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I will try that. Thank you.

Thanks for the suggestions. Some others have suggested stacking. I have a Mac so i was planning to use siriL. I am attaching the RAW; thanks for taking the time to have a go at it. My sky is bortle 5. DSC_1058.NEF

Hi Marv, thanks for the encouraging comment. Yes on a tripod. This particular shot was 20s at f3.5/iso3200 (i have been playing with iso mostly). My sky is bortle 5.

No I have not done a video, but worth trying it. I will give it a try next time. Thanks for the idea.

Amazing and breathtaking!

Yes single shot. Yours shows more features. I could try with stacking.

Hi, I have taken a few Milky Way pics with my Nikon D3200 18-55mm lens. I am a complete novice. I tried iso 1600 and 3200 and 20s exposure. I tried to play with levels in GIMP but the results are not the best. Any suggestions or ideas on how to bring nicer colours out? happy to provide the RAW image. I posted on a different part of this site but no replies so probably not the correct one.? Thanks

Hi, I have taken a few Milky Way pics with my Nikon D3200 18-55mm lens. I am a complete novice. I tried iso 1600 and 3200 and 20s exposure. I tried to play with levels in GIMP but the results are not the best. Any suggestions or ideas? Thanks

Beautiful image and colours. Never done astrophotography but it looks amazing to my eyes. Great job!

A lot of great advise! Thank you. A bit of research and some orders to be placed.

Thank you. For the collimation would you use a laser one or without it? I have seen different opinions.

Hi, i am in the process of getting a Skywatcher Skyliner 200p Dobsonian telescope. I am a complete novice. What other extras do you think I might need when I start? What would be the top 3 items I should definitely purchase? thanks for the suggestions.

Hi, I am a total novice but very excited to own a telescope. I have been doing some searches and I am between two minds....Skywatcher Skyliner 200p or explorer 150p. I like the idea of the 200p since it is easier to setup with my hectic schedule and kids. I have not had much experience with either but due to covid19 it is hard to attend any stargazing groups. I understand that for visual the 200p is much better but I quite like to do some astrophotography. I have been playing with my DSLR. will it be hard to get any decent photos of planets with the 200p? The 150p on a motorised mount should be able to do deep space. What sort of observations can I make with the 200p and 150p apart from planets? Will nebulas, clusters be clear or only long exposed photograph and post processing reveal them? thanks a lot!