From: Ron Pearson <ursamajor_1@mac.com>

Date: January 22, 2015 1:44:37 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Imaging triple transit ?

Milton, Thanks for the info and reminder about the Apple Scripts, I found the file.  I've never used AS but will take a look at using it for this, but don't have much time to learn...  ; )  

how does "Images to Auto aligned movies" differ from "Images to RGB movie"?  I've used the latter a few times.   Ron

On Jan 22, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Milton Aupperle maupperl@gmail.com [Astro_IIDC] <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Ron;

I imaged it back on March 27, 2004 using my EQ2/3 mount and a MAK 127 mm scope at 1540 mm focal length.

http://www3.telus.net/maupperl/astroimages/JOV_TRIP_MOON_04_03_27.mp4

Notes on the above are down near the bottom of my web site:

http://www3.telus.net/maupperl/astroimages/astroindex.html

I was shooting a movie clip every 60 seconds, then stacking each one. I believe this was at 7.5 fps and capturer around 230 frames per movie. Astro IIDC didn't have stacking back then, so I used Keith's stacker.

There were AppleScripts I included in the final DMG that can automate this process quite easily now. And once you have the stacked images, Astro IIDC can convert them back into a time lapse type movie pretty easily using "Images to Auto Aligned movies…" and then compress the resulting ARGB32 movie into an Mp4 using "Export Movie…" for a web site.

HTH..

Milton Aupperle

On 2015-01-22, at 11:46 AM, "ursamajor_1@mac.com [Astro_IIDC]" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi,  if anyone is paying attention to this list, I'm wondering what others might recommend for imaging the Jupiter moon triple transit w/AstroIIDC friday-Sat. nights?   Is the best way to create a time-lapse from say a series of 30 sec. movie stack and create a series of still frames?  What time interval would you suggest?

thanks.   Ron