Tan Zhi Qi

Tried out Starnet V2 for the first time. It's fantastic!! 

Scope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS 

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 with AZ-EQ5 pier tripod and Onstep for tracking 

Camera: Huawei P40 Pro

250 X 10s ISO 400 

Smartphone Astrophotography - Orion Nebula 

It was my first time imaging DSO. I'm quite surprised with the performance of this smartphone (Please ignore the weird star shape lol) 

Equipment: SW 130pds, EQ5 with AZ-EQ5 pier tripod plus Onstep (for tracking), GSO 32mm ep

Camera: Huawei P40 Pro 

210 X 10s exposure, ISO 400 

On 11/11/2021 at 05:38, Bibabutzemann said:

M82, M81 & NGC3077

Equipment: 130PDS, EQ3 Pro, EOS 1200Da @ISO1600 

4h with the L2-Filter, 4h with the NBZ Filter for HA Data

 

Beautiful. I really love the colours! Hope to get pictures like yours soon

On 14/10/2021 at 21:44, Bibabutzemann said:

Pleiades, 4 hours integration 

Equipment:

130PDS + EQ3 Pro + EOS 1200D (full spectrum mod + L2 Filter)

It is really challenging to process.

Normally i use Starnet++ to remove Stars, process the nebula and add stars later. This was literally impossible for me with this target

Awesome picture! What software did you use to process this image? Is it Photoshop or PixInsight? 

I've just received my new telescope 2 months ago and this was my second attempt to take pics of the Moon. I decided to combine it together with my previous shot of the full moon last month and to create a HDR Moon. 

Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS 

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 with AZ-EQ5 pier tripod 

Eyepiece: GSO Super Ploss 15mm

Camera: Huawei P40 Pro 

Hope u all like it

My first telescope arrived today, the 130pds and EQ5 mount. I was so excited! Can't wait for first light.

22 minutes ago, alacant said:

Hi everyone

We'd not given the 130 an airing for some while. Shame on us. 

This is 3 hours before the Mediterranean haze caused the EKOS scheduler (and for quite different reasons, us!) to give up.

Thanks for looking.

700d on 130pds @ ISO800

Wow beautiful! Wonder what's the name of this target?

Edit: Wondering is your 700d modded? 

For DSOs imaging, an EQ mount is definitely better than an AZ mount. 

For the 130pds and EQ3 Pro, I think the 130pds should be fine on a EQ3 Pro. That's also the set up that I'd considered to get before. But after some consideration, I made the final decision to get an EQ5 instead since you'll also have to consider the weight after adding in the camera, guide scope, guide camera, cables etc. 

11 minutes ago, BrendanC said:

Finally finished this - a four-pane mosaic going from the North America Nebula across to the Pelican Nebula. Culmination of the past 8 clear nights, and literally hours and hours of trying to  get it to work. I've never done a mosaic of a nebula before and it was a very steep learning curve (yes, another one).
* 17:39 hours of integration at ISO800 from 120x120s + 37x180s + 177x240s subs, over 8 nights
* Bortle 4 sky, Moon average 60% phase, 27° height
* Calibration: 25 flats, 25 dark flats, 50 darks
* Hardware: Sky-Watcher 130PDS scope (F5), Sky-Watcher NEQ6 mount, Canon EOS1000D DSLR camera with IR filter removed, Sky-Watcher 0.9x coma corrector, Datyson T7C guide camera, Angel Eyes 50mm guide scope
* Software: Polar alignment with SharpCap Pro, guiding with PHD2, capture with Astrophotography Tool (APT), stacking with Deep Sky Stacker (DSS), post-processing with StarTools, Photoshop CS2, Affinity Photo and Topaz Denoise AI

OMG! This is the definitely the best North America Nebula I've ever seen! Can I use it as a wallpaper for my tablet and PC? XD

2 hours ago, SaberJeff said:

A great and expensive phone，加油！

谢 @SaberJeff 兄弟! Tbh, that's actually my mom's phone haha. But I'm glad that she's willing to lend it to me for my Astro Imaging session. 

Wow, amazing job! What do you think about the new focuser? I'm about to get the 130pds soon. 

8 hours ago, Alien 13 said:

Love it, just bought a new phone so will have to give it a go for astro/nightscapes, have a nice mounting system for it too.

Alan

Thank you! Sounds great, looking forward to see your images!

@Gmx76 I did managed to find some pre built version of Onstep for EQ3-2 mounts in a China second hand market, should cost around 100 USD. Maybe if you can find some agent in your country that could help you get those stuffs? Planning to get one for myself too (be getting an EQ3-2 mount soon!) 

Just got this picture from my friend. This is how it looks like when installed on mount. Do note it's a micro GoTo. 

I have a friend using that kit with his CG4 and has quite decent results.

Wow! Love the details! Amazing! Wondering what camera are you using? 

Moon and stars are taken with Huawei P40 Pro, clouds taken with Huawei Honor 8C. Edited in Snapseed. 

Hope you all enjoy it! 

What equipment did you use for this? 

@Marvin Jenkins What Canon DSLR would you recommend, I'm tight with budget 😅

@happy-kat a friend suggested that. He used Pentax for AP and got pretty good results. The astro tracker features also seems quite useful.

@astroenthusiast sure! Thanks! 

Hi everyone, 

I'm looking into getting a DSLR to attach it to my SW 130pds to do AP. Currently I've looked into the Pentax 5k-iis and Pentax ks-2. Can't decide which one to get. Perhaps anyone here have any good suggestions? 

TIA and clear skies!

Beautiful capture!

Not perfect but it's my very first time doing it! 

1st picture consists of 3 separate images. All taken with Huawei P40 Pro. 

2nd picture also consists of 3 separate images. Paddy field taken with iPhone 5 while the night sky and the Milky Way are taken with Huawei P40 Pro. 

Both edited in Snapseed. 

Any comments and feedbacks are welcomed! I hope to improve more in doing composite! 

@BrendanC these are really cracking images... Can't wait to get my 130pds!