Lucas M

First ever attempt at deep sky imaging, and first time using photoshop, was aiming for the North America Nebula... I missed but got the Pelican Nebula next to is although its very faint... it is there, I promise, plate solving told me so... Olympus OM-D EM10 Mkii, 300mm F6.7 with pig iron Astro clear light pollution filter Star Adventurer GTi + ASIair mini ZWO ASI120mm Mini + Svbony 30mm F4 120mm guide scope Frames 18 x 180s (00:54:00) ISO1000 (I had another 7 but bloody satellites...) Calibration 10 bias 5 darks Taken from Lytham St Annes coast on 25th May (well, 26th technically) Bortle 5 sky Stacked in deep sky stacker and finished in photoshop

First ever attempt at deep sky imaging, and first time using photoshop, was aiming for the North America Nebula... I missed but got the Pelican Nebula next to is although its very faint. Olympus OM-D EM10 Mkii, 300mm F6.7 with pig iron Astro clear light pollution filter Star Adventurer GTi + ASIair mini ZWO ASI120mm Mini + Svbony 30mm F4 120mm guide scope Frames 18 x 180s (00:54:00) ISO1000 (I had another 7 but bloody satellites...) Calibration 10 bias 5 darks Taken from Lytham St Annes coast on 25th May (well, 26th technically) Bortle 5 sky Stacked in deep sky stacker and finished in photoshop

Hi There, Just getting into this whole astrophotography thing, I've been taking nature and macro photos for many years but am increasingly turning my gaze to the night sky. Based in Lytham St Anne's on the UK's north west coast, I've had a few goes at moderately long exposures and stacking of images from a static tripod but I have just got myself my first EQ mount (star-adventurer GTi) to try and enable myself to start looking at deep sky objects. I use a micro 4/3 mirrorless camera and am intrigued to see how far I can go with the camera and lenses I already have before moving on to specific astrophotography cameras and telescopes... it may go well... it may not.. Watch this space! (pun intended) Cheers