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MARS using 5X focal extender
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:49 pm
by RickBG
Mars taken on 11/16/2020, Miami
CPC 800 SCT
QHY5IIIC
5X Focal extender
ADC by ZWO
CPWI to control mount
Sharpcap Pro (64bit) 3.3
AutoStakkert3
RegiStax6
Photoshop/Astra Image
Re: MARS using 5X focal extender
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:44 pm
by timh
Hi
That's a terrific image. Well done. Interested to know how many frames you needed and about how long?
thanks
TimH
Re: MARS using 5X focal extender
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:23 pm
by admin
Hi,
thanks for sharing - it's a great image with good detail - well done!
Robin
Re: MARS using 5X focal extender
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:01 pm
by RickBG
Hi Tim,
I exposed the image for 2.5 minutes at approximately 120 frames per second giving me about 18,000 frames. I took 50% of that total in AutoStakkert3 which yielded 9,000 frames. The QHY5IIIColor is a very fast frame rate CMOS camera with a large 5.86 micron pixel size which is useful for planetary imaging.
Rick
Re: MARS using 5X focal extender
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:45 pm
by timh
Thanks Rick,
Useful to know. Well maybe next year I'll buy a suitable powermate or Barlow and have a go at some planetary work. Apart from one tiny picture of Mars that's all new territory for me
Tim