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Rockstar
12-09-18, 11:00 AM
My first attempt at astrophotography and photo editing. I used SharpCap Pro for capture, registax for photo stack, and GIMP for editing.


Capture Area=5496x3672
Colour Space=RAW8
Gain=0
Exposure=0.010525
450 out 500 of photos used


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4806/32373092108_a9b64f28bd_b.jpg
Eichhörnchen
12-09-18, 11:47 AM
WOW, mate! :yeah:
Buddahaid
12-09-18, 12:23 PM
Nice work. I guess it's made of Bleu cheese after all.
Rockstar
12-09-18, 12:55 PM
I tellya ever since I got this scope I never realized just how many cloudy nights there are in a month. On the bright side you're always looking forward to the next clear sky. Setting up never gets old and boring when it finally clears its just as exciting setting up as the last session.

Orion is up and I'm hoping to capture the Horsehead Nebula next time I have clear sky.
STEED
12-09-18, 01:01 PM
What a cold bleak dull place. :) :up:
Rockstar
12-09-18, 01:21 PM
The scope is an Orion 203mm f/4.9. Primary camera is a ZWO 183MC Pro, mounted on the scope is a 60mm guide scope. Not shown ZWO 120MC guide camera, cant use it photographing the moon. All of this mounted on a Celestron AVX goto mount. Well within its weight capacity. Oh ya I also have a really kewl gadget called the QHY Polemaster which greatly assists in polar alignment.

Also not shown is my Honda EU2000 generator :). I will need that in the field once I start photographing DSOs.


Since I spent my money on a Hatsan 135 rifle Im hoping Santa Claus gets me a Explore Scientific 203mm f/3.9 Carbon fiber scope.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4808/46196537102_5bf6effa6f_b.jpg
fireftr18
12-09-18, 02:13 PM
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Please, share more.
:Kaleun_Salute:
u crank
12-09-18, 02:50 PM
Nice. More please. :salute:
Catfish
12-10-18, 02:03 AM
Very cool, Rockstar :):up:
Onkel Neal
12-10-18, 06:07 AM
Looking forward to the next.
Jimbuna
12-10-18, 06:09 AM
Nice one :cool:
Commander Wallace
12-10-18, 08:00 AM
Awesome pictures, Rockstar. Have you been able to observe any planets yet. Rockin Robbins is also into astronomy and uses basic laptops in conjunction with his star gazing.





Thanks for sharing.
Rockstar
12-10-18, 09:31 AM
Awesome pictures, Rockstar. Have you been able to observe any planets yet. Rockin Robbins is also into astronomy and uses basic laptops in conjunction with his star gazing.





Thanks for sharing.


I have observed the Sun, Saturn,Jupiter and Mercury but I'm not really set up yet for taking planetary photos.
Sailor Steve
12-10-18, 11:20 AM
Very nice! :rock:
AVGWarhawk
12-10-18, 12:59 PM
Great Scott! Beautiful picture!

If you see any of this in the lens. Alert us immediately.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/be/0a/5b/be0a5b981e4c8fe3a0ab75b4e9247aba--war-machine-retro-futurism.jpg
fireftr18
12-11-18, 10:44 PM
I have observed the Sun, Saturn,Jupiter and Mercury but I'm not really set up yet for taking planetary photos.

That will be cool if you can get pictures of the planets as good as the one of the moon. Looking forward to more pictures. No matter what, I'm sure they'll be great.

:Kaleun_Applaud: