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Old 21 June 2020, 09:32 PM   #61
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Beautiful photo, Josh. Keep posting.
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Old 21 June 2020, 11:20 PM   #62
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Beautiful photo, Josh. Keep posting.
Thank you sir. Looking back at my first M31 photo I now realize how bad of an attempt it was. I got out last night and got some solid data. 20 180s subs at ISO800/200mm Nikkor prime at f5.6. Stacked in DSS with 20 darks and 50 Bias. PP in PS CC. Musk’s Starlink Constellation ruined my first sub

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Old 22 June 2020, 08:28 AM   #63
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Wow! You’ve mastered astrophotography. Spectacular work.
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Old 22 June 2020, 08:51 AM   #64
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Thank you sir. Looking back at my first M31 photo I now realize how bad of an attempt it was. I got out last night and got some solid data. 20 180s subs at ISO800/200mm Nikkor prime at f5.6. Stacked in DSS with 20 darks and 50 Bias. PP in PS CC. Musk’s Starlink Constellation ruined my first sub

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UXC6ah9QcytvfQLF8
Oh, wow, that is excellent! Really nice astrophotography. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Old 30 June 2020, 06:56 PM   #65
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I have spent many many hours reading tutorials and watching YouTube instructionals on Pixinsight the past couple of weeks. I can honestly say that while it is definitely not an intuitive program at all and has a steep learning curve, I fell in love with it and will never look back. I reprocessed the data I had on M31 and was more than pleased. Right now I have a semi-generic workflow but in time and with more understanding I will get something definitive honed in. Here is the result I achieved with it.

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Old 30 June 2020, 07:44 PM   #66
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I have spent many many hours reading tutorials and watching YouTube instructionals on Pixinsight the past couple of weeks. I can honestly say that while it is definitely not an intuitive program at all and has a steep learning curve, I fell in love with it and will never look back. I reprocessed the data I had on M31 and was more than pleased. Right now I have a semi-generic workflow but in time and with more understanding I will get something definitive honed in. Here is the result I achieved with it.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oQDniGxcHdTVZYKd8
That is remarkable! Congrats.
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Old 30 June 2020, 10:10 PM   #67
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Professional quality photo. Beautiful shot of M110 too.
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Old 1 July 2020, 08:13 PM   #68
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I have spent many many hours reading tutorials and watching YouTube instructionals on Pixinsight the past couple of weeks. I can honestly say that while it is definitely not an intuitive program at all and has a steep learning curve, I fell in love with it and will never look back. I reprocessed the data I had on M31 and was more than pleased. Right now I have a semi-generic workflow but in time and with more understanding I will get something definitive honed in. Here is the result I achieved with it.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oQDniGxcHdTVZYKd8
I hope you don't mind that I'm now using your photo as my phone's background.
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I hope you don't mind that I'm now using your photo as my phone's background.
Nice!
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Old 8 July 2020, 07:51 AM   #70
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Great photo!

Pardon the slight hijack of the thread, but thought this group might be interested in this 10 year time-lapse of the Sun from NASA. Just saw this, and it's worth watching for a few minutes, at least.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nasa...180400657.html
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Old 8 July 2020, 08:37 PM   #71
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Great photo!

Pardon the slight hijack of the thread, but thought this group might be interested in this 10 year time-lapse of the Sun from NASA. Just saw this, and it's worth watching for a few minutes, at least.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nasa...180400657.html
Incredible footage. The largest Nuclear reactor in our Solar system. Ironic, nuclear radiation kills us up close but it is also absolutely necessary at a distance to sustain life.
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Old 8 July 2020, 11:33 PM   #72
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Interesting fact: a photon produced by fusion in the center of the Sun takes 10,000 years to work it’s way to the Sun’s surface and be released into space. It then takes eight minutes to reach the Earth.
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Old 9 July 2020, 08:35 AM   #73
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I am glad you brought up this topic.

I am seeking a first time telescope to mess around with the kids. I currently have the Orion Starblast 4.5 Astro reflector on my radar. Is that a good starting telescope? I did not want to break the bank as I am uncertain my kids will gravitate towards it much. No pun intended.
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I am glad you brought up this topic.

I am seeking a first time telescope to mess around with the kids. I currently have the Orion Starblast 4.5 Astro reflector on my radar. Is that a good starting telescope? I did not want to break the bank as I am uncertain my kids will gravitate towards it much. No pun intended.
I have an eight inch Orion reflector telescope. I think the Starblast 4.5 would be a good starter scope. A beginner scope should be easy to use and easy to move around. Reflectors in general give good bang for the buck for viewing with the eye as opposed to astrophotography. You’ll get good views of the Moon, planets and nebulae like Orion.
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Old 10 July 2020, 12:37 AM   #75
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AWESOME THREAD! Reason no. 513 as why I love this forum
I have always wanted to get some decent gear for observing. Now I'm going to finally start that journey. Perhaps a new thread to discuss observation and astrophoto gear? I just don't want to hijack this thread from the great photos you all are sharing here!
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Old 10 July 2020, 03:02 AM   #76
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I have an eight inch Orion reflector telescope. I think the Starblast 4.5 would be a good starter scope. A beginner scope should be easy to use and easy to move around. Reflectors in general give good bang for the buck for viewing with the eye as opposed to astrophotography. You’ll get good views of the Moon, planets and nebulae like Orion.
awesome. thanks.
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Old 19 July 2020, 01:17 AM   #77
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My best photo of Comet/2020 F3 NEOWISE from Wednesday evening. Taken about 10:30 PM from the dock. 10 second exposure.


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Old 19 July 2020, 05:52 PM   #78
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My best photo of Comet/2020 F3 NEOWISE from Wednesday evening. Taken about 10:30 PM from the dock. 10 second exposure.


Excellent pic good sir! I hope to get out again on the 22nd when it’s closest to earth and get several subs. The wife and I went out tonight but I’m too pokey and should’ve been setup at the observatory earlier. I got one decent 45s tracked sub.
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Old 19 July 2020, 09:57 PM   #79
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Great shot, Joshua. I can see the faint ion tail just above the dust tail!
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Just to be sure, NEOWISE's apparent magnitude is increasing (bad) but it's angle is also increasing (good) right?
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Old 20 July 2020, 01:35 AM   #81
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Just to be sure, NEOWISE's apparent magnitude is increasing (bad) but it's angle is also increasing (good) right?
That is true. The higher the magnitude number, the dimmer it is. However, it is rising in the sky. It was quite visible on a timed exposure about an hour and a half after sunset, but now it’s better to view it a little later. Look for the Big Dipper, then shoot a few 5-8 second shots to locate it below the Dipper and slightly to the left. It’s very hard to see with the naked eye.
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I am so excited to be on vacation right now. Over the last couple of months I have purchased a Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro which I have already setup with ASCOM and EQMOD. Full control through Stellarium which is so much more robust than the Synscan hand controller. I now just took the plunge to shoot full narrowband and bought a ZWO ASI183GT Monochrome CMOS camera with a ZWO 31 mm H-alpha SII OIII 7nm Filter Set. With my Meade 10” SN, OAG with PHD2 guiding on a new mount with a new cam I cannot wait to see what kind of data I can grab. The best part is I can shoot from my terribly light polluted backyard now!!!
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Josh, the next time you are all set up for astrophotography, you need to show us your rig.
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Old 21 July 2020, 01:55 PM   #84
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First night out with the new mount. Got some decent subs of Neowise and M13. Eagerly awaiting the new ZWO this week so I don’t have to lug 200 pounds of gear a half an hour from home.
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Old 21 July 2020, 10:32 PM   #85
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That’s a serious mount! Nice setup.
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Old 21 July 2020, 10:52 PM   #86
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I’m sitting here laughing at the image of M13 that I got a couple of months back. Here is last nights session result.

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Great photo. You really captured the two galaxies to the right of the cluster nicely.
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15 year old wins Young Astronomy Photographer with this beautiful effort
Seems you don't need a big fancy set up after all.
Canon 5D & 50mm lens early one morning before school exam.
A view of the Moon and comet over the Dolomites.
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Old 29 July 2020, 09:40 PM   #89
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15 year old wins Young Astronomy Photographer with this beautiful effort
Seems you don't need a big fancy set up after all.
Canon 5D & 50mm lens early one morning before school exam.
A view of the Moon and comet over the Dolomites.
Incredible!
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15 year old wins Young Astronomy Photographer with this beautiful effort
Seems you don't need a big fancy set up after all.
Canon 5D & 50mm lens early one morning before school exam.
A view of the Moon and comet over the Dolomites.
That's just amazing!!! More so that it was taken by a 15 year old!!!

I ask our 13 year old to take a nice, simple photo of my wife and I and more often than not our heads are chopped off??
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