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Originally Posted by sheeny
Question 2: I've seen mention of an IR filter for the ToUcam. How important is it, and what benefits will it give me? I didn't order one when I ordered the camera 'cause I didn't know about it then (perhaps it just didn't click  ).
Question 3: What other software should I get hold of? I have Registax (but I'm very low on the learning curve), Photoshop, and I've just downloaded the K3CCDTools but haven't installed it yet. Anything else?
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Hi sheeny, the IR filter is mostly useful for planetary imaging to reduce blurring caused by the IR light falling on the chip slightly offset to the RGB colour channels (or something like that
). It seems particularly important with Mars though I have produced some good images without one on Jupiter. I have the Baader UV/IR block which works well.
Sounds like you already have all you need for software. K3CCD to capture and automatically name and save your avi's (u can process them in here too using the platenatry wizard which is simpler if perhaps less effective than registax), then Registax for stacking and wavelets and photoshop can do all the touchup and colour balancing. I've been getting by without Photoshop but have bought Astra Image 2 instead which allows splitting, separate deconvolution processing, and combining of colour frames.
cheers,