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  1. Comment on The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shot from my backyard in ~creative

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    Thanks! Your setup is going to be very tough to shoot deep sky objects with a DSLR I'm afraid, however with a planetary camera such as the ZWO asi224mc or even just a modified webcam you could...

    Thanks! Your setup is going to be very tough to shoot deep sky objects with a DSLR I'm afraid, however with a planetary camera such as the ZWO asi224mc or even just a modified webcam you could shoot some really great lunar and planetary images with it!

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  2. Comment on The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shot from my backyard in ~creative

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    Thanks! These days many people have decent luck using their existing DSLR and lenses on a tracking mount like the Skywatcher Star Adventurer or iOptron SkyGuider Pro, and that's definitely the...

    Thanks! These days many people have decent luck using their existing DSLR and lenses on a tracking mount like the Skywatcher Star Adventurer or iOptron SkyGuider Pro, and that's definitely the best budget friendly way to get into imaging Deep Sky Objects.
    That said, I'm in it for the long haul and a few months back installed a permanent pier (and surrounding deck) in the yard. Setting up and breaking down equipment was always a barrier to imaging, now so long as the forecast isn't horrible I can leave it set up under a weatherproof cover.

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  3. Comment on The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shot from my backyard in ~creative

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    I live under Bortle 4 skies. You can see the core of this galaxy with just your own eyes under dark skies, but it doesn't look anything like the image I shared. The raw images are quite dark, even...

    I live under Bortle 4 skies. You can see the core of this galaxy with just your own eyes under dark skies, but it doesn't look anything like the image I shared. The raw images are quite dark, even with two minute exposures, so they were stretched to reveal detail and color.

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  4. Comment on The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shot from my backyard in ~creative

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    Imaging: Skywatcher 80mm Evostar ProED, 0.85 Corrector/Reducer, asi294mc-pro. Filter: 2" Baader Moon & Skyglow Mount: EQ6-R Pro Guiding: asi224mc in an Orion 50mm Deluxe Guide Scope Exposures: 26...

    Imaging: Skywatcher 80mm Evostar ProED, 0.85 Corrector/Reducer, asi294mc-pro.
    Filter: 2" Baader Moon & Skyglow
    Mount: EQ6-R Pro
    Guiding: asi224mc in an Orion 50mm Deluxe Guide Scope
    Exposures: 26 x 120sec Lights @ 120 gain

    Processed in PixInsight and Lightroom

    6 votes