Posts Made By: Tom Gwilym

October 31, 2002 05:53 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn-big $ scope,small $ webcam, & poor focus

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Thats a good start though. I took my first saturn image for this season last night. I'm not too pleased with it, I am out of practice with planets since I've been doing DSO stuff all summer. That is easier to focus than a planet!

Tom
http://www.geocities.com/tegwilym2/astrophotos

November 11, 2002 05:04 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

GANYMEDE

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Amazing photo Yu!
How did you manage to get up on the ISS for those shots? :-)

December 11, 2002 11:24 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Question on registeration and stacking

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Try Registax, Skeye, and K3CCDTools.

I don't have the URLs at the moment, but a quick search on www.google.com will find them.

I use them all the time for my images:
www.geocities.com/tegwilym2/astrophotos

Tom

December 11, 2002 11:26 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn Improvement

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Nice one!

Now if you have good enough seeing, try taking off the f/6.3 and you can get a much larger image. Harder to aim, but worth the effort.

Tom
http://www.geocities.com/tegwilym2/astrophotos

January 8, 2003 06:23 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Having a hard time with jupiter

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Here is my first attempt at Jupiter this season.
Meade LX90 2x barlow
stacked with approximately 300 frames.
Had some trouble focusing, but the red spot does show.

Tom
http://www.geocities.com/tegwilym2/astrophotos

February 25, 2003 10:14 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Better webcam choice?

Posted By Tom Gwilym

Those are VERY good for a first try! Keep practicing with that camera and I'm sure you will get even better images. I have heard that the ToUcam is one of the best for planetary work, followed by the Vesta Pro camera.

See my work with a Vesta Pro on my site:

www.geocities.com/tegwilym2/astrophotos

Tom

May 20, 2003 07:05 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System