses the lens? (OK, that was two questions)


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvA3m9eEIcY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtWOl6nYliA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr65g-Va1nY


    Cheers
    Muppet Man


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