The-MathMog

Alright. Might need to add that to my software list then. I do like the aesthetics of Stellarium and since I comfortably use it to control my telescope too, I don't think I'll ditch that I did image again tonight, and the asteroid is still well within frame. With the speed it is moving through the frame, I suspect that it will be in frame for a couple more days too.

Cool, thanks for that - I'll give it a look. Cheers. A pure coincidence I recognized it - will definitely keep an eye out for more! Probably could, I'll consider that. In the span of the hours imaging, it moved like 3-4 arc-minutes.

Very nice, and that was a fast respond guys! That was quite a close magnitude estimate haha! May i ask what tool you use to identify object like this?

Hey there I was out with my scope for the first time this years and was imaging the galaxy NGC2903 in LRGB. When I was stacking the RGB images, I noticed that one of the stars didn't properly align, and can now see that it is a very slowly moving object. I am not sure how I can identify what object it is? I can't find anything in Stellarium that shows up in that period, so anyone of you that can help? Loosely comparing it to other stars, it appears to be like +14 magnitude ⭐ It was imaged from around CET 01:43 to 02:28 in this GIF: It probably also appeared in the light frames that I took previously to this, but I haven't been able to check that yet - Any inputs would be very welcome and interesting! 😁 (If there is a better forum for this kinda post, please let me know too). Imaged with: Celestron AVX Mount Skywatcher 150PDS ZWO ASI183MM-Pro Baader RGB Filters

Thanks guys! Good to know. Quantity seems to work miracles at times, I just need to figure out how I best improve my mounts tracking too. Not sure if Sky-align, two star align or solar system align is the best. And I suspect that I need to add a small amount of weight at the back of the telescope, for when shooting at objects low in the sky, as the camera weight might pull the telescope down a bit? I will definitely want to move more into the realm of longer exposures, hence why I am saving up for either a HEQ5 or maybe EQ6? The barlow lens I use now, advertised that if you only used the lens part, it would only magnify by 1.3x, which I then added to the prime adapter. It seems to be a bit more than 1.3x though. I have looked a bit into moving the primary mirror too, but I am not sure if that is something I want to try out, as I am not veeery good with stuff like that, and it would be a shame if I ruined the only OTA that I have

Here is the result of one of my only semi-successful sessions with imaging. I am currently using a Celestron Nexstar 130 SLT, and decided to try some imaging with it, until I can afford a equatorial mount. The 130 SLT is infamous for not wanting to do prime focus, so I used the lens from a Baader 2.15x barlow, and screwed it onto the prime focus adapter I have. This seems to work decently, making it able to focus, and it seems to reduce the 2.15x so it doesn't need AS long subs. It is a stack of only two 30 second exposures 6400 iso (the rest of the attempted exposures had horrible tracking), one 8 second exposure to reveal more of the trapezium, and a few dark frames to remove some horrendous red noise in the lower frame. Editing is also quite new to me, as the techniques used in astrophotography is so different from anything that I am used to. It pales compared to a lot what you guys can manage, but it's an accomplishment for me Next time, I think I will just fire away a ton of 10-15 second subs and stack those, as they seem to be quite a bit more manageable to achieve.