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Made this one this evening. Meh.

As I was leaving work around 1800 hrs., I noticed a very bright Venus just above the southwestern horizon with a trailing Jupiter and Saturn trying to play catch-up. It was a pretty nice sight, so I turned around and went back inside and asked my evening staff if they would like to see something cool. All four of them including the supervisor followed me back outside. They thought it was a pretty nice sight to behold.

One of the team members, Cynthia, said, "Wow! I can't wait to show this to my daughters when I get home this evening!"

I said, "Nah, you can't do that."

"What? Why not?"

"It won't be there. Earth is rotating and they are setting and sinking just like the Sun does."

"Oh! Ah, I see." She looked kind of dejected.

"But you can show them on Saturday!"

"Really? What time?"

"Around this time." :lol:

Funny how what we are used to and take for granted as astronomers, other folks have no clue about. :)

I got home and got my choring done. Since it was clear, I decided to set up in the below-freezing temperature and run off some captures for a lunar mosaic. I had a difficult time nailing the focus with my electronic focuser. I also got tired of sitting out there freezing trying to get it right. So much easier (with lunar at any rate) to eyeball focus than clicking little software buttons. Next time I'll disengage the darn thing. I can't stand GOTO on visual observing and apparently I can't stand electronic focusing on lunar imaging. :lol:

Anyway, here is my mess from this evening:

Image20191114 21_15_19_g4_ap140_stitch v3 by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr

Scope: Stellarvue SV102T
Mount: Celestron AVX
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Software: SharpCap to capture, Autostakkert! to stack, Registax to sharpen, GIMP to crop, MS ICE to composite, StarTools to color balance

I'm still cold!
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Not bad, meh. 8-) :lol:

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Re: Badly Focused 3-Panel Mosaic, 14 November 2019

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You managed some decent details in parts and good natural colouring in others, not bad Bryan :lol:
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Pretty good Bryan.
These old eyes cannot spot anything wrong, so look good for me.
Clear Skies.
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Thanks, friends. :)

Gonna give it another go this evening, I reckon.

Got another hour and a half to monitor work matters, and then I am free as a bird for the next 9-days. Federal regulations dictate that we have to be off and out of touch with work for 9 consecutive days each calendar year. It has been since March of 2018 since I have done this. I'm well overdue for a "holiday".

Someone asked me what I was going to do while off work. I said, "Sit in a chair and stare at the wall until the following Monday when I can come back to work." :lol:

I'm so institutionalized it's not even funny. :lol:
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Yeah, not getting any warmer out... That's funny about the folks at your work. I've gotten that too; people think I'm weird, really smart, or both. A number of years ago I had someone tell me I'd make a great astrologer...:lol:

Interesting about the electronic focuser. I get that even trying to focus visually on humid cold nights such as these; the terminator line is in focus, the lit side isn't, vice-versa.... Sometimes I can't pick a direction either ;)

All that to say, I think it's well done, especially for a mosaic. You seemed to have that nailed down!

Anyways, not a great day for hay here, but I'm always hoping for a clear break. We'll see, best of luck to you :D
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Hey Bryan,

It’s a really good mosaic!

It’s really hard to top some of your lunar images which are top notch and tack sharp. You are just going through a learning phase with your new electronic focuser.
I want one of those!
Supposed to get my modded dslr back next Thursday, so you know where my weather is headed!

Thanks,
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Looks really nice. I love shooting the moon, and this looks like a pretty good job.
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Oh lord! :lol:

Sure is an adventure around here, huh? :lol:
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Be adventurous Bryan :)
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I can see that it's a little out of focus... You're still my Lunar hero!

Great story about the co-workers :)
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Great capture Bryan...
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Nicely done, Bryan. :Clap:

Nine days in a row? Forced? How strange. :think:

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Pretty nice image! Some odd blue artifacts at the higher levels?

Focusing tip, use a bathinov mask on a bright star, then slew to the moon ;)
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bladekeeper wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:13 amSure is an adventure around here, huh? :lol:
Especially the potato donuts. Mmmmmmm. :popcorn: :character-beavisbutthead:
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Thanks, everybody! :)
Lowjiber wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:06 pm Nicely done, Bryan. :Clap:

Nine days in a row? Forced? How strange. :think:

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UlteriorModem wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:45 pm Pretty nice image! Some odd blue artifacts at the higher levels?

Focusing tip, use a bathinov mask on a bright star, then slew to the moon ;)
Thanks, Tom!

The blue bits are saturated from the StarTools color balancing. :)

I find that even if nicely focused on a star, the Moon is still a touch off and if focused on the Moon, the stars will be a touch off. It will definitely get you very close and is probably good enough focus for a lot of people on the Moon.

I think my issue with the auto-focus on the Moon is that the step increments are gradual and it is difficult to detect improving or worsening focus. Manually, I just swoop in on the focus and it usually snaps-to. I just need auto-focus practice. Yeah, I can increase the step size, but I may fly past where I need it to be. :lol:

Always a trade-off with this stuff, it seems. :lol:

I did better last night. I also let the Moon get higher up and that made things easier. :)
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Yeah, you're right, It is a "mess." I mean, who am I to contradict a lunar imaging expert, hmmmmm?

Heh!

Actually, it's better than anything I've captured of Luna.

Ditto on the cold, btw.
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Did you ever get that optometrist Appt. made? :lol:
Nice Evil Orb mosaic you got going on there... Wanna try a 9 panel of the whole thing? :) c'mon! It'll be fun! :D
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Hankmeister3 wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:04 am Yeah, you're right, It is a "mess." I mean, who am I to contradict a lunar imaging expert, hmmmmm?

Heh!

Actually, it's better than anything I've captured of Luna.

Ditto on the cold, btw.
:lol: Thanks, Henry! :)

JimMinCT wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:07 am Did you ever get that optometrist Appt. made? :lol:
Nice Evil Orb mosaic you got going on there... Wanna try a 9 panel of the whole thing? :) c'mon! It'll be fun! :D
Hahaha! You know, when I first started processing these frames, I was beginning to wonder if my eyesight had finally gone over the hill. :D

I'm up for a 9-panel. I have an 8-panel here: https://www.theskysearchers.com/viewtop ... =67&t=4797 :D
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