· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 shawnhar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/25/10 Loc: Knoxville, TN Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs       #5612266 - 01/08/13 04:28 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Back to the clouds and rain for as lonng as I can tell. Fro my last clear night I chose a comet. ST80 piggybacked on Meade LX3 Canon XS DSS and StarTools - tried the "freeze stars" in DSS animation of the raw frames here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPK5D9DTrs&feature=youtu.be really shows how bad my alignment is, lol Post Extras:       Mike7Mak Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/07/11 Loc: New York Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: shawnhar]       #5612289 - 01/08/13 04:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very cool. Nice job on the animation. Post Extras:       TimN sage Reged: 04/20/08 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: Mike7Mak]       #5612335 - 01/08/13 05:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job on the animation, Shawn. Nice to see something a little different. Post Extras:       Jeff Smith sage Reged: 04/06/10 Loc: Chicago Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: Mike7Mak]       #5612342 - 01/08/13 05:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job! Tough one to capture. Post Extras:       shawnhar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/25/10 Loc: Knoxville, TN Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: Jeff Smith]       #5614163 - 01/09/13 05:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys! Anyone know why DSS makes those streaks when using the "freeze stars" for comet stacking? I tried to stack it again and got the same result. Post Extras:       John Wunderlin Vendor - Spike-a Focusing Mask Reged: 10/01/04 Loc: Mineral Point, Wi Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: shawnhar]       #5618283 - 01/12/13 12:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice one! I've run into those streaks when I tried DSS also. I now use Nebulosity instead. It's a few more steps, but I like the results better. Post Extras:       zerro1 Postmaster Reged: 08/02/09 Loc: Smokey Point , 48.12°N 122.25°... Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: John Wunderlin]       #5618326 - 01/12/13 12:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome Shawn!! Post Extras:       rigel123 Postmaster Reged: 06/29/09 Loc: SW Ohio Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: shawnhar]       #5619954 - 01/12/13 10:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is great Shawn, the animation is terrific! That little guy is moving! Post Extras:       shawnhar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 06/25/10 Loc: Knoxville, TN Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: rigel123]       #5620538 - 01/13/13 11:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Warren and Robert, yeah it's truckin! Post Extras:       David Ault sage Reged: 09/25/10 Loc: Georgetown, TX Re: Comet C/2012 K5 Linear - 3 hours of 90 sec subs [Re: shawnhar]       #5620814 - 01/13/13 01:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic! I love the animation, that really give you a sense of how fast it's moving. 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