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I am a retired Biology/Science teacher from Adelaide. I am now trying my hand at astrophotography, learning French and reading Ancient History. Zoo volunteer and bird lover. He/him. I follow a lot of scientists. There is no obligation to follow back
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Nice result. I really like the colours of the stars. How did you process it?
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Really good for a 'quick capture'! Did you process it in a particular way? I really like the colours of the stars.
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Thank you. These filaments were already intriguing but these images make them look surreal!
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Magnificent image. How big are some of those loops?
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Right Ascension: 19h 21m 12s
Declination: 55 Deg 49' 19.64"
Magnitude 9.647
Thank you so much for this!
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2/2 I'm in the southern hemisphere and can't take a picture of the star for them. 'His' star is near Vega, and I wanted to send an accurate image of where it is. If I give you the coordinates, could you take a picture for me? I know this is a bit much from a stranger, but I would appreciate it.
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1/2 Hello David. I am interested in this photo. My brother-in-law recently died, and someone got a star named after him as a gift to his family. Of course, it doesn't mean much to the world of astronomy, but his family was very touched.
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Worth it!
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Which length of exposures did you use? ie 10, 20 or 30 secs?
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This is a really nice image. How did you process it? Is it my eyes, or are there a couple more galaxies in the image?
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Fantastic image. I went to your astrobin site but I couldn't find how long your exposures were and how many exposures you took over the three nights. Could you elaborate?
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Very clever. Interesting results.
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Yes! 60 sec subs will be awesome!
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Wow, it looks brilliant. What are the black, wispy bits?
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You have some nice photos here, etropal. Could you name the objects in these photos? BTW are you using equitorial mode?
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If it remains clear, I will have a go at it tonight.
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Carina is fantastic. Did you use the mosaic mode?
We've had clear skies in Adelaide for the last two nights and I have captured nine hours of the Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334)! Brilliant viewing although not good for the farmers.
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Very clear. What did you use to process the image?
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Stunning. The red is so vivid. It looks like a painting.
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Thanks for this. In fact, please do more of these explanatory posts. One question: why does dust scatter starlight but gas blocks light. How can you tell?
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Cheers. I have heard of it but never used it. How does it compare with Siril or Pixinsight?
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Nice. What is 'APP'?
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I've seen a lot of these but I like this photo. The wispy structure is visible and colourful.
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Noice
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Glorious! How many subs?
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What a crazy looking starless version! Incredible depth.
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Vivid. This is something I can aim for although mine will have a Southern Hemisphere perspective.
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Here is the starless version. What incredible drama and detail. This nebula is rapidly becoming my favourite.
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Nice work. Great colours. What your rig?
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BTW I know that I wrote this a month ago but thanks for your recommendation. It's blazingly fast with an SSD.
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EQ mode is fantastic. I'm finding a lot of success with 20-sec exposures.
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Ha! I just took this image a few days ago from Adelaide, Australia. Check my feed for an upsidedown version of M83! I use Seestar S50.
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Wow.
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Bortle 10 sky! What city do you live in?
Impressive image, btw.
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Well, what ever you are doing looks brilliant, so it makes sense.
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Was this 10.7 hours in one night 😁? How long were your exposures? I am currently experimenting with 20 seconds using the new EQ mode and they are fabulous but I was wondering about moving to 30 second subs.
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This is my starless view of the Firebird Nebula. It looks dramatic and you can really see the details and dimensions of the dust and gas.
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Have you ever created a starless view of this? I think it would look pretty impressive.
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Definitely like the green version. What's your backyard Bortle?
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Bortle 8! How many images did you get?
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It's fantastic. Watch out for EQ mode coming soon!
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Love the texture of the starless image.
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Brilliant details and the colours...wow.
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Impressive. Is this a mosaic?