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Received the ridiculously expensive L-Ultimate today and matching filter drawer. I sincerely hope my nebula images will improve ridiculously much as well 🤣
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Recommendations on a scope
Elbasso replied to AJeazy's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
There's a massive difference in quality when moving from a zoom kit lens to an actual scope. As already mentioned, go for something with ED glass and a good focuser. The 72ED might be a bit heavy for the mount as you'll also need a field flattener. A 60/65 doublet or triplet will work but will only give you a bit more focal length. That said, you'll be amazed how good things will look, even if you need to crop your pictures a lot. Dithering (during capturing) and drizzling (during preprocessing) will help a lot in this scenario. -
Hi from København
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I was quite happy how M 51 turned out, given the modest specs of the gear and software used: TS-Optics 60ED (360mm), AZ-GTI with 120mm guide scope No filters, standard (unmodified) Canon EOS800D Single night (April 21st), 57x 150s, ISO 800 Stacked, cropped and processed with Siril, finalized with Photoshop
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That's a very nice image Paul. Could you share a few details around the gear and settings used? Cheers! Bastiaan
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That's a fairly dramatic improvement. Amazing photo! Also a fairly significant improvement in gear and software 🙂
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My first ever Horsehead attempt. - AZ-GTI in EQ mode, TS-Optics PhotoLine 60 mm f/6 FPL53 Apo, no Flattener, Canon EOS 800D (unmodded) - 58 x 60s, including calibration frames - Pre-processed in Siril 1.2, finalized with Photoshop.
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A lesson on why cable management is important
Elbasso replied to AstroLearnerWill's topic in Imaging - Discussion
Dang it. That's not cool. I also have 5 cables hanging around and expect something to go wrong at some point.... If only myself tripping over the cables in the night when I re-position my mount if my house gets in the way of a new target. Think the Pegasus is a cool addition to any set-up though. They're just so friggin' expensive. -
Aurora Suffolk...
Elbasso replied to City9Town0's topic in Imaging - Widefield, Special Events and Comets
That is really nice 🙂 I'm jealous as I was up most of the (very clear) night from Sunday to Monday here in Denmark and saw no northern lights 😞 Ah well, all the more reason to book a trip to he far North! -
Fear not. I think that everyone who has taken up this hobby was totally overwhelmed at first. YouTube and this site are your friend. I'm positive you'll master the basics before you know it. Welcome!
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Very cool. I was literally just looking at my moon pictures from last year and thinking it's time to give it another go. Now I'm certainly going to do that to check if I can spot the impact.
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An interstellar cyclone: Mandel-Wilson 4 in Ursa Major
Elbasso replied to gorann's topic in Imaging - Deep Sky
That's one awesome image! And as others mentioned as well, haven't seen this target before. Not sure I'll ever be able to afford a RASA rig myself but one can dream (and in the mean time enjoy these incredible images). -
Poll: GOTO / Push To or Find it yourself ?
Elbasso replied to John's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
I almost exclusively do deep space AP so GOTO is more or less mandatory. -
Lens cleaning disaster and a re-purposing of scope.
Elbasso replied to LaurenceT's topic in The Astro Lounge
Thank you so much for that outstanding description. It's highly appreciated! -
Help with M31
Elbasso replied to Anthonyexmouth's topic in Imaging - Image Processing, Help and Techniques
I think both look great. In the end, it's just a subjective thing. Personally, I would reduce the stars in the second image a bit to let M 31 take center stage. Again, there's no right or wrong in my opinion (with these 2 variations) -
Lens cleaning disaster and a re-purposing of scope.
Elbasso replied to LaurenceT's topic in The Astro Lounge
I would be very happy if you could share if the professional was able to clean the lens and how this happened in the first place. Cheers, -
Planets are all white dots
Elbasso replied to kdahl's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
If you stick a camera on the scope, make some pictures or a video and stack the images, you can see a lot more. It's basically why I started to get into astrophotography as I was often frustrated with the underwhelming experience though the eye piece. -
Help with M31
Elbasso replied to Anthonyexmouth's topic in Imaging - Image Processing, Help and Techniques
Thanks. Data Quality makes good sense now 😂 -
Planets are all white dots
Elbasso replied to kdahl's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Jupiter and Saturn will be very small when observed through your 6 inch scope. But, with the right focus AND good seeing conditions, you should easily be able to make out Saturn's rings and some bands on Jupiter. Have a look at this awesome post so you get a better feel for what to expect. https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/196278-what-can-i-expect-to-see/ -
Help with M31
Elbasso replied to Anthonyexmouth's topic in Imaging - Image Processing, Help and Techniques
That is some quality data you've got there! Could you share a few details on the gear you've used? -
This post is pure gold for anyone thinking about buying their first scope. Love it!
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Star tracker for DSLR
Elbasso replied to PatrickO's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Ha! AstroBackyardust posted a video which basically shows the setup I mentioned: -
Star tracker for DSLR
Elbasso replied to PatrickO's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
I realize I didn't fully answer your question. First off, you'll need to have a goto EQ mount or star tracker. The Star Adventurer Gti for example. If you hook that up to e.g. a computer running NINA or raspberry pi running StellarMate, these programs can be used to tell the mount where to point. The mount can then slew to the target and start tracking. The software can also be used to set exposure length, ISO, etc. for your camera. So it's can function as an intrervalometer. When starting off with a DSLR, I wouldn't go with the newest models. They typically produce very large files which can be slow to work with. More importantly, they might not yet be supported by the various software and hardware components. All in all, a setup with the mentioned Star Adventurer Gti, a 200-300mm (zoom) lens and a modest Canon DSLR with aps-c sensor will get you a long way.