Tough shots under sub-optimal condns

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Mariner
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Tough shots under sub-optimal condns

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Finally had an opportunity to carry on with my practice despite really poor skies. The turbulence was quite bad but I managed to squeeze out these shots. Fired off some shots of Jupiter, Mars and the galaxies M104, M86 and M87. However, I am really frustrated with Deepsky Stacker and can't really produce decent stacked shots nor convert them to any format other than TIFF. These are the pictures I can post up for now, all shot with my trusty Canon 40D (non-modified). Images tweaked for contrast and brightness only and cropped for presentation.

Jupiter. Prime focus C9.25 with 4x Powermate. Exp 1/10s
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Mars. Prime focus C9.25 with 4x Powermate. Exp 1/15s
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M104. Prime focus C9.25 with F/6.3 R/C. Exp 30s unguided
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Nice! Thanks for sharing! Practice makes perfect.
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