Great, Luke!!! Thanks for putting this out. I’m going to use both features (planetary live stacking and plate solving) for two things: outreach, of course, and spectroscopy. Take care now. Clear skies!
Good stuff Luke, thanks for that. Plate solving in Sharpcap will be handy. Currently using the guidescope through APT to plate solve and direct whilst Sharpcap does the planetary imaging,
Man this software has really evolved! Who would have ever thought to live stack planets and the moon! Thanks for making a video about this as this is pretty exciting 🙂 I'm not normally a planetary guy but with this that might change 🙂
Agreed mate!! So cool to see this feature 👍 I should mention that lunar isn't yet added AFAIK, but still - there's lots of fun to be had :-D Clear skies!
planetary live stacking would be amazing! i don’t shoot with a laptop as part of the system but this would be so cool to do. I recently tried jupiter with my DSLR, 400mm f/2.8, and a teleconverter and it turned out surprisingly good! not good like from a proper scope but quite good for a lens and a dslr! i’m starting to understand the planetary focused photographers a bit more now :) and you’re totally right lol the live stacking is leagues better for outreach and showing people the sky in real time
Give it a go if you can hook up your laptop for a session mate yeah!! I tried Jupiter with my old DSLR lens a while back and honestly had a ton of fun :-) Clear skies mate!!
Thanks so much David! I'm doing well my friend, I hope the same for you 🙏 Really chuffed with where sharpcap keeps going, it's tremendous software! Clear skies!
I like that feature Luke I started off using Sharpcap & planetary many years ago & the live stack is a great addition, just a pity I haven't done any outreach in such a long time now. Clear skies mate
That's really great they have added the planetary live stack to Sharpcap. I will have to look into downloading it. Likewise, I'm a DSO imager and NINA handles that. Thanks for the great video as always.
None of my scopes are really suitable for planetary imaging though I have managed a few of Jupiter with an old 150P. I love the new version of Sharp Cap for deep sky imaging, the addition of the easy to use sequencer has made all the difference. I know most people go for NINA and I do have it installed on my laptop but I just find the new version of Sharp Cap easier to use. Thanks for the video update Luke.
Awesome to hear the new version of sharpcap is so useful for you mate, I find it a really enjoyable tool - more so than Nina to be honest! Clear skies 👍👍
@@lukomatico I had a great time with it! I have done a couple of Twitch streams doing EAA recently and included Saturn and Jupiter. It was awesome to watch that detail come in.
Today 30th November 6.50pm I wish I had sharpcap, Luke. As ive just see at 6.50pm what looked like the Pliedies inline with Jupiter. As per loved the video. Clear sky's to you Luke.
Interesting vid Luke! Not done any planetary, except my moon vid recently with the ASIAIR video feature! I wouldn’t mind getting in planetary, however, I’d need a bigger scope😀 Clear skies mate👍
Ah mate I bet your esprit would work wonders with the planets and just a cheap Barlow :-D Very fun! I want to catch up with your recent content and see that moon vid too 👍👍 clear skies my friend!
Hi Luke , great feature , I gave it a go , worked at first but now sharpcap just keeps running out of memory and closing , whatever I'm doing and however I set the settings. Got 16mb. Gonna roll back to the older version . I actually use 3.1 for planetary as I found the newer versions won't hold frame rate on my 174 for solar, might be an Altair camera incompatibility issue .
Awesome stuff, and perfectly timed. I have been thinking about getting back into planetary/lunar/iss imaging again. I gave up on it years ago as the seeing up in this part of the world was rarely good enough. I have a Celestron CPC1100 that has been gathering dust so time to start using it again. Do you know if SharpCap is stacking based on tracking the whole planetary disc, or individual features on the disc? The reason I ask is that it would be good if it could live stack lunar images as well. I have a lunar target planned to test the resolving power of my RC when it arrives that will need stacking to have any chance of showing it (and no, it isn't the lunar lander/rover!🤣). As you say, the RC isn't the best tool for the job but I'm up for a challenge.
Hey Pete! - I think you'll have a ton of fun testing this out on your scopes!! On a better night the RC would be really good I'll bet, the night I was recording this was abysmal haha 😅 Re: the tracking method, I believe it only works on planetary and not lunar features thus far, but it's pretty much brand-new and still in beta, so no doubt improving still 👍 I'd love to see lunar being added too, good shout! Can't wait to hear how you get on with it mate 👍
Hey Luke, I noticed your exposure was set to 8.33ms ~ 100fps but the frame stack rate on the bottom is way lower. Do you know why that could be? Thanks!
Hey mate! Sharpcap pro is about £15 I think, - regarding the capture, I believe it's a rolling stack of the best within your set parameters 👍 quite a neat tool!!
It should maintain a rolling average of frames with your given parameters, you can hit save at any point and it will save whatever is on the screen :-)
@@lukomatico Thank you. My biggest problem has been using a 2x barlow lense. I think the next time I use it, I will use the 2x barlow with the eyepiece. Then, remove the eyepiece and insert the QHYIII 462 camera into the the barlow. It might make it easier to find on my computer. Thank you
Great, Luke!!! Thanks for putting this out. I’m going to use both features (planetary live stacking and plate solving) for two things: outreach, of course, and spectroscopy. Take care now. Clear skies!
Sounds great, Enrique!! I think you've got the perfect usage cases there 👍👍
Hi Luke,
Wow, great news. I am looking forward to trying out this new Sharpcap feature. Thanks for making us aware of it.
Hey Pat!! I think you'll find it a lot of fun, my friend! I'm really interested in checking it out more to be honest 👍👍
Been a while since I’ve used sharpcap, It’s come a long way. Thanks for the update
My pleasure mate!! It's a lot of fun :-D clear skies, Tom!
Good stuff Luke, thanks for that. Plate solving in Sharpcap will be handy. Currently using the guidescope through APT to plate solve and direct whilst Sharpcap does the planetary imaging,
My pleasure mate! I think sharpcap is really top-tier software these days, can't wait to explore it some more :-)
Looks really great Luke. Astrophotograph software just keeps getting better and better
Absolutely agreed matey!! 👍👍
Man this software has really evolved! Who would have ever thought to live stack planets and the moon! Thanks for making a video about this as this is pretty exciting 🙂 I'm not normally a planetary guy but with this that might change 🙂
Agreed mate!! So cool to see this feature 👍 I should mention that lunar isn't yet added AFAIK, but still - there's lots of fun to be had :-D
Clear skies!
planetary live stacking would be amazing! i don’t shoot with a laptop as part of the system but this would be so cool to do. I recently tried jupiter with my DSLR, 400mm f/2.8, and a teleconverter and it turned out surprisingly good! not good like from a proper scope but quite good for a lens and a dslr! i’m starting to understand the planetary focused photographers a bit more now :) and you’re totally right lol the live stacking is leagues better for outreach and showing people the sky in real time
Give it a go if you can hook up your laptop for a session mate yeah!! I tried Jupiter with my old DSLR lens a while back and honestly had a ton of fun :-)
Clear skies mate!!
Many thanks for bringing this to our attention.
It's my pleasure mate!! Thank you so much for watching and giving your support 🙏
Hi Luke hope you are well.
I have used Sharpcap for many years & it's worth the subscription for the extras.
Great vidio keep them comming budy
Thanks so much David! I'm doing well my friend, I hope the same for you 🙏
Really chuffed with where sharpcap keeps going, it's tremendous software!
Clear skies!
I like that feature Luke I started off using Sharpcap & planetary many years ago & the live stack is a great addition, just a pity I haven't done any outreach in such a long time now.
Clear skies mate
It's a super feature for that kind of work I imagine, maybe it's time to give it another go!! :-D
Clear skies matey 👍
That's really great they have added the planetary live stack to Sharpcap. I will have to look into downloading it. Likewise, I'm a DSO imager and NINA handles that. Thanks for the great video as always.
My pleasure, mate! I'm looking forward to trying this out on a better night :-D
Clear skies!!
Cute Christmas tree :-). Thanks for pointing out these great new features!
My pleasure mate!! I think a larger tree may be required at some point, I'm just stuck for space in my Observatory 🤣
@@lukomatico 🤣
None of my scopes are really suitable for planetary imaging though I have managed a few of Jupiter with an old 150P. I love the new version of Sharp Cap for deep sky imaging, the addition of the easy to use sequencer has made all the difference. I know most people go for NINA and I do have it installed on my laptop but I just find the new version of Sharp Cap easier to use. Thanks for the video update Luke.
Awesome to hear the new version of sharpcap is so useful for you mate, I find it a really enjoyable tool - more so than Nina to be honest!
Clear skies 👍👍
I just picked up Sharpcap Pro yesterday to do some DSO EAA before knowing about this feature. Excited about this!
That's awesome mate!! Hope you have a blast with it :-D
@@lukomatico I had a great time with it! I have done a couple of Twitch streams doing EAA recently and included Saturn and Jupiter. It was awesome to watch that detail come in.
super cool.. I'm gonna have to pull out the Mak and give it a try!
Oh yes indeedy!! Hope things are good for you Jason my friend 🙏
Thanks again for the great info. I'll have to try this out on my next planet capture. Cs
Hope you're doing well Ray!! Good luck with those captures my friend 👍👍
Today 30th November 6.50pm I wish I had sharpcap, Luke. As ive just see at 6.50pm what looked like the Pliedies inline with Jupiter. As per loved the video. Clear sky's to you Luke.
Clear skies to you too my friend!! That sounds like it was a great experience 🙏
Interesting vid Luke! Not done any planetary, except my moon vid recently with the ASIAIR video feature! I wouldn’t mind getting in planetary, however, I’d need a bigger scope😀 Clear skies mate👍
Ah mate I bet your esprit would work wonders with the planets and just a cheap Barlow :-D Very fun!
I want to catch up with your recent content and see that moon vid too 👍👍 clear skies my friend!
@@lukomatico Cheers mate, I’ve got one going out this evening 😀
Hi Luke , great feature , I gave it a go , worked at first but now sharpcap just keeps running out of memory and closing , whatever I'm doing and however I set the settings. Got 16mb. Gonna roll back to the older version . I actually use 3.1 for planetary as I found the newer versions won't hold frame rate on my 174 for solar, might be an Altair camera incompatibility issue .
Hey mate! Sorry to hear it stopped working for you, damn!
I guess it's going to be further polished, it's just in beta so far 👍
Clear skies!
Sharpcap is a brilliant piece of software for only £12/year. Robin is a marvel.
100% agreed!! He does a great job! :-D
Thanks Luke.
My pleasure! Thanks so much for your support 🙏
Awesome stuff, and perfectly timed. I have been thinking about getting back into planetary/lunar/iss imaging again. I gave up on it years ago as the seeing up in this part of the world was rarely good enough. I have a Celestron CPC1100 that has been gathering dust so time to start using it again. Do you know if SharpCap is stacking based on tracking the whole planetary disc, or individual features on the disc? The reason I ask is that it would be good if it could live stack lunar images as well. I have a lunar target planned to test the resolving power of my RC when it arrives that will need stacking to have any chance of showing it (and no, it isn't the lunar lander/rover!🤣). As you say, the RC isn't the best tool for the job but I'm up for a challenge.
Hey Pete! - I think you'll have a ton of fun testing this out on your scopes!! On a better night the RC would be really good I'll bet, the night I was recording this was abysmal haha 😅
Re: the tracking method, I believe it only works on planetary and not lunar features thus far, but it's pretty much brand-new and still in beta, so no doubt improving still 👍 I'd love to see lunar being added too, good shout!
Can't wait to hear how you get on with it mate 👍
Hey Luke, I noticed your exposure was set to 8.33ms ~ 100fps but the frame stack rate on the bottom is way lower. Do you know why that could be? Thanks!
Hey mate! It could be frames being rejected or my mini pc not having enough processing power to stack at such a frame rate 👍
Ok, so really dumb question. How do you know when the image is finished? I didn't see you hit "Start Capture." And how much does SharpCap Pro cost?
Hey mate! Sharpcap pro is about £15 I think, - regarding the capture, I believe it's a rolling stack of the best within your set parameters 👍 quite a neat tool!!
One question. How do you stop the live stacking once you are satisfied? Thank you
It should maintain a rolling average of frames with your given parameters, you can hit save at any point and it will save whatever is on the screen :-)
@@lukomatico Thank you. My biggest problem has been using a 2x barlow lense. I think the next time I use it, I will use the 2x barlow with the eyepiece. Then, remove the eyepiece and insert the QHYIII 462 camera into the the barlow. It might make it easier to find on my computer. Thank you
Slick.
It's pretty darn good! :-D clear skies my friend!