5 asteroids & 2 planets...

Rob_K · #1 10-09-2007, 12:35 AM

Decided to see if I could get a bit more out of the Capricorn/Aquarius region, just shooting off the tripod with Canon 400D.

Can't go any longer with no tracking, and can't open the camera up any more. So I just took more shots - 20 frames stacked this time, each 15-sec at 18mm, F/3.5, ISO 1600, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker. Cropped & stretched in PS CS2, and saturation of asteroids/planets selectively raised to 100%. Asteroid/planet positions from Starry Night Pro 5. The asteroid sizes given vary a bit according to source - mags of course vary over time, and these are for the time of shooting.

Trailing in top-left corner is a product of stacking - had a couple of goes, but no luck. Individual frames were quite tight, even when stretched.

BTW just tried to upload a small version @ 200kb. Rejected, told me it was 200.1!!

Back to PS....

Cheers -

iceman (Mike) · #2 10-09-2007, 05:59 AM

Excellent result, Rob. You're doing some nice work with the equipment available to you.
Once you get tracking, I look forward to your widefield stuff.

h0ughy (David) · #3 10-09-2007, 07:31 AM

nice work and an amazing result. I was chuffed whan I captured 1018 Arnolda by accident, you got 5

Dennis · #4 10-09-2007, 07:42 AM

Very nice work Rob.

Cheers

Dennis

astroron (Ron) · #5 10-09-2007, 01:48 PM

Great stuff Rob.
Well done
Cheers
Ron

DJDD · #6 10-09-2007, 02:15 PM

thanks, Rob.

I never would have thought to try for asteroids.
just one more set of objects to add to the list...

cheers,
DJDD