Captured April 2020, ~75% waxing moon. Captured around 23:30.
A chance to have a look at waveSharp - the successor to Registax.
See https://github.com/CorBer/waveSharp/rel ... g/v1.0beta for download & documentation.
Celestron AVX Mount, Celestron C8 SCT, UV/IR cut filter, QHY5LII-M camera, JMI motorised focuser.
1280x960, MONO8, SER, exposure=10-15ms, gain=10.
Sharpcap 3, Autostakkert!3, waveSharp 1.0 beta.
Stack best 50% of 2000 frames with drizzle 1.5. waveSharp using Bilateral filter (5.0,500)
Clavius
Copernicus
Apennines
Plato
waveSharp sharpen/denoise & main menu
waveSharp Region of Interest - sharpen small area to speed adjustments
waveSharp RGB balance/histogram/gamma
waveSharp batch processing - load files and process all at once with same settings. This is how the above were produced.
Note the ability to create animated GIFs
Dave
Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
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Re: Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
Amazed at how you picked up Hadley rille so clearly! (Apollo 15 landing site)
Great work, Dave.
Brian
Great work, Dave.
Brian
Re: Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
Thanks Brian. Lucky imaging .....
Dave
Dave
Re: Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
These are some images of the steps in the capture session.
Land based object focused using scope/camera. Finder scope aligned on same object.
Highlight over exposed (see black areas) and step down exposure until the black disappears.
'Zoom' set to 150% for detailed focus.
Capture in progress. Histogram at ~60% saturation.
Note the different histogram shape for full surface v black sky area in the image.
Dave
Land based object focused using scope/camera. Finder scope aligned on same object.
Highlight over exposed (see black areas) and step down exposure until the black disappears.
'Zoom' set to 150% for detailed focus.
Capture in progress. Histogram at ~60% saturation.
Note the different histogram shape for full surface v black sky area in the image.
Dave
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Re: Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
Hi Dave,
nice images - some very good detail and the sharpening/processing look to be spot on to me - giving a natural but crisp/sharp look.
cheers,
Robin
nice images - some very good detail and the sharpening/processing look to be spot on to me - giving a natural but crisp/sharp look.
cheers,
Robin
Re: Lunar reprocessed with waveSharp
Thanks Robin. I must have had good conditions that night.
It has taken some effort and time (years) to get to this stage. Some of the factors contributing to the images are:
Dave
It has taken some effort and time (years) to get to this stage. Some of the factors contributing to the images are:
- The QHY5LII-M and UV/IR filter work well together.
- The Celestron C8 seems to do well.
- Hands-off motorised focusing gives better results, quickly.
- Use of the Highlight Over Exposed and stepping back the exposure before capture.
- Set Zoom to 150% helps get a good focus.
- Drizzle 1.5 in Autostakkert works well with the QHY5LII-M.
Dave