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Astro from the last few weeks...

Spad
Posted 20/07/2024 - 17:58 Link
Over the last few weeks I have managed to capture some images of the cosmos. It was a case of cloud dodging and deciding to be a weather forcast denier!! That lot don't half lie!!

All images were stacked and stretched in Siril, then PP'd in Photoshop and Topaz AI DeNoise.

1.
The Eagle Nebula - Home of the PIllars of Creation.
Equipment: Canon 600D Astro Modded, Dual Narow Band Filter, StellaLyra 8in f4 880mm Newtonian Astrograph, GSO Coma Corrector,and Sky-Watcher EQ6R Pro Mount. Tracked and Guided.
Exposure: 22 x 90sec, iso - 800

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2.
North American Nebula
Equipment: Canon 5D MkII, Dual Narow Band Filter, SVBony 102ED f5.6 561mm Refractor & Field Flattener/Reducer, and Sky-Watcher EQ6R Pro Mount. Tracked and Guided.
Exposure: 10 x 300sec, iso - 1600

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This is the same image but PP'd using Hubble Colour Palette

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3.
Cygnus Constellation
Equipment: Canon 5D MkII, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 MkI, Hoya Starscene Filter, iOptron StarTracker Pro. Tracked and unguided.
Exposure: 31 x 45sec, iso - 400, f2.8

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Edited by Spad: 20/07/2024 - 18:13
George Lazarette
Posted 22/07/2024 - 19:02 Link
You're the William Blake of the photographic world. Superb.
Keywords: Charming, polite, and generally agreeable.
Mike-P
Posted 22/07/2024 - 21:03 Link
Great set , thanks for posting

Just waiting for the Pentax police now
davidwozhere
Posted 22/07/2024 - 23:30 Link
Mike-P wrote:
Great set , thanks for posting

Just waiting for the Pentax police now

I did notice the use of bad language but I decided to let it pass in view of the technical excellence of the results,
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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Spad
Posted 23/07/2024 - 01:16 Link
Pentax ones will be coming.... my K3 is actually shooting right now!! I am planning a telescope shoot with either my K5 or K3 soon. I have been formulating an idea!

Mike-P wrote:
Just waiting for the Pentax police now



Glad you all like them & thank you.
Edited by Spad: 23/07/2024 - 01:24
Posted 24/07/2024 - 21:04 Link
I waited to view these on the PC monitor, what a pleasure, amazing shots.
Although the method to take and process is way beyond my method of a single shot of the milky way, it is obviously worthwhile and breathtaking, the deep space requiring it. Thank you so much for sharing. Well done, kudos.
Spad
Posted 25/07/2024 - 15:40 Link
loadoftripe wrote:
I waited to view these on the PC monitor, what a pleasure, amazing shots.
Although the method to take and process is way beyond my method of a single shot of the milky way, it is obviously worthwhile and breathtaking, the deep space requiring it. Thank you so much for sharing. Well done, kudos.

Thank you
tigershoot
Posted 25/07/2024 - 21:50 Link
All my attempts at astro are just useless. Looking at these I realise I might as well give up. Excellent set.
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LennyBloke
Posted 26/07/2024 - 08:16 Link
tigershoot wrote:
All my attempts at astro are just useless. Looking at these I realise I might as well give up. Excellent set.

I know what you mean!

When a master of their art presents images like these it does make me think "Why would I bother, I can jut look at these!"

Incredible photos Spad
LennyBloke
Spad
Posted 26/07/2024 - 17:21 Link
LennyBloke wrote:
tigershoot wrote:
All my attempts at astro are just useless. Looking at these I realise I might as well give up. Excellent set.

I know what you mean!

When a master of their art presents images like these it does make me think "Why would I bother, I can jut look at these!"

Incredible photos Spad

Thank you guys.... but come on.... a master.... I am nowhere near. I am still learning. I'll be honest though, I have certain pieces of kit that help me massively to be able to do it. Without them they would be nowhere near as good!
Edited by Spad: 26/07/2024 - 17:23
davidwozhere
Posted 26/07/2024 - 23:09 Link
OK. So you have the fancy kit. You also have to know what to do with it and how to deal with the results. You do. We like it!
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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