First Stacked Image.

[Jim Beaumont]

Completely new to this, i was recommended to get just a 50mm f1.8 lens for my Canon 1000D, stick it on the tripod and give it a go before spending money on scope's etc. Make sure your happy to comit the money!!

So on the first clear(ish) night, I targeted Altair.

Here is my offering after stacking under DSS, post production (not much, this needs a lot of learning) under GIMP.

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[AstroMuni]

That looks promising. What was the duration of the exposures and how many are there in this stack?

[Jim Beaumont]

Thanks. I know its not much, but it's a start lol

80 @ 5s with 20 flats. ISO 800. Using a handheld shutter switch.

[Lee_P]

Would you be able to save the image as a JPEG and post it here again? Then it's easier for people to see.

[Jim Beaumont]

Sure.

[Shimonu]

1 hour ago, Jim Beaumont said:

Sure.

Is this cropped anything? It looks like you're a little out of focus. With such a wide lens it should be possible to get pretty small stars.

I started out the same way myself. I put my Nikon D60 on a tripod and used an IR remote. I'll share my picture of Ursa Major/Big dipper. I don't remember if this was with my kit lens or the 50 f/1.8 I got later.

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by Shimonu

[Jim Beaumont]

3 hours ago, Shimonu said:

Is this cropped anything? It looks like you're a little out of focus. With such a wide lens it should be possible to get pretty small stars.

I started out the same way myself. I put my Nikon D60 on a tripod and used an IR remote. I'll share my picture of Ursa Major/Big dipper. I don't remember if this was with my kit lens or the 50 f/1.8 I got later.

 

Yes i think it was slightly out of focus too.  Sonething else i need to work on lol. I think also the cropping was done during the stacking, as i didn't do any personally. Big learning curve.

[Shimonu]

55 minutes ago, Jim Beaumont said:

Yes i think it was slightly out of focus too.  Sonething else i need to work on lol. I think also the cropping was done during the stacking, as i didn't do any personally. Big learning curve.

If you didn't do any cropping then there likely isn't any.

There is certainly a learning curve but for me it's been a lovely one. I feel like I spent all last year just browsing forums, watching youtube and reddit trying to learn as much as I could in excitement. Now I'm trying to get some serious equipment. I have to embarrassingly admit I've got a serious mono rig but still haven't gotten anything for doing flats. That's my next goal.