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Copernicus with Stacked Barlows, Alternate Framing, 21 Mar 2013, David Dearden

Copernicus with Stacked Barlows, Alternate Framing, 21 Mar 2013

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Description

First try at stacking 2 Barlow lenses. I was a little surprised I was able to reach focus, but this turned out reasonably well. A slightly different framing.

Date: 21 Mar 2013

Subject: Copernicus

Scope: AT8IN, 3x Barlow + 2x Barlow (f/24, 4800 mm)

Mount: CG-5

Guiding: PHD

Camera: Meade LPI

Acquisition: Webcam Monitor with Sonix drivers (Mac-native)

Exposure: ~60 s ~10 fps Quicktime

Stacking: Convert to AVI & quality sort with PIPP, Registax 6, automatic alignpoint selection, best 50 frames

Processing: Registax 6 wavelets; StarTools crop, rotate 270°, Develop, Contrast, Sharpen, Track; CS6 Astronomy Tools Astro Frame

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Copernicus with Stacked Barlows, Alternate Framing, 21 Mar 2013, David Dearden