Last night I managed to get some Web cam videos of Jupiter and the Lunar surface. I converted the Jupiter images with no problem using RAD Video tools. But then when I try to convert my lunar images it splits the frames. Sometime only horizontally and other time both horizontally and...

What other software is available other than Registax that can open and stack avi files? 
Registax has been being a pain. Even with 4gb memory it keeps failing half way through the first aligning point.  That annoying "Problem decompressing avi file" message.
Or at least tell me how I can remedy this...

Anyone out there know how to stretch, curve, or otherwise manipulate an image so as to enhance the nebula without causing star bloat, and/or reduce stars without distorting the nebula?

I have a piece of the Veil Nebula that I have been trying to process, but if I get the nebula...

 Flat Field question:

From what I've read about taking flat frames, is that the optical path must not be changed from imaging an object to taking a flat frame (focus, orientation of the camera).

So, how do I do that? It's 1:00am, I'm done taking my images, then I put a T-shirt over the end...

After waiting (for what seemed like) a very long 3 weeks, there was finally a decent clear night in the UK last night. Im fairly new to astrophotography and ive never used the Meade DSI before so i thought id just do some test exposures of M42 to get a...

Registax is driving me absolutely nuts!  I have followed a few different tutorials and am finding the aligning step to be the killer.  I am using 9 or so TIFF frames of the moon shot with a digital camera. . .no scope. . .and the images are pretty well defined. ...

I hope someone can help me with my question here: I am attempting to capture the moon using variable projection photography.  My camera is a Canon Digital Rebel XTi and my scope is a Celestron 8" SCT.  My scope is polar aligned and tracking with PEC enabled.  I am using...

 Has anybody ever used these action plug ins from http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com they are predefined image processing steps for Photoshop that can
be loaded and executed on any open image, the few times Ive played with them since i got em, they looked quite powerful,...

i've never seen this posted here- thought id mention it, a good friend of mine created some photoshop ATN's dedicated for astro use- probably the best image processing investment youll ever make at $19.95 IMO- theres also an ATN program out now for photoshop elements users-- heres the link so you...

The MidWest Astro-Imaging Conference is less than two months away (June 20-21, 2008), so there's still time to register but don't delay.

Jerry Bonnell, co-editor of Astronomy Picture of the Day, will provide a brief look at the history and operation of APOD and will discuss recent submissions with an eye...

Since I dont own a tracking scope, focusing is rather difficult as the image is moving in the field of view. With a webcam, it should be possible to have some kind of electronic tracking feature that shows a smaller region of the total ccd image area and follows the object...