Lunar Vistas in September

[Startrek]

It’s been a while so decided to do some lunar imaging last night as the moon was nice and high just past the meridian and conditions were average to good
72% Waxing Moon
6” f6 Bintel newt on a HEQ5 mount
Canon 600D
AVI files captured on BYEOS Planetary mode ( ISO800 and 1200 to 1500 Frames )
Stacked in Autostakkert 3
Processed in Registax 6
Images -
Prime Focus
2 x Powermate
2.5 x Powermate
4 x Powermate
5 x Powermate
Appenine mountains
Archimedes Crater
Arzachel Crater
Eratosthenes Crater
Plato Crater

Thanks for looking, comments welcome

[Startrek]

The remaining lunar images from last night
Cheers

[multiweb]

Very nice shots. I was looking at #5 & 6 Saturday night with my C11. Looked like a mountain range. :thumbsup:

[RyanJones]

Wow Martin. Great captures ! They look amazing !

My camera doesn’t do video but on Jeremy’s advice from awhile ago I thought I could make one by doing bursts. I’m looking for basic settings to start with. You’ve mentioned ISO 8 and 1600. What frame rate is yours just to give me an idea of time per frame. Also do you use the same settings to do planets ?

[Tinderboxsky]

Yes, great images Martin. I enjoyed exploring them.

[Startrek]

Marc
Thanks so much
The long curved mountain range is Mons Appeninus or the Appenine Mountains
In 1971 Apollo 15 landed near Hadley Rille ( to the left hand side of the large gap between the mountain ranges )
Ryan
Thanks for your kind comment
If you use a DSLR then as a minimum, BYEOS is a ideal for DSO , Lunar and Planetary ( all round capture software ) only cost me $70 a couple of years ago
In Planetary mode ( Lunar and Planets ) once you set your capture plan and start recording , BYEOS will calculate the speed in which your camera can deliver live view images ( takes about 3 seconds )
usually around 28 to 30fps , then it will complete the video capture
I use mostly ISO 800 for both lunar and planetary images but exposure times obviously differs greatly
I usually take 1200 frames for lunar and up to 1600 frames for planets
BYEOS will give you both AVI video file and JPEGS to use for processing. Autostakkert accepts AVI files so it’s easy to load and stack
I’m sure BYEOS works with Canon DSLR’s as old as 2005
I’m fortunate to have a full set of Televue Powermates and T ring adapters which are ideal for lunar and planetary work but you could also use a cheap Barlow or two
I’m going to keep using my DSLR for a while yet so BYEOS does all my frame, focus and capture for all DSO’s , Planets and Moon images
I love it, so easy to use and full of great features. My second choice if I ever upgraded would be APT

[ChrisV]

Really enjoyed looking at these, thanks for posting!

[RyanJones]

Thank you for the insight Martin. I have BYEOS but I’ve never used it as I decided early on that I wanted to keep my setup entirely standalone. As such I never use a laptop for anything. Focus, framing, capture and guiding are all done at the mount.

I’ll try the settings you said and work out an approx staring point from the FPS you mentioned. I plan to use my 9.25 which has s focal length of 2350mm so I’m hoping to get some good shots. Planetary has never been my thing but I think I should at least give it a go.

[Startrek]

Ryan
I noticed a lot of guys lately ( on YouTube clips in the US )are using a mini laptop ( 11” screen ) and attaching it to a leg of the tripod with Velcro or a custom clamp bracket , it has a swivel screen so you can view from most positions around the mount, maybe an option in the future
Give Planetary a go , you won’t know until you try !!

[Startrek]

Steve
Thanks for your kind comment

[Startrek]

Thanks Chris
Glad you enjoyed the images of our celestial neighbour

[RyanJones]

I’ve contemplated this exact idea myself but I did have some communication issues with my camera and I thought rather than spend time sorting that out I would wait until my inevitable switch to a dedicated OSC.