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It has been horrible weather the past few weeks with rain and clouds but I managed to get a small window to take some more Milky Way shots tonight. Thanks to the excellent suggestions from this forum I managed to get a pretty good pic. Nikon D3200, 18 frames stacked and processed in siril, f3.5, 10s exposure and iso 1600. by the time i wanted to try iso 800 the clouds came in.

Love the colours!

Very nice!

Have a look here, it might help:

I was thinking of damp air when it is quite humid outside. Several items in my garage have mildew. I am expecting my 8” DOB soon and I have been reading about storage and having it good to go at outside temperature. Inside storage is not an issue for me but garage is also attractive.

Don’t you worry about humidity in the garage during the colder months? I like the idea of garage storage.

A beginner here as well (waiting for my 200 DOB to arrive) but stellarium is a good app to use. I also use nightsky on my iPad. They have been handy for some astrophotography.

That’s an awesome picture! Fantastic work! I love the vibrant colours.

Thank you for taking the time to look at the image and helpful suggestions. Once the skies clear a bit I will try your tips.

Excellent suggestions from everybody and a lot of things to try. Thank you very much for supportive comments and feedback. I will post an updated attempt once the skies clear!

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!