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from the same night as my last post i also got these, not the best quality as my post processing needs a lot of work. M31 - 8 x 180s at 1600 iso 2 x 240 at 1600 iso HH - 5 x 180 ay 1600 iso both were a quick capture as was getting a bit cold.
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Hi All, Haven't posted here for a couple years! Recently moved to Northumberland (originally from Kent) am loving the dark sky’s ! My first night out in my garden for a loooong time and here is the result. M42 - 10 x 240s at 1600 iso - unguided - Manually stacked in photoshop and edited in Photoshop. no darks flats or bias taken. I work on a Macbook Pro, any good advice on post processing? IMO this has been the best photo of M42 i have ever taken and am really happy with it.
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Imaging with a Star Adventurer
tony8690 replied to M Astronomy's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
How do you aim it so well? is there a trick i'm missing? T -
Imaging with a Star Adventurer
tony8690 replied to M Astronomy's topic in Getting Started With Imaging
Hi All, Got my hands on a Star Adventurer a while back and have only used it a handfull of times. Loving it so far! I want to use my modded canon camera but i dont have any lenses for it (other than stock 18-50mm) and would prefer a small scope on it. Can anyone recommend a relatively cheap (£80-£120) compact telescope i can use for this as a portable solution. I have seen the Orion CT80 which fits price range but has a 1.25" focuser. can i still use this for astrophotography(can i buy a new focuser)? i accept that the quality may not be amazing! but this is just a portable 'pick up and go' kit for when im on weekends away and dont want to carry 30KG worth of equipment around : ) Thanks, T -
i usually work around 800 - 1600 depending on what i'm targeting. i just had my canon modified and took it out last night for a quick session at M42, ill post a single sub on here soon. i'm still a newbie at this aswell T Edit: Uploaded single sub iso 800 2 min exposure blur at bottom was a tree that got in the way >.<
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Looking good Not sure if its just my eyes but focus looks slightly off? do you use a bahtinov mask or live view focus? I would also consider upping the ISO rating to get a little more colour and detail, as can all be dealt with post processing Thanks, T
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Thank you Really happy with my Andromeda, first go at it and luckily my Mount behaved (after a bit of fighting with it!) and aligned almost perfectly! M42 as just a couple of shots the i didn't actually think would show anything! so very happy with that for only 2 shots. I don't use flats. TBH i have no idea what that means. i thaik i need to do some reading up on a lot of AP things. I'm still learning a lot at the moment so i had a couple hour window and it took me most of that time just setting up/getting aligned and working. I have a guide setup but haunt had a chance to really practice how to use it. in wales from Thursday over Christmas so will hopefully get a few clear nights there and get some more shots in Thanks, T
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Hi All, First ever attempt of M31 last night. 8 x 70 second shots. processed in PhotShop. Also, M42 very quick 2 x 70 sec shots, and cropped. edited in PhotoShop. Comments welcome Thanks, T
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Hi Louise, I have mine on top of my wardrobe packed in a bag with my scope (130 pds) and to be honest, it is quite heavy. I could carry it on my shoulder for quite a while but I wouldn't ever ask my wife to get it down and carry it for me. Weighs around 28+kg in all. If you carry the counter weights in a separate bag and only carry a DSLR instead of a OTA then shouldn't be that bad I guess? It's the only mount I have ever owned so I have nothing to compare it with but in my opinion I wouldn't class it as a grab and go mount. Others may disagree. Hope this helps. T
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wow...thats incredible. what times did you do on this one? setup? Tony
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First attempt of M45 from my back garden last night since i got my mount back from repairs! 3 photos stacked and edited in Photo Shop, 100 second exposures, ISO 1600 Got it more focused here than my last attempt. T
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Looks a lot sharper now! Thanks
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Here is a stacked picture of the moon from last night i took on my 130PDS before my EQ3 mount broke! (see here for what's wrong). ISO 800 12 Photos stacked in PS Thanks,
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My Camera creates the .NEF file because I'm shooting in RAW, it's meant to be clear here around 11pm so I will hopefully give it another go! I would love to get some form of andromeda photo but my tracking seems a bit off sometimes so I'm never sure if I'm actually pointing at it, Any advice on eq3 synscan tracking? Thanks, T
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What's burnt star? Could just be from how I edited it in PS, got a lot of learning to Do! Thanks T
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Here is my First EVER attempt of Pleiades, only 1 sub of 1 min 30 seconds ISO 100 (forgot to up it in my excitement) I have 8 subs but cant figure out how to use DSS so this is only one edited in Photo Shop. Used 130PDS Nikon D5300 unmodified and EQ3 mount with SynScan. T
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Hi All, What does flocking Do? Is it something everyone should really do with there scopes? Off to Northumberland tomorrow! Should get my first shots with the 130pds over the weekend! T
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Buying my Scope on Monday. so might need to bring out my Nikon Camera tonight to see what can get! Look forward to seeing your shots! T
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i know its a bit of a silly Question but how do you get setup with a guide scope?? Thanks, T
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If I had a 130PDS and a eq5 with synscan would I be able to do long exposures? 300 seconds + Thanks, T
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Is there much difference in what you can capture in photos? quality wise? will there be DSO i can capture on a 150 and not on a 130? Thanks, T
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You all have some amazing pictures here! Would you say there is much difference between the 130PDS and the 150PDS mounted on an EQ5?? Thanks, T
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These are absolutely stunning! I know its a silly question, did you make the colours Red? or is this what the camera picked up and you brought out the colours more in editing? Thanks, T