Autostakkert gave me artifacts in images it loaded for reasons
unknown. I still like it, but am a little gun shy now. I am
converting .MOV to .AVI. so there could have been a file difference.
It wasn't every image, just some. AviStack2 works fairly well. I
also have a new conversion process.
Two things I now use, PIPP - Planetary Imaging PreProcessor which
conveniently reads .MOV files, and Planetary System Stacker (PSS)
which is in python. I use DeepSky Stacker for non planet stuff.
It has been a wild couple weeks with new computer, new software and
new point and shoot camera. Big learning curve. :)
On 11/23/2021 6:07 PM, Stephen J
McIntyre via groups.io wrote:
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Perhaps you are already
aware but?Autostakkert is a good alternative to
Registax. I have not tried it on Win11 though.?
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Perhaps you are already aware but?Autostakkert is a good alternative to Registax. I have not tried it on Win11 though.?
Stephen J McIntyre
Mailto: McIntyre_SJ@...
www.Flickr.com/McIntyre_SJ
On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 08:10:21 a.m. EST, InQ <inq@...> wrote:
I emailed them. It's officially dead. Currently I am only doing moon
and Jupiter/Saturn. Moon is main focus. I am shooting 1080 .MOV 60
fps video. I use PIPP to do a quality sort and give me X% best
frames and write that as an uncompressed? AVI, then stack a
percentage of those frames using Planetary System Stacker which
gives very good results.
On 11/19/2021 9:33 AM, ALbert wrote:
Hi InQ,
Maybe Data Execution Prevention is enabled which is causing
this problem.? I haven't used Windows in a dog's age so take
my advice with a grain of salt.? I think you can disable it
for Registax (or any process).? Someone smarter like AD will
likely weigh in here.
Cheers,
Albert.
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I didn't plan to stay up, but as usual i woke up at about 3:30am. The umbra was about half way across the moon so quite interesting. But as bad luck seems to triumph, the moon was partially obscured by the only patch of thin clouds in the sky.??
Stephen J McIntyre
Mailto: McIntyre_SJ@...
www.Flickr.com/McIntyre_SJ
On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 08:24:39 a.m. EST, Mike Wirths <mikewirths1@...> wrote:
Pamela got a nice shot of it too at around 4 am
Mike
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 8:18 AM InQ < inq@...> wrote:
I got up for the peak thanks to my daughter who did stay up. I used
a Rebel XS and a 300mm zoom and a Fuji Finepix. This is a stack of
17 images.
![May be an image of nature and sky]()
On 11/22/2021 8:41 PM, Dave Anderson
wrote:
Anyone else stay up all night for the eclipse and go to work on
Friday , great views when the clouds cleared .
set up my binoculars and 90mm maksutov telescope? with a canon t8i
dslr? camera .
a couple of pics.
clear Skies?
Dave
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Pamela got a nice shot of it too at around 4 am
Mike
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 8:18 AM InQ < inq@...> wrote:
I got up for the peak thanks to my daughter who did stay up. I used
a Rebel XS and a 300mm zoom and a Fuji Finepix. This is a stack of
17 images.
On 11/22/2021 8:41 PM, Dave Anderson
wrote:
Anyone else stay up all night for the eclipse and go to work on
Friday , great views when the clouds cleared .
set up my binoculars and 90mm maksutov telescope? with a canon t8i
dslr? camera .
a couple of pics.
clear Skies?
Dave
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I got up for the peak thanks to my daughter who did stay up. I used
a Rebel XS and a 300mm zoom and a Fuji Finepix. This is a stack of
17 images.
On 11/22/2021 8:41 PM, Dave Anderson
wrote:
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Anyone else stay up all night for the eclipse and go to work on
Friday , great views when the clouds cleared .
set up my binoculars and 90mm maksutov telescope? with a canon t8i
dslr? camera .
a couple of pics.
clear Skies?
Dave
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I emailed them. It's officially dead. Currently I am only doing moon
and Jupiter/Saturn. Moon is main focus. I am shooting 1080 .MOV 60
fps video. I use PIPP to do a quality sort and give me X% best
frames and write that as an uncompressed? AVI, then stack a
percentage of those frames using Planetary System Stacker which
gives very good results.
On 11/19/2021 9:33 AM, ALbert wrote:
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Hi InQ,
Maybe Data Execution Prevention is enabled which is causing
this problem.? I haven't used Windows in a dog's age so take
my advice with a grain of salt.? I think you can disable it
for Registax (or any process).? Someone smarter like AD will
likely weigh in here.
Cheers,
Albert.
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Good to know , the camera is new to me so I will have more time to learn more .
the focuser dial is difficult to reach with camera attached . it is also the first time using Photoshop.
Yes a very cool experience
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I stayed up untill just after 4am. I saw maximum eclipse just as the sky started to cloud over.
It was cool. But there will be a better lunar eclipse in May
On Mon, Nov 22, 2021, 20:41 Dave Anderson < canddstt@...> wrote: Anyone else stay up all night for the eclipse and go to work on Friday , great views when the clouds cleared .
set up my binoculars and 90mm maksutov telescope? with a canon t8i dslr? camera .
a couple of pics.
clear Skies?
Dave
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Anyone else stay up all night for the eclipse and go to work on Friday , great views when the clouds cleared .
set up my binoculars and 90mm maksutov telescope? with a canon t8i dslr? camera .
a couple of pics.
clear Skies?
Dave
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Hi InQ, Maybe Data Execution Prevention is enabled which is causing this problem.? I haven't used Windows in a dog's age so take my advice with a grain of salt.? I think you can disable it for Registax (or any process).? Someone smarter like AD will likely weigh in here.
Cheers, Albert.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:26 AM InQ < inq@...> wrote:
I just upgraded my computer and ended up with Win 11. Registax now
gives a memory access violation Has anybody else run into this
problem?
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I just upgraded my computer and ended up with Win 11. Registax now
gives a memory access violation Has anybody else run into this
problem?
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Still popcorn worthy.
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 1:49 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
Bob,
What a shockingly gentlemanly response. Usually you have no problem with a comeback that burns me nicely. Is everything ok at home?
Cheers,
Albert.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:36 AM Bob Olson <r.olson@...> wrote:
Hi Albert,
Your M51 is hanging on my wall.
Enough said.
Have a great day.
Bob
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Bob, What a shockingly gentlemanly response.? Usually you have no problem with a comeback that burns me nicely.? Is everything ok at home?
Cheers, Albert.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 10:36 AM Bob Olson < r.olson@...> wrote: Hi Albert, Your M51 is hanging on my wall. Enough said. Have a great day. Bob
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Hi Albert, Your M51 is hanging on my wall. Enough said. Have a great day. Bob
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Extra butter please.
InQ
On 2021-10-25 9:43 p.m., Richard
Harding wrote:
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I¡¯ll get the popcorn!
Richard ?
On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
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Very nice images take by a master. But I think Bob Olson has exceeded
even your astrophotography.
(Fight! Fight! Fight! :) )
attilla danko, , danko@...,
attilladanko@...
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 8:17 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
Greg,
I used to image from the Hunt Club area when I lived there. Here is what I was able to do from that site with a C11 and an 80ED refractor.
If Dows Lake has too much light pollution then I would suggest the RASC FLO site just north west of Almonte. Its no longer great for visual but for imaging it would be great as it also has power for your gear.
cheers,
Albert.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM James Sofia <drsofia@...> wrote:
Greg:
A few years ago I was at North Frontenac Deep Sky Preserve (#4 on Atilla's list) and the best image of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy for me was through a pair of binoculars. Because the sky was so dark you can see the arms of the galaxy and how far they extend!
Awe struck.
Cheers,
Jim
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 03:17:37 p.m. EDT, <gregz12@...> wrote:
For some reason I didn't type the word kid in my original note. It should have said I got into the hobby to show my KIDS things are real. I have realistic expectations for dark sites. Still, I suspect Andromeda can look better than a small blurry dot which is what I see with a C8 in my back yard.
Greg
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Well, given that the city has expanded to Arnprior to Navan to Manotic, maybe you could be more specific about your 30 minute limit.
Generally, I find it best to go south, away from the major highways and the buildings that line it but have little current knowledge of the best sites.
For my part, I am in Nepean and used to enjoy Beckwith park, but it has gotten bright out there now.
Good luck and clear skies.
Randy?
On Mon., Oct. 25, 2021, 12:46 p.m. , < gregz12@...> wrote: Hi,
I'm relatively new to astronomy and have been observing from my backyard.? I live near Dow's lake and the all but the brightest targets are washed out by the city lights.? This has pushed me towards imaging which is fine, however I got into the hobby to show my what they see in books are real.? There is something special about seeing the actual photons created by some distant object.
Are there any good darker locations within 30minutes of the city?? Please don't recommend a site unless there is no issue with access.? I was kicked out of a park by Garda one night after fully setting up and completing PA.?
Thanks,
Greg
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Attilla -ok..I'll take the bait.? Yes I'm sure Mr. Olson has exceeded my imaging skills and gear. My last image was taken in 2007, Bob has had 14 years to catch up and surpass me hence I would be surprised if he was still producing the substandard images he was taking in the early 2000s.? ;^) However I'll put my M51 up against his if I could see it.
cheers, Albert.
I¡¯ll get the popcorn!
Richard ?
> On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
>
> ?
>>
>>
>
> Very nice images take by a master. But I think Bob Olson has exceeded
> even your astrophotography.
>
> (Fight! Fight! Fight! :) )
>
> attilla danko, ,? danko@...,
> attilladanko@...
>
>> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 8:17 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
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>> Greg,
>> I used to image from the Hunt Club area when I lived there.? Here is what I was able to do from that site with a C11 and an 80ED refractor.
>>
>>
>>
>> If Dows Lake has too much light pollution then I would suggest the RASC FLO site just north west of Almonte.? Its no longer great for visual but for imaging it would be great as it also has power for your gear.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Albert.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM James Sofia <drsofia@...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greg:
>>>
>>> A few years ago I was at North Frontenac Deep Sky Preserve (#4 on Atilla's list) and the best image of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy for me was through a pair of binoculars.? Because the sky was so dark you can see the arms of the galaxy and how far they extend!
>>> Awe struck.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>> On Monday, October 25, 2021, 03:17:37 p.m. EDT, <gregz12@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> For some reason I didn't type the word kid in my original note.? It should have said I got into the hobby to show my KIDS things are real.? I have realistic expectations for dark sites.? Still, I suspect Andromeda can look better than a small blurry dot which is what I see with a C8 in my back yard.
>>>
>>> Greg
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>>
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
I¡¯ll get the popcorn!
Richard ?
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On Oct 25, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Attilla Danko <danko@...> wrote:
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Very nice images take by a master. But I think Bob Olson has exceeded
even your astrophotography.
(Fight! Fight! Fight! :) )
attilla danko, , danko@...,
attilladanko@...
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 8:17 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
Greg,
I used to image from the Hunt Club area when I lived there. Here is what I was able to do from that site with a C11 and an 80ED refractor.
If Dows Lake has too much light pollution then I would suggest the RASC FLO site just north west of Almonte. Its no longer great for visual but for imaging it would be great as it also has power for your gear.
cheers,
Albert.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM James Sofia <drsofia@...> wrote:
Greg:
A few years ago I was at North Frontenac Deep Sky Preserve (#4 on Atilla's list) and the best image of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy for me was through a pair of binoculars. Because the sky was so dark you can see the arms of the galaxy and how far they extend!
Awe struck.
Cheers,
Jim
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 03:17:37 p.m. EDT, <gregz12@...> wrote:
For some reason I didn't type the word kid in my original note. It should have said I got into the hobby to show my KIDS things are real. I have realistic expectations for dark sites. Still, I suspect Andromeda can look better than a small blurry dot which is what I see with a C8 in my back yard.
Greg
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Very nice images take by a master. But I think Bob Olson has exceeded even your astrophotography. (Fight! Fight! Fight! :) ) attilla danko, , danko@..., attilladanko@... On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 8:17 PM ALbert <alboodie@...> wrote:
Greg,
I used to image from the Hunt Club area when I lived there. Here is what I was able to do from that site with a C11 and an 80ED refractor.
If Dows Lake has too much light pollution then I would suggest the RASC FLO site just north west of Almonte. Its no longer great for visual but for imaging it would be great as it also has power for your gear.
cheers,
Albert.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM James Sofia <drsofia@...> wrote:
Greg:
A few years ago I was at North Frontenac Deep Sky Preserve (#4 on Atilla's list) and the best image of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy for me was through a pair of binoculars. Because the sky was so dark you can see the arms of the galaxy and how far they extend!
Awe struck.
Cheers,
Jim
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 03:17:37 p.m. EDT, <gregz12@...> wrote:
For some reason I didn't type the word kid in my original note. It should have said I got into the hobby to show my KIDS things are real. I have realistic expectations for dark sites. Still, I suspect Andromeda can look better than a small blurry dot which is what I see with a C8 in my back yard.
Greg
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Re: Dark(ish) sky location near Ottawa
Greg, I used to image from the Hunt Club area when I lived there.? Here is what I was able to do from that site with a C11 and an 80ED refractor.
If Dows Lake has too much light pollution then I would suggest the RASC FLO site just north west of Almonte.? Its no longer great for visual but for imaging it would be great as it also has power for your gear.
cheers, Albert.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM James Sofia < drsofia@...> wrote:
Greg:
A few years ago I was at North Frontenac Deep Sky Preserve (#4 on Atilla's list) and the best image of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy for me was through a pair of binoculars.? Because the sky was so dark you can see the arms of the galaxy and how far they extend!? Awe struck.
Cheers,
Jim
On Monday, October 25, 2021, 03:17:37 p.m. EDT, < gregz12@...> wrote:
For some reason I didn't type the word kid in my original note.? It should have said I got into the hobby to show my KIDS things are real.? I have realistic expectations for dark sites.? Still, I suspect Andromeda can look better than a small blurry dot which is what I see with a C8 in my back yard.?
Greg
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