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raymo
26-10-2022, 02:46 AM
After almost 70 yrs of AP, my first ever try at short exposures with static
camera.
600D 60x 9secs @ ISO 1600. Noise reduction in camera, no darks, flats etc. Stacking and basic processing in DSS, and downsized in Irfanview. I'll do my next effort @ISO 3200
raymo

leon
26-10-2022, 06:05 AM
And a pretty good effort indeed Raymo, well done mate.

Leon:thumbsup:

xelasnave
26-10-2022, 07:03 AM
Good on you Raymo. Well done and it is wonderful to see that you are still keen.
I hope you and yours are well.
alex

AstroViking
26-10-2022, 09:23 AM
Excellent first light, raymo. Keep it up!

Kuz
26-10-2022, 05:57 PM
Nice one raymo . Mate you would of seen some changes in 70 years. And still trying new stuff . That's inspirational :thumbsup:

raymo
26-10-2022, 11:54 PM
Thanks fellas. As the longer standing members may possibly recall, I gave up
AP a while back because we get so incredibly few usable nights per year, and I was sick of setting up my gear only to have to pack it up again when socked
in with cloud.
Yes Kuz, big changes indeed. Fondly remember[I don't think] freezing cold nights spent manually guiding, keeping a magnified star centralised in the eyepiece reticle, and stuffing the whole exposure up by pressing the wrong
button when making a correction.
For the sake of comparison I'm going to do the same target again at 3200.
raymo the elder

Startrek
27-10-2022, 10:37 AM
Raymo,
Lovely image as always
Great to see that your still out there under the stars in the west

Cheers
Martin

Sunfish
27-10-2022, 01:52 PM
A great image Raymo , and a great target for wide field camera work.

Crater101
27-10-2022, 02:03 PM
I'm new at the imaging side of things, and have made several attempts at this target without success. My compliments on a fine piece of work!

raymo
28-10-2022, 12:57 AM
Thanks to the second group of fellas. I was hoping to do the 3200 version
tonight, but socked in again.
Warren, the acquisition of static camera short exposure images is as basic
as AP gets, so I assume that your lack of success with this target relates to
stacking and/or the very basic processing that is required in order to produce
a worthwhile image. If you think that I may be able to give you some help,
feel welcome to PM me.
raymo

rustigsmed
28-10-2022, 04:42 PM
fantastic work Raymo - great to see you getting out there again! and a fine result indeed!

for those who are interested in static imaging here is a good video by Nebula Photos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRp3Qu_0K6o&t=6090s
if you go to the channel you can see there are a couple of add on videos where he goes through processing with different (free software)

Camelopardalis
28-10-2022, 10:40 PM
Nice shot raymo :thumbsup: glad to hear you’re still in the game!

raymo
29-10-2022, 05:41 PM
Cheers Russ/Dunk; socked in again, so haven't been able to do a 3200 version.
raymo

Crater101
30-10-2022, 08:39 PM
Humble thanks. If I don't have a bit more success, I may just do that.



I don't think it's the processing, although you never know... :bashcomp: