shropshire lad

This may be a daft question, but it may not be so I will ask it... 

If I get a nice sharp image of the moon (focus spot on) will that focus setting be good for every other object in the sky?. e.g planets, stars and deep space.

Thanks Paul

On 01/02/2023 at 11:16, wookie1965 said:

Finally turned up thanks to "Shropshire lad" 

 

And they never turned up to collect it.

43 minutes ago, Elp said:

What version of PS have you got? The modern ones have a similar function built in, which you can try first. Alternatively starnet is free which you can also try. It's not essential, I still process with stars in the image.

I have the latest version 2023 , and what is the built in function please ?

51 minutes ago, OK Apricot said:

I use StarXTerminator in photoshop. Very good plug in, does a great job of removing stars and leaves minimal artifacts if any. Really helps you focus on nebula, dust etc. 

I have downloaded that plug in but it just crashes my photo shop.

Is there a programe that will remove the stars from my image so I can play with the background.

Or may be even a way to do it in photo shop

Paul

I have a Canon 80D and Skywatcher AZ-GTi in EQ mode (non guided), my question is which lens from below (and what focal length) would be best to capture NGC7000 in bortle 6 skies.

50mm f1.8

24-105mm f4

70-200mm f2.8

150-600mm f5.6-f6.8.

Also any tips would be appreciated e.g. shutter length (t) ... iso value ... advice on extracting the best image to see the nebula colour.

Thanks Paul

@NoFlyZone, I took this image of the milky way a few years back from our B&B in Springdale Utah ... not too far from you I think .... we dont get skies that clear in my home town.

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Welcolm to the forum .... from a wet and windy Ironbridge Shropshire England .... 

do you have a link for this site please

It will be 36 for you ... I live at latitude 52 so my wedge is set to 38.

Yep .. one of the best.

I always adjust mine to "9" as well, moves well then.

Anyone got an answer please.

Just purchased a CLS filter for my Canon 80D as I live in a bortle 6/7 area ..... my question is ;-

Do I do a custom light Balance before I start imaging or remove colour cast in post.

Thanks in advance

Thank you for the detailed reply, it's much appreciated.

I am in bortle 6 area with a main A road street lights to my North East, East and South East and no view to the west due to a hilly treelined wood close 

Cut the actual star/nebula light therefore requiring a longer exposure or not ?

Was it on batteries or power adapter when it died?

Wonderful images .... is your Canon modded?

6 minutes ago, Nik271 said:

I came to the similar conclusions some time ago, faced with ever increasing local light pollution:

1. Invest in smaller and portable scopes which are to be taken to dark(er) sites as often as possible.

2. Thankfully the Moon, planets and a few of the bright double stars are still visible.

3. Longer term, I have planted some fast growing evergreens to block as much of my neighbours silly lights.

and when all else fails: thick bath towel over head. 

3. who's head yours or the neighbours ... lol

I don't have a scope at all, just a Dslr and lens.

Can Sky Safari workwith NINA ?

Glad I read this, I thought my poor results in the last week was down to my technique or errors in setting up ....... mind you it probably was ... lol ... 😝

19 hours ago, Franklin said:

Upside down and right/left reversed. You can get right angled adaptors which will correct the upside down bit, much like a refractor used with a diagonal.

Thanks ... so in the image below (View through polar scope) polaris is positioned between  8 & 9 oclock where through my camera lens (same as viewing with your eye) it should be placed between 2 & 3 oclock for true north.

 Is this right?

Paul

35 minutes ago, AstroNebulee said:

Nice 😊, hope it goes well tonight. I've not trued m102 before. I got 4 hours on M101 past 2 nights and trying a few cheeky subs on IC405 until it disapears over a neighbours roof, guiding is a pain tonight with the gentle breeze in my wind tunnel area. Then will go on Markarian's chain for a bit, good luck 👍

Yes and good luck to you also.

I was hoping to do M104 but my neighbours roof is in the way .... lol

Just now, AstroNebulee said:

Brilliant, so pleased you've managed to sort it and your mount is performing well, good luck on your next outing 👍

Thank you... just set up to image m102 tonight.