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    • IRJI
      IRJ @Obsolesce
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      @Obsolesce said in Astrophotography:

      Happy holidays all!

      Jupiter Christmas night, 2022-12-25.
      Less than ideal seeing conditions and lots of light pollution, but was still able to bring out some detail!
      Jupiter was 456,134,146 miles from earth when I took the photo. It took almost 41 minutes for light to travel from Jupiter to my camera. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, has 80 moons, and is large enough to fit about 1,300 Earths inside.
      e69e133a-0f0d-4194-812c-5d7595d718c7-Jupiter copy to png.png

      Can you explain your setup a bit?

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce @IRJ
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        @IRJ said in Astrophotography:

        Can you explain your setup a bit?

        Updated posts with additional info.

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        • pmonchoP
          pmoncho @Obsolesce
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          @Obsolesce
          I stole the Jupiter pic from you. So darn cool. 🙂

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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            @Obsolesce Some nice shots. Scratches my photography itch again, as well as my love of space.. Must resist..

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Astrophotography:

              @Obsolesce Some nice shots. Scratches my photography itch again, as well as my love of space.. Must resist..

              Thanks! It's a horribly deep rabbit hole, and I'm only scratching the surface. Be warned!

              It's amazing to see that stuff with your own eyes. It's a totally different feeling than just seeing someone else's pictures. You're actually seeing it in real time, it's actually there... whether it's a planet, galaxy, nebula, Moon, etc. You can actually see the Orion nebula with the naked eye, which is awesome, even better with long exposures!

              Going out, looking, taking the pictures, all that's involved in that, processing the photos and videos. It's so fun and goes so deep, enough to be an interesting lifelong hobby. I wish I had taken the step a long time ago.

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce
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                I want to do more planetary and DSO astrophotography (there's some good ones to capture right now) , but it looks like I won't get a chance for a while...

                Screenshot_20221229-131949_Flowx.jpg

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                • ObsolesceO
                  Obsolesce
                  last edited by Obsolesce

                  Moon
                  2022-01-10

                  Well, because I won't have any clear nights for awhile and therefore cannot go out and see the stars, I thought I'd go back and see if I have any old Moon photos.

                  I found one from soon after I first got my telescope, learning how to use it. It will be nice to compare to the next time I capture the Moon in 2023 now that I've had some practice.

                  Setup:
                  I didn't get some of the image capture details, but this is what have:
                  5" SCT, Focal reducer/corrector, Fujifilm X-T4 @ ~787mm f/6.3 (I think, will update later)
                  PIPP + AS!3 + Lightroom

                  DSCF3153_pipp_16.png

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                  • ObsolesceO
                    Obsolesce
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                    Updated with links to the final images on AstroBin.

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                    • ObsolesceO
                      Obsolesce
                      last edited by Obsolesce

                      Full Moon
                      2023.01.06 @ 21:32
                      Alt: 55°

                      First night out in a few cloudy/rainy weeks, next week or two the same
                      I did a little bit of everything of what I could. Dew point reached, everything got wet that wasn't in a heated dew shield, which thankfully the telescope was.

                      Setup:
                      5" SCT + Fujifilm X-T4 @ ~1250mm f/10 - 3840x2160
                      iOptron mount, tracking: mount-only
                      Fujifilm Camera Remote
                      FPS: 29.97 / Shutter 1/250 (4ms) / ISO 320 / Histogram 50-75%
                      Dynamic Range: 200%
                      70% / 450 light frames
                      PIPP + AS!3 + RegiStax6 + Lightroom

                      83ccf24f-2efd-45d0-b457-6eb57c924a36-image.png

                      Same shot, different processing:
                      b072b6cb-270b-4e01-a5dc-81dabff60026-Moon_3 2023.01.06.jpg

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce
                        last edited by Obsolesce

                        I finally had a clear night since getting my new camera. Although I wasn't prepared for the surprise clear night, I still got out for a few minutes to get a decent shot of M 42 (Orion Nebula) before my portable power unit died.

                        I'm excited to report that with only less than 20 minutes of data via EAA live stacking, I was able this get this awesome shot in my insanely light polluted area thanks to the L-Pro filter.

                        This gives me a lot of hope that once I am able to get out there and get a couple hours of data, I'll be able to get something awesome.

                        Below, M 42, an ad-hoc 18 minutes of data with a blown out core and a satellite streaking across (thanks Elon).

                        Hoping for some more clear skies in the near future and a trip to some darker skies!

                        a9d297f2-9473-4090-87b4-60eaba763ff2-image.png

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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                          @Obsolesce All amazing pictures!

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                          • RojoLocoR
                            RojoLoco @pmoncho
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                            @pmoncho said in Astrophotography:

                            @Obsolesce
                            I stole the Jupiter pic from you. So darn cool. 🙂

                            Yup, I'll be using these for desktop backgrounds. Awesome pics @Obsolesce!

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce @Obsolesce
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                              @Obsolesce said in Astrophotography:

                              I finally had a clear night since getting my new camera. Although I wasn't prepared for the surprise clear night, I still got out for a few minutes to get a decent shot of M 42 (Orion Nebula) before my portable power unit died.

                              I'm excited to report that with only less than 20 minutes of data via EAA live stacking, I was able this get this awesome shot in my insanely light polluted area thanks to the L-Pro filter.

                              This gives me a lot of hope that once I am able to get out there and get a couple hours of data, I'll be able to get something awesome.

                              Below, M 42, an ad-hoc 18 minutes of data with a blown out core and a satellite streaking across (thanks Elon).

                              Hoping for some more clear skies in the near future and a trip to some darker skies!

                              a9d297f2-9473-4090-87b4-60eaba763ff2-image.png

                              Updating with an auto-stacked photo ~58 minutes of data, and some minor post-processing. I want to stack properly, get some more data, add in some calibration frames. Going to add in here to track progress and compare.

                              90b0cb96-37a4-4db9-bcc9-0cfa43faa1f5-Stack_59frames_3510s_ms.png

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce
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                                Some quick fun with Jupiter during the daytime evening before the clouds rolled in, again.

                                Trying to get back into some planetary work. I have to relearn it, it's been a long long time.

                                I don't think this one turned out so well, but I think if I redo it later and spend some more time processing and learning, I can get it better. A night-time image would help too.

                                I think my old one was much better. I spent more time on it and used a tutorial.

                                2024-03-10-0315_2-U-G-Jup_lapl6_ap156_RSWavelets3.png

                                Another:
                                2024-03-10-0315_2-U-G-Jup_lapl6_ap156_Drizzle15_Wavelets2_PS1.png

                                Another:
                                2024-03-10-0315_2-U-G-Jup_lapl6_ap156_RSWavelets_PS.png

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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                                  @Obsolesce Is Jupiter always at a 85% angle?

                                  Thats crazy, I would love to be able to see that myself but lord knows I wouldn't have the patience to source a telescope/camera and to figure out where another planet is...

                                  Good job man!

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                                  • ObsolesceO
                                    Obsolesce @DustinB3403
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                                    @DustinB3403

                                    Thanks! There's a learning curve for sure, but it isn't bad. Well worth it if it's your thing.

                                    The angle of the image is determined by my camera's rotation. I have mine attached at about a 0 degrees. So when the telescope is in it's zero-position, my camera has no rotation angle (or close). I don't care about the rotation when doing planetary. With DSOs such as nebulae and galaxies, I generally do care about camera rotation for framing purposes.

                                    The part that takes the most time is the processing of the images. It's a whole different world of understanding and practice.

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                                    • DustinB3403D
                                      DustinB3403 @Obsolesce
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                                      @Obsolesce so yes, Jupiter is at a 85% angle all of the time... right?

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                                      • ObsolesceO
                                        Obsolesce @DustinB3403
                                        last edited by Obsolesce

                                        @DustinB3403 No, it depends on where Jupiter is in the sky, where Earth and Jupiter are in their orbits relative to each other, Earth's rotation/angle, my camera's rotation, and my telescope's positioning.

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                                        • ObsolesceO
                                          Obsolesce @DustinB3403
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                                          @DustinB3403 maybe it's also helpful to know that Jupiter's axis of rotation is roughly 3 degrees compared to Earth's 23.5 degrees. But we would see Jupiter at any angle depending on when we look at it.

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce
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                                            Dumbbell Nebula (M27, Apple Core Nebula)
                                            2024.10.19 @ 22:00
                                            Alt: 70°

                                            The Dumbbell Nebula is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky, located around 1,360 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. What you’re seeing is the glowing remnants of a dying star that has shed its outer layers, with the central star still visible at the core. The distinctive "Apple Core" or "Dumbbell" shape comes from the expanding gas.

                                            Interestingly, M27 was the first planetary nebula to ever be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.

                                            Setup:
                                            C8-XLT + f/6.3 reducer
                                            iOptron mount, tracking
                                            Ares-C Pro camera
                                            Optolong L-Pro filter
                                            SharpCap Pro & Siril

                                            Total exposure time: 6 hours and 15 minutes
                                            Focal length: 1208mm
                                            Processing: minimal, time & weather constraints

                                            M27_Final.jpg

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