Star time lapse with my $60 A495

Glenstr

« on: 07 / January / 2016, 09:35:55 »

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This is my first shot at star time lapse, using forum user reyalp's fixedint.lua script located here: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Lua/Scripts:_Fixed_Exposure_Intervalometer

Pretty pleased with the results, even with the excessive amp glow from the A490. This video was made with an hour & 10 minutes of 32 second exposures playing .1 seconds apart, I just used windows MM for this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCeabfARlWI

Next step is to get a little better / newer CHDK compatible camera, prefereably with a little wider FOV & try some more.

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waterwingz

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Re: Star time lapse with my $60 A495

« Reply #1 on: 07 / January / 2016, 09:49:46 »

Quote from: Glenstr on 07 / January / 2016, 09:35:55

This is my first shot at star time lapse, ... Next step is to get a little better / newer CHDK compatible camera, prefereably with a little wider FOV & try some more.

Nice video. Before buying a better camera, a couple of hours creating a work flow to remove that amp glow in post processing might be a better return on investment?

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Glenstr

Re: Star time lapse with my $60 A495

« Reply #2 on: 07 / January / 2016, 10:32:03 »

Thanks - yes I want to do some experimenting with dark frames & more post processing to improve the images when I get more time.

I would like to get a CHDK capable camera with a wider FOV than the A490/A495 (I have both) offers though. I have a Sony NEX-5N as well with a remote time-lapse / astrophotography trigger I can use too, but the Canon's are fun to tweak and experiment with.

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