SGL 2021 Challenge 5 - 30 second exposures

[Pitch Black Skies]

My second attempt at a slightly darker location.

 

 

Two 30 second clips, consolidated into two images.

Saturn_010254.bmp

Jupiter_123709.bmp

[nyda83]

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Edited July 29, 2021 by nyda83

[Andy R]

2 hours ago, nyda83 said:

8 frames of 30sec each, shoot in Corsica

Fantastic picture, just a wee bit short of the image acquisition dates. 

[nyda83]

whops sorry I didn't understood that the shoot must be taken in this days, I remove it

[Cornelius Varley]

12 minutes ago, nyda83 said:

whops sorry I didn't understood that the shoot must be taken in this days, I remove it

The end date for the competition is 31 August 2021.

[glafnazur]

M27 - 31 x 30s ISO 800 Nikon D750 & Esprit 100ED

[Pitch Black Skies]

A view from the inside out, our Milky Way.

[Andy R]

17/07/2021

41 x 30second exposures of The Cygnus Region, Canon 600D, 24mm F2.0 ISO400 - Star Adventurer 20 darks used.

DSS and Photoshop used for editing

Edited August 1, 2021 by Andy R
Autocorrect

[AbsolutelyN]

This was a rushed test shot but came out better than expected despite so many flaws. It was taken to test a Sigma 105 1.4 lens but due to time constraints was mounted on a star tracker which was not polar aligned - just pointed roughly north. I'd hoped for 30 second exposures but 15 second exposures were the most I could get away with without trailing so badly aligned. It's a stack of 272 15 second exposures (68mins) with a ZWO 2600MC. Taken 1st August. Not 30 sec exposures but it says 'no more than 30 seconds' so assume this is ok? 

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by AbsolutelyN

[LuckieEddie]

Yet another galaxy from me, M74 this time. Just under 2 hours of 30 second exposures, unguided, taken last night. Taken with my Fuji X-T2, stacked in Siril, and processed in StarTools.

[Whistlin Bob]

On 17/07/2021 at 22:20, Snoani said:

It does make me smile that the time I used to dither was double that of the lights captured.  

Nice image 😁.

Not sure what capture software you're using, but you can usually set to dither every x exposures to get round this.

I usually dither every 5 minutes and don't seem to suffer walking noise.

[MARS1960]

The Cygnus loop taken with Canon 60D and Samyang 135mm.

342 x 30sec @ ISO 1600, f2.

Processed in PS.

Thanks for looking.

[MARS1960]

Taken with my Canon 60D and Samyang 135mm

210 x 30secs @ISO 1600 F2.

Thanks for looking.

[Astro Noodles]

I would like to join in please. 🙂

I humbly submit Barnard's E taken with my Canon1100D and Askar FMA 135 f4.5

115 x 30 sec iso 3200

 

Barnards E.tif

Edited August 10, 2021 by Astro Noodles

[herne]

Heart Nebula taken last night.  150x30sec subs with some dark and flat frames stacked in Sequator and processed in PS.

Equipment used: WO Z61ii, Canon 700D (modified), AZ-gti mount on Eq wedge.

[TerraC]

My Milky way.  Single 30sec exp.  Nikon D7100.  Iso 1600. f2.8 at 17mm with Sigma 17-70mm Contemporary lens.   West Bexington Beach front - Dorset.  Bortle 3 sky.  

 

[Simon Pepper]

Hi all 

Here is my image of M31 taken last night pretty much only clear night in a month! 

HEQ5 Pro, William Optics RedCat 51, ZWO ASI 294 MC Pro, ASI 120MM, Asi Air Pro

327x30s shot at unity gain (120) -10 degrees. Stacked in WBP in PI and processed in PI. Final gradient removal and stretch in PS. 

Thanks

M31.tif

[Paul M]

2 hours ago, Simon Pepper said:

Here is my image of M31 taken last night pretty much only clear night in a month! 

Very nice image indeed. I'm no expert but the processing looks rather well executed too. 

[Paul M]

Duplicate post..

Edited August 11, 2021 by Paul M

[Zummerzet_Leveller]

Here's my contribution a widefield shot of Cygnus.  52 30 second frames taken with my modified Canon 6D through the Samyang 135mm at F2.  I used the clockwork Omegon LX3 star tracker.  Stacked with calibration frames in DSS and processed in GIMP and Siril.

[Simon Pepper]

9 hours ago, Zummerzet_Leveller said:

Here's my contribution a widefield shot of Cygnus.  52 30 second frames taken with my modified Canon 6D through the Samyang 135mm at F2.  I used the clockwork Omegon LX3 star tracker.  Stacked with calibration frames in DSS and processed in GIMP and Siril.

Really good I have a 135 turning up Tuesday cant wait 👍

[Snooze]

The Double Cluster

60 x 30s exposures with my SW 72ED Pro and Canon 1200D on my AZ-GTi

[LuckieEddie]

Here's the final entry from me for this competition, NGC7023 The Iris Nebula. Taken last night (16th) this is the best 220 30 second subs of the night. Not quite up to the IKO dataset standards but I'm fairly happy with it for my set up. Taken with my SW 200N, and full spectrum modified Olympus E-PL5. Stacked in Siril and processed in StarTools.

[iantaylor2uk]

M13 from earlier in the year. Taken with a ZWO 071 Pro MC camera on a f/4 Orion Optics DX300 reflector. Stack of 100 30 second images (gain = 90, sensor cooled to -5C).

Full resolution version can be seen at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Jjpiu73ym3Wme7J57

[Hawksmoor]

From Cassiopeia to Cygnus. Sigma10-20 zoom lens. 10 stacked 30 sec lights at f=10mm (actual f=16mm as APC sensor), ISO1600. Canon 600d on a fixed tripod. Cropped image. Processing based on Prof Ian Morison's excellent book 'The Art of Astrophotography'. Probably over did the softening and technicolor! (DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork4, APS and Topaz Denoise AI).