The following are a selection of images I've taken from most recent to oldest. Currently, all planetary images are taken through a Celestron C6 using a Canon SL2 DSLR camera. Data is processed using aPIPP to process and convert the raw camera video, AutoStakkert to stack the video frames, Registax to sharpen the image using wavelets, Pixelmator to adjust color, contrast, etc, and finally Topaz DeNoise (in recent images) to help remove lingering noise. I'm currently processing all data on a 2016 12" Macbook with PIPP, AutoStakkert, and Registax (which are PC programs) running on the Mac using WineBottler.
I put together a video on how you can correct field rotation in planetary animations to get a perfectly smooth final result like the one below:
You can watch the video on how to do the field rotation correction on each individual frame so they rotation correction is exact without having to eyeball it. Also, I show how to rotate the images from the command line on a Mac without using any additional software.
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