Waning Gibbous Moon - 23/02/2013 (Re-processed video stack)

Re-processed first attempt at using BackyardEOS (BYE) in Planetary mode and also of Registax to process the video file created. This reprocessing used the Wavelets feature to sharpen the image, after reading the online tutorial. One point I was unaware of in BYE was that the Canon 40D's native pixel count of 3888×2592 is cut to 1024x680 in this mode so some of the advantages of stacking are lost in the reduced resolution for a full frame object as is the case here with the Moon at ~1600mm. The Planetary mode 5X feature appears to be 1:1 but is suited to an object or target area that is less than 1/25th of the frame size. I tried this on Jupiter 3 nights later.

Bahtinov Mask focused on a nearby star (Regulus)

Registax 6 Stacked 25% of 1000 Video frames at 1024x768. ISO 400 1/60 Sec, 0 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Televue 2" 2X Powermate, no filter, Canon 40D DSLR field ~32' x 48' with 2X Powermate, Ambient 17C.
EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition in Planetary mode. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. No guidescope.

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