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Hmm yeah, normally I search for things that are local/in hand sale, haven't ever bought in ebay. Will check it out though. Many thanks, S

Ohh, i see, thank god i didnt order it. I havent found any takumars or Zeiss, but will continue looking. You're right, better to cut losses on that adaptor. Thanks and CS, S

My current set up is a 55-250mm and a stock 550d, and a star adventurer. I have found a mint canon fd 135mm f3.5 lens on second hand for about 40€. Also thought of getting this adapter https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjG19jR96_vAhVDstUKHaPzDukYABAFGgJ3cw&ae=2&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQOD2GTKV_nfATUoliK-fekIK6OemJw7KCMPFJRY7LjQrKvWjwvVBbKEtToiq_yqa431vYRc1p-xXaHw1QiDW6HE&sig=AOD64_2f_-chQizeDxeQBb-FB6MmUc9cqw&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjlqc_R96_vAhUS8xQKHaIxAt0Qwg96BAgCEBw&adurl= Thoughts? Is it any good?

Awesome, thanks Peter!

After being disappointed with the fact that clip ins dont work with efs lenses, I've been searching the second hand marked and I've found a Super Takumar 135mm for 65€. So is this a good deal? It looks new on the photos, no fungus or anything. And will it fit an svbony uhc clip in? Thanks for your time and clear skies!

Great results! I'm looking forward to do something similar from my location. May I ask in what level of LP did you take it? Again, amazing image! Clear skies, S

Oh okay, thanks!

Right? I knew I was seeing at least something red 🤣😅. Yeah, I guess I'll eventually need to change my camera, like Olly said, its 9 years old. But for right now I'm thinking of getting a better lens, I.e a proper telescope. Yeah, I can see something of the Witch Head nebula, as well as the Horsehead and flame nebula. How have you processed the image? I really like it. Did you follow any guide or was it just tinkering around? Also, that software you mention, Canon Banding Reduction, is it a PS plug in? If so, where can I find it? Thank you very much and clear skies, S

Haha, yes, I hope. But it seems like I've been taking one step forward, and three steps backwards 😕 . I have been looking at some rokinon/samyang lenses, but I'm thinking of getting a proper scope, something like the existing 72 ED. Just wondering if It'll fit the clip in filter 🤔. And I will definitely check focus every 5-10 frames, just to be sure. Thanks Olly, S

So I guess I should look into getting my camera modified. Or well, till then I can image galaxies and other stuff, as they don't 'peak' in Ha. Regarding the focus, I normally just point to the brightest star and make it look the smallest I can at 10x zoom on the LCD. Still, I am printing a Bahtinov mask that will help me achieve that perfect focus hahaha. Damn, all those images make me feel even worse for wasting such a trip 😆. At least I learnt a bunch of things. Will look into the Nifty Fifty, but, do you think it would be an error to get 50mm lenses from other 'white' brands? They are far cheaper, but I'm afraid of getting what I pay for. Clear skies, S

Yes! there was actually a village behind the mountain, but I believe the 'arc' is actually just clouds, as they can be seen to on the right of the image.

Hi, Yes, I didn't mean that stellar "cloud", I meant what appears to be Barnard's Loop in your image, but I think it's just me overthinking it and 'seeing' what isn't really there haha. That image though, the one you've superimosed... breathtaking. Really. I was kinda hoping for something like that (not exactly like that obviously). I mean that I was hoping to at least get 'some' red. Now I just feel like an idiot for driving 2 hours and sitting in the cold for just a few landscape shots :/. So what do you think is the problem? Is it the camera or the lens? I have seen some lenses on a second hand website, and I'm mainly looking for an EF or a manual lens, so it fits my svbony uhc filter. Do you reckon I could image the same orion constellation from a bortle 8, a nifty fifty, and a svbony filter? Integration time isn't a problem at all. Thank you very much Olly, S

Hi Olly First of all thank you for taking the time to process and to tinker with the file. Much appreciated. I also thought that my camera and lens wouldn't be perfect and well, I just decided to go with it. Its quite saddening that my dslr is blocking so much Ha. But I wanted to ask you why in this landscape shot there is more "red". I dont know if it's me but I can kind of see Barnard's loop. The image has been put through editing, I can also attach the raw camera-from file. So I guess i dont have anything to do, because I'm guessing that i couldnt have done anything better? (Besides polar aligning and maybe checking focus). And if I were to upgrade my equipment, should I go after a new camera or a new lens? (The latter one is far cheaper and I wouldn't mind spending a bit more and getting a good lens, like the nifty fifty). Thank you very much, and clear skies! S

Hi, I linked the wrong file, sorry, correct file is now linked at top. And another thing I noticed is that the stack that DSS produced is quite bright (I can clearly see the main stars in orion, as well as m42), is that to be expected? I normally always have quite dark stacks, but this is my first time imaging from a proper dark sky, so who knows

Wow, amazing images!

Hi everyone, After lockdown we decided to go to a proper dark sky place and image, of course, the orion constellation. So we finally arrived to a Bortle 3 sky, maybe even 2. There was a thin layer of clouds, albeit not enough to stop us from imaging hehe. Equipement used was a stock canon 550D, a sky watcher star adventurer, kit 18-55mm lens, cheap tripod, NINA and well, thats it. Unfortunately, both of my batteries died quickly, so I couldn't take ANY calibration frames, although, I do have some dark frames from other days, as well ass some bias. Total stack is about an hour and 15 minutes, having to bin a few due to heavy clouds or tracking error. Problem is that, although my hopes weren't too high, I thought it would turn out better. I am processing with star tools (previously stacked in dss) and can't get to show nor the horsehead nebula nor Barnard's loop (I know it's a tricky one with a stock dslr, but thought with an hour and a half of integration time and such dark skies I would be able to see a bit more of it. I guess it's due to the fact that I'm very new into post-processing, or I suck at imaging too haha. Anyways, I'm leaving the stacked tiff file here, for anyone to try and convince me that we didn't just drive 2 hours for nothing 😕 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bh4V_1fhvWJwPwy2Ip_87-iFOAh-qtYs/view?usp=sharing Thanks for reading and clear skies!

Yes, I should try and take them, but it seems kinda complicated. Do you have any guide/can you refer me to any good information on how to take flats? Will install that updated StarTools version, thanks for letting me know!

No telescope, camera lens. Stock 55-250mm IS.

Oh, and 10 darks for calibration

Hi, trying to process some M45 data. It's 2hr and 47 min approximately, taken with unmodded 550D, star adventurer, in a bortle 8. I'm processing in StarTools, if that helps. So, is this amp glow? How do I get rid of it? If also someone wants to have a go at my data, let me know!

I just sold my 6 incher to get the sky watcher star adventurer, so I guess that isn't an option anymore. Was looking more into the astrophotography side, but maybe I can borrow a frac from some friends, never know. CS

Somewhere in the middle of Spain... not bortle 1 but I guess that with the altitude of the place its better than a standard bortle 2

Just trying to figure out some targets for my next dark sky trip, feel free to enter targets from either hemisphere. Clear skies!

I believe they have found phosphine in the venusian clouds. And phosphine can only be created by scientists or by living micro-organisms that live in oxygen-free environment. Sounds quite interesting

One of my most recent astro pic: M31 Bare in mind, I'm a complete novice in AP, just know the basics, and most of my processing comes out of guides on the internet. This was about 1hrs and 7 min total integration made out of 45x90". Under bottle 5 skies. ISO 800 at 250mm f6.3 I think. 15 bias and 7 darks were taken, couldn't take more due to battery dying Edited with PS, any advice is appreciated clear skies!