Comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) time lapse

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

And if anyone can give me a heads up to a freebie program I can use to center the cluster in the timelapse I'd appreciate that. )

DSS also can do it. Under "Stacking Parameters" choose the "Intermediate files" tab then tick the box "create a registered /calibrated file for each light frame". DSS will then create a TIFF or FIT file. Actually that won't center it but it will stop it moving.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Cheers, I'll give that a go.
Been working on this for hours and just about had it.

[glenc (Glen)]

Magnificent Jeanette, and I like the special effect sinking mount.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by glenc

Magnificent Jeanette, and I like the special effect sinking mount.

You can see during the last part of the time lapse, that the mount had finally hit solid ground. LOL

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I ran the original Sinking Mount video through PIPP. It tried it's very best to center NGC 362 in the middle of the frame. But as you can see there is still a fair bit of shaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLQE...ature=youtu.be

So I then opened that video in Virtual Dub and applied the Deshaker filter and voila!!! How freaking cool is that?? I should really have done something about those hot pixels though. LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxxQ_Vh6hXo

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I ran the original Sinking Mount video through PIPP. It tried it's very best to center NGC 362 in the middle of the frame. But as you can see there is still a fair bit of shaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLQE...ature=youtu.be

So I then opened that video in Virtual Dub and applied the Deshaker filter and voila!!! How freaking cool is that?? I should really have done something about those hot pixels though. LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxxQ_Vh6hXo

wow shows what a difference processing can make, and those tools really made a difference, but I have to say I do enjoy the original the best - gives me that starship enterprise feel

[sungrazer (Karen)]

Congratulations this is a super effort - well done

[Suzy]

Very cool. That was great footage, thank you Nettie.