From: "centurion40tim" <centurion@cableone.net>

Date: September 25, 2010 3:12:31 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Hoping to get a baseline for post-processing

Jim and others:

It's been a while since I've shot a planet. I dusted off my old iMac and dug out my Unibrain. It was great to get out and shoot Jupiter again. The only problem was seeing was terrible. I believe I have the data I need, however, to get a decent pic out of these sets. Each set is about 4000 frames. Need a little help with AstroII DC's post processing tools. Specifically I need a baseline from which to proceed and/or any advice I can get: 

a) I used both horizontal and vertical areas for fine alignment. Right?

b) What size area for comparison should I start with?

c) To what degree would the matching be when comparing pixels?

d) Should I scale frames?

e) Should I use Gaussian blur for estimation before stacking

f) Should I sharpen frames before I stack?

Celestron 9.25

Unibrain and AstroIIDC

Will try to attach a test pic in the file folder. Picname is: timjupiter2.b

Thanks!!!

Tim H in Clarkdale AZ