Jeff5567

2hrs worth of exposures

First attempt & only 33min of data

Amazing!

Have the same lens & also a novice. My best shot so far was using dark frames, 5 x 15 seconds lights, 10 darks same exposure, stacking in sequator & finish up in Affinity & the best until last Topaz denoise....fantastic software I use for portraits, wildlife, macro etc....well worth purchasing if you don't already have it. Very good shot you got too...

A little better than the last one. 5 x 15 second exposures....

That's pretty cool!

Seeing was not the best, but happy with what I got. MAK127 & 6 images stitched with MS ICE

Slightly sharper than my last attempt....still a bit fuzzy though. MAK 127 & ZWO 224mc

Hi, I'm Jeff. Started this hobby properly about 2 years ago & as I work a rotation of 4 weeks on/4 weeks off, the practice is sometimes slow 😀. Split my time between Middle East (work), Southern Kenya (my home) near Tsavo Park & UK (my other home). I only have my scopes in Kenya, so there are gaps in posts SGL has been a great place to gain inspiration, & some of the images I've seen here are absolutely amazing! The crowd here are friendly & willingly share advice from years of experience. Thank you Hoping to progress however, as l'm 3° south of the equator I have to settle with my humble Skywatcher AZ GTI (which is pretty cool for the price) until I suss out how to polar align when I can't see the north or South Pole stars 😅 Thanks, & take care

6 images stitched with Microsoft ICE. Hoping the sky is clear for the full moon.

Cheers. ZWO 174mm, sharpcap, best 30% of 2000 frames, Autostakkert, slight sharpening in IMPGG, Topaz denoise & Affinity photo....

Well impressed with the MAK 127! 👍

Incredible........👍

I think this is my clearest shot so far. MAK 127 & ZWO 178mm

Seeing is always poor to appalling where I am, but at least I don't get cold & its dark at 7pm every night 😅. Best 20% of only 2000 frame, Mak 127 & MC224. Looks a bit 'yellowy" to me. Any comments on improvements are most welcome

Yes I can, just need to walk up to the hills at the back of the house. About a 5 min walk, I was just being lazy & the wife wanted the house in the shot, I know my place 😅

Single 20sec exposure with a Rokinon 14mm & Canon 5d IV

Good job!

Thanks Paul, yes from Kenya & we're 3 degrees south. Just a 2min walk at the back of the house. I'll keep practicing & next time maybe take a few shots to stack......👍

Need some practice with the editing I think.....

Seeing is never good here, but the weather is always nice 😁

That's incredible!

Cracking image!

Trying out Topaz Denoise on an old pic, & it seems to work. Very poor composition as I was reluctant to step outside any further due to a large green mamba I saw earlier in a tree. Hence the 'try to see if it works' composition. second image is without denoise

Good job!