Eta Aquarids - composite

[geoffsims (Geoff)]

Thanks again for the kind words everyone.

Vivek: Colin didn't explain in detail the technique. You use warp stabiliser which "stablises" motion in video, but in this case it will stabilise on the images and cause them to become aligned. I'm sure you can Google this process, and just apply it to this particular example.

Greg: Yep, everything came together - clear dark skies, minimal Moon interference, and a stronger than average meteor shower. Could be a go'er next year!

Alex: Thanks! Is late, but no harm in trying I guess

[colinmlegg (Colin)]

Originally Posted by geoffsims

Thanks again for the kind words everyone.

Vivek: Colin didn't explain in detail the technique. You use warp stabiliser which "stablises" motion in video, but in this case it will stabilise on the images and cause them to become aligned. I'm sure you can Google this process, and just apply it to this particular example.

Greg: Yep, everything came together - clear dark skies, minimal Moon interference, and a stronger than average meteor shower. Could be a go'er next year!

Alex: Thanks! Is late, but no harm in trying I guess

Warp Stabiliser works better around 50 mm. At wider angle you need more than just rotate, pan and scale to align stars image wide. For my train shot I had to mask the area for warping quite close to the area of interest to get it to work ok. And vary the mask as the train moved across the scene. So some manual intervention. My earlier train (asteroid + train) was 50 mm, and worked with no manual guiding.

So should I do my composite and submit to APOD as well??