Astro Photography

[Narcisus]

Well had a go last night ... Not that I would call my attempts Astro Photography !!

Shame the pictures don't do Jupiter and Saturn justice they were pin sharp with Jupiter's bands clearly visible.

Moon was low on the horizon so shooting through atmosphere. Would have been better to wait till around 03:30 but by 02:30 everything was dripping with condensation and my back was knackered ....

[MondeoMan1981]

Good effort. Did you not try and get Neowise? It should be out again in low Norther skies tonight from 2330 on.

[Narcisus]

MondeoMan1981 said:

Good effort. Did you not try and get Neowise? It should be out again in low Norther skies tonight from 2330 on.

I didn’t know about it till this morning when I saw another pic. I did try to find Andromeda and while I had my iPad and knew exactly where it was I couldn’t find it !

I discovered finding stuff is not easy ... Even took me a few minutes to find the moon !

[MondeoMan1981]

Sky Map app is good - just point your phone to the sky it'll tell you what's there.

ISS is out multiple times tonight too.

[Narcisus]

MondeoMan1981 said:

Sky Map app is good - just point your phone to the sky it'll tell you what's there.

ISS is out multiple times tonight too.

I’ll check it out. Been using Star Walk for years. Saw ISS last night it was incredibly bright.

[hairy vx220]

Good effort! What are you shooting with?

[Narcisus]

hairy vx220 said:

Good effort! What are you shooting with?

Meade 90mm Scope which is setup as a spotting scope not an astronomical scope. Meade 3000 25mm Plossl - Meade 4000 26mm Plossl - Meade 4000 40mm Plossl - Meade 2x Telenegative Amplifier - Sony RX100 IV held to the eyepiece which is about the most frustrating and un-scientific thing you could ever do !

[geeks]

Same size scope but a Canon EOS 6D on a T-ring so it was easier to shoot that holding over the eye piece.

That was my first go round at it last night, I was pretty impressed for a first attempt. Think I need to play around with the ISO etc a bit to see if I can improve the detail.

[Narcisus]

Good shot did you shoot RAW and stick it through Lightroom or similar ?

[geeks]

Narcisus said:

Good shot did you shoot RAW and stick it through Lightroom or similar ?

Thanks Yeah shot it in RAW. That's just the image "as is" no editing, I have no idea what I am doing with editing but will have a play about with it and see if I can improve it, I think the lower part is a little over exposed but like I say I am a complete novice (all the gear no idea) so I could be completely wrong lol

[Narcisus]

geeks said:

Thanks Yeah shot it in RAW. That's just the image "as is" no editing, I have no idea what I am doing with editing but will have a play about with it and see if I can improve it, I think the lower part is a little over exposed but like I say I am a complete novice (all the gear no idea) so I could be completely wrong lol

looks good as is you will be astonished with results you can achieve with all kinds of photography when shooting raw then processing. I had no idea either when I started ! Just grab the software and have a play.

[Vintage Racer]

This was from last week:

Nikon D500, Nikon 500mm prime with 1.4 converter = 700mm, 1/160th, f6.3, ISO-360

DSC_8584 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[Narcisus]

Vintage Racer said:

This was from last week:

Nikon D500, Nikon 500mm prime with 1.4 converter = 700mm, 1/160th, f6.3, ISO-360

DSC_8584 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

That's a cracker. Makes my hand held attempt look a bit sad ! Have you tried Jupiter or Saturn ?

[eharding]

Couple of recent attempts - weather has been rubbish of late.

Unmodified Canon 600D, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 @ f/2.8, Optolong L-Enhance filter, EQ3-2 Synscan mount, APT/PHD2/DSS/Gimp. 13x300s @ ISO400 for the North America nebula, 20x300s @ ISO400 for the Heart and Soul..


2020-11-02_NGC7000_North_America_Nebula_B_Crop_Resize by RollingCircle, on Flickr


2020-11-25_IC1805_Heart_Nebula_IC1848_Soul_Nebula_crop by RollingCircle, on Flickr

Edited by eharding on Wednesday 2nd December 14:39

[geeks]

I have so much to learn both in terms of imaging and editing. Love the pics of the moon and nebulae!

[Narcisus]

eharding said:

Couple of recent attempts - weather has been rubbish of late.

Unmodified Canon 600D, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 @ f/2.8, Optolong L-Enhance filter, EQ3-2 Synscan mount, APT/PHD2/DSS/Gimp. 13x300s @ ISO400 for the North America nebula, 20x300s @ ISO400 for the Heart and Soul..

2020-11-02_NGC7000_North_America_Nebula_B_Crop_Resize by RollingCircle, on Flickr

2020-11-25_IC1805_Heart_Nebula_IC1848_Soul_Nebula_crop by RollingCircle, on Flickr

Edited by eharding on Wednesday 2nd December 14:15

There's always one Superb Mr Harding !

[smashing]

I'll throw this up as well...still getting to grips with the setup and getting used to gathering data over multiple nights

[Narcisus]

They are 'Smashing' ! What kit are you using ?

[smashing]

Narcisus said:

They are 'Smashing' ! What kit are you using ?

Small 80mm app refractor and modded DSLR on an HEQ5 equitorial mount....trying my best not to upgrade too much at the moment as I'm not sure my wallet will take it

[smashing]

eharding said:

Couple of recent attempts - weather has been rubbish of late.

Unmodified Canon 600D, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 @ f/2.8, Optolong L-Enhance filter, EQ3-2 Synscan mount, APT/PHD2/DSS/Gimp. 13x300s @ ISO400 for the North America nebula, 20x300s @ ISO400 for the Heart and Soul..


2020-11-02_NGC7000_North_America_Nebula_B_Crop_Resize by RollingCircle, on Flickr


2020-11-25_IC1805_Heart_Nebula_IC1848_Soul_Nebula_crop by RollingCircle, on Flickr

Edited by eharding on Wednesday 2nd December 14:39

Awesome work!