How to Align and Stack Multiple Moon Pictures with Ninox and Registax

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Create the working directories to store the intermediate image files Create the root working directory ('C:\lune' for example) Create the source folder ('C:\lune\photos_brutes' for example) and copy all your raw images in the bitmap file format (.bmp).

   Create the destination folder ('C:\lune\photos_recadrees' for example) that will be used to store the images processed by Ninox.
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   Step 2: "Install Ninox by Antony Wesley" Download Ninox

   , You can adjust the cropping settings width, height, cutx et cuty to fit your images size and resolution.
   
   More details on Ninox's website (see this tutorial's 'Sources and References' section). ,
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   Step 3: http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/software/ninox/ Extract Ninox : (in the folder 'C:\lune' for example) by right-clicking the .zip archive previously downloaded.

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   Step 4: Crop your images with Ninox Open the Command line prompt window through 'Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt' Change the current directory by typing 'cd C:\lune\photos_brutes' and validate with the 'Enter' key Start Ninox by typing : 'C:\lune\ninox-2.82\ninox.exe -width=900 -height=1000 -cutx=900 -cuty=800 -qestimator -qrenumber -outdir=C:\lune\photos_recadrees' and validate with the 'Enter' key.

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   Step 5: Select the best images: in the folder 'C:\lune\photos_recadrees'

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   Step 6: delete the pictures most affected by motion blur

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   Step 7: atmospheric perturbations

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