Mars
My first attempts at astro-imaging Mars. Using a Sky Watcher 130m telescope with motor drive and imaged with a modified Philips Toucam Pro II Webcam. Processed and stacked with K3CCD tools and Registax.
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| First attempt at imaging Mars. 3x Barlow lens, 300 frames of avi stacked in Registax. 16/9/05. | Mars without a Barlow lens, took 1000 frames of AVI but manually selected the frames for stacking - not bad! 1/10/05 | Mars as before but colours adjusted with Paint Shop Pro. 1/10/05 |
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| Mars with the Bushnell 60mm refractor 500 frames stacked. 5/10/05 | Mars with the Bushnell 60mm refractor resized and processed in Paint Shop Pro. 5/10/05 | Mars with Blue Filter and 2x Barlow Lens. 1000 frames stacked and processed in Registax. 5/10/05 |
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| Mars with Blue Filter and 2x Barlow Lens. 1000 frames stacked and processed in Registax and PSP. 5/10/05 | Mars with Blue Filter and 2x Barlow Lens. 1000 frames stacked and processed in Registax. 5/10/05 | Mars with Blue Filter and 2x Barlow Lens. 1000 frames stacked and processed in Registax and Photoshop 5/10/05 |
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| Mars with 3x Barlow lens, processed in Paint Shop Pro 5, saturation reduced. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, processed in Paint Shop Pro 5. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, processed in Paint Shop Pro 5. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 |
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| Mars with 3x Barlow lens, blue filter. Processed in Paint Shop Pro 5. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, blue filter. Processed in Paint Shop Pro 5. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, processed in Photoshop. Blue filter. Can clearly see the white poles! 13/10/05 |
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| Mars with 3x Barlow lens, blue filter, 500 frames, 5 fps. Stacked in Registax, colour and enhancements in Photoshop. 13/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, took about 3000 images from 2 avi sequences, 10 fps, best images stacked in Registax. 31/10/05 | Mars with 3x Barlow lens, took about 3000 images from 2 avi sequences, stacked in Registax, enhanced in Photoshop. 31/10/05 |
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| Composite image of Mars 11/11/05. Best of about 2500 avi's altogether. 3x Barlow, processed in Photoshop and PSP5. | Mars 11/11/05. Best of about 2500 avi's altogether. 3x Barlow, processed in Photoshop and PSP5. | Mars 11/11/05. 1000 avi's altogether. 3x Barlow, processed in Photoshop and PSP5. |
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| Natural image of Mars 16/11/05. 1000 frames. 3x Barlow, processed in PSP5. | Image of Mars 16/11/05. About 1000 frames, stacked in Registax, 3x Barlow, processed in PSP5. | Image of Mars 16/11/05. About 1000 frames, stacked in Registax, 3x Barlow, processed in Photoshop and Astro-tools. |
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Natural image of Mars 18/11/05, very clear sky! About 1000 frames stacked, very little processing. |
Natural image of Mars 18/11/05, very clear sky! About 1000 frames stacked, very little processing. |
The best image yet? |