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Posted: 12/29/2016 7:50:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2016 8:35:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/29/2016 10:33:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryUh yeah... I'm going to keep on walking from here |
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Posted: 12/30/2016 9:17:47 AM EDT
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Uh yeah... I'm going to keep on walking from here 
I have a long way to go with this, most of it is in my gear. I really want to see what you come up with. See if you can shoot the Orion constellation, there are all sorts of sweeping nebula around there that with a stacked image and a lot of stretching you can bring out. If you want I can post some videos and websites of guys i've been watching, they've helped give me ideas on how to process an image. I may shoot for a living and spend most days buried in photoshop but processing these images is a challenge, the data is there, the trick is teasing it out |
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Posted: 12/30/2016 9:25:22 AM EDT
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first it starts with shots of the milkyway from a tripod, then its barn door trackers, then motorized trackers, then its telescopes, then its expensive mounts to track the stars, then you star buying filers, light pollution, OIII, H-Alpha, H-Beta etc
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Posted: 12/30/2016 11:26:31 AM EDT
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dug up some old shots, and I mean old of one of my favorite things to look at. NGC 869 & 884
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Posted: 12/30/2016 12:45:03 PM EDT
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I'm noticing I had the damn thing set to Mirror up twice... thats why it took 90 minutes to get 50 exposures... ugh
I need one more clear night between now and tuesday when I am back at work and sending this lens back lol |
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Posted: 12/30/2016 1:09:29 PM EDT
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I'm noticing I had the damn thing set to Mirror up twice... thats why it took 90 minutes to get 50 exposures... ugh I need one more clear night between now and tuesday when I am back at work and sending this lens back lol I typically shoot to my ipad, I'll flip the mirror to get a live view then shoot, helps with camera shake which can be a huge pain in the ass with stars |
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Posted: 12/30/2016 1:59:43 PM EDT
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I typically shoot to my ipad, I'll flip the mirror to get a live view then shoot, helps with camera shake which can be a huge pain in the ass with stars Yeah I had the remote set to mirror up, and I just looked at the shooting dial and i had it on mirror up too, which waits 30 seconds before shooting... oy |
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Posted: 12/31/2016 10:57:26 PM EDT
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was all ready to go out tonight, and the humidity is up and I am tired.
Guess i did get out once with it 
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Posted: 12/31/2016 11:45:14 PM EDT
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I love these pictures.
stupid question: how do you know where to look for this stuff, like the galaxies, nebula, etc? |
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Posted: 1/1/2017 4:52:32 AM EDT
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I love these pictures. stupid question: how do you know where to look for this stuff, like the galaxies, nebula, etc? Its not a stupid question. Star charts, software like Stellarium all help with knowing where things are. When i was just a broke kid with a shitty scope i just pointed my telescope at any "fuzzy patches" in the sky. On a good clear night you can see a lot with just yours eyes once they are accustomed to the dark. With averted vision, which is looking just to the side of an object as to let your peripheral vision do the work I can see the Andromeda galaxy in my driveway as a fuzzy or cloudy patch. |
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Posted: 1/1/2017 5:09:11 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread.
University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread 
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Posted: 1/1/2017 5:46:39 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg 
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Posted: 1/1/2017 10:27:20 PM EDT
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Finally got my guide scope working, without even tweaking it (which i need to do). I went from 15 seconds to 3-4 minute shots!
If i'm not too tired after this i may have to work on these tonight. I also added a few pieces of wire to the end of my scope to give nice diffraction spikes on the brightest stars |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 12:45:43 AM EDT
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Thanks for the stellar thread, methods and images, your enjoyment infectious, results gratifying. A fascinating avocation come far in the past 20 years or so, "amateurs" have made many amazing discoveries.
"Our daughter signed up for Cosmology at college, her mother told her she'd make a good living with salon work." |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 1:46:23 AM EDT
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quick adjustment in photoshop, I need to go to bed
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Posted: 1/2/2017 11:16:06 AM EDT
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My first shot at the Horsehead and Flame nebula! This is only about 30 minutes of exposure time, I cannot wait to get more time on this baby, I'll probably shoot a lot of H-Alpha and OIII and combine that with the RGB data
the Pleiades reworked a bit. 
Of course I couldn't go to bed without getting some Orion in. 
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Posted: 1/2/2017 1:36:07 PM EDT
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My first shot at the Horsehead and Flame nebula! This is only about 30 minutes of exposure time, I cannot wait to get more time on this baby, I'll probably shoot a lot of H-Alpha and OIII and combine that with the RGB data http://i.imgur.com/OAXxHXO.jpg the Pleiades reworked a bit. http://i.imgur.com/bQe9p5d.jpg Of course I couldn't go to bed without getting some Orion in. http://i.imgur.com/6Sl8AB3.jpg |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 1:46:34 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg How in the hell does one open a file that large...
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Posted: 1/2/2017 1:49:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 1:55:40 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg How in the hell does one open a file that large... Believe you only study small fractions at a time. Even an extremely small fraction would require a heck of a computer to study |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 2:08:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 3:18:48 PM EDT
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My first shot at the Horsehead and Flame nebula! This is only about 30 minutes of exposure time, I cannot wait to get more time on this baby, I'll probably shoot a lot of H-Alpha and OIII and combine that with the RGB data http://i.imgur.com/OAXxHXO.jpg the Pleiades reworked a bit. http://i.imgur.com/bQe9p5d.jpg Of course I couldn't go to bed without getting some Orion in. http://i.imgur.com/6Sl8AB3.jpg How much was your personal spaceship? |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 3:44:45 PM EDT
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Indeed. It will takes years for even a global group to explore. IIRC, we're past the point where deep space data accumulation outpaces our ability to absorb the details at the incoming rate. Adventures unfolding. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Posted: 1/2/2017 3:48:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 4:06:30 PM EDT
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Its time to load up some rockets with squirrels and send them out into the abyss We could send cats but then the rockets will smell awful |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 4:59:16 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg How in the hell does one open a file that large... Believe you only study small fractions at a time. Even an extremely small fraction would require a heck of a computer to study Indeed. It will takes years for even a global group to explore. IIRC, we're past the point where deep space data accumulation outpaces our ability to absorb the details at the incoming rate. Adventures unfolding. Its time to load up some rockets with squirrels and send them out into the abyss Wonder how many G's a rodent can pull.... 
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Posted: 1/2/2017 4:59:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 5:01:18 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg How in the hell does one open a file that large... Believe you only study small fractions at a time. Even an extremely small fraction would require a heck of a computer to study Indeed. It will takes years for even a global group to explore. IIRC, we're past the point where deep space data accumulation outpaces our ability to absorb the details at the incoming rate. Adventures unfolding. Its time to load up some rockets with squirrels and send them out into the abyss Wonder how many G's a rodent can pull.... We won't know until we do some tests 
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Posted: 1/2/2017 6:08:14 PM EDT
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No way in hell this is mine, but I thought I'd post it up with a link to my GD thread. University of Hawaii just published their latest astro data. The full resolution image is a 20,000 TB file. They have a 5.8mb TIF at the link in my post though. GD thread http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hvi/uploads/image_file/image_attachment/29847/STScI-H-2016-41-b-full.jpg How in the hell does one open a file that large... Believe you only study small fractions at a time. Even an extremely small fraction would require a heck of a computer to study Indeed. It will takes years for even a global group to explore. IIRC, we're past the point where deep space data accumulation outpaces our ability to absorb the details at the incoming rate. Adventures unfolding. Its time to load up some rockets with squirrels and send them out into the abyss I, for one, welcome our new Squirrel Overlords... 
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Posted: 1/2/2017 6:40:34 PM EDT
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I, for one, welcome our new Squirrel Overlords... http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljrap72EKE1qfinen.jpg |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 6:55:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 7:00:55 PM EDT
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Amazing photographs.
Thanks for sharing your hobby. Txl |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 7:01:24 PM EDT
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Back on topic before the rabid one comes after me
How'd you do the star filter effect? I'm assuming it's in post, or did you just use a screw in star filter that only worked on the really bright ones? |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 7:15:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 7:15:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/2/2017 7:58:28 PM EDT
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Back on topic before the rabid one comes after me
How'd you do the star filter effect? I'm assuming it's in post, or did you just use a screw in star filter that only worked on the really bright ones? Its stupid easy and no it wasn't done in post. I use a refractor to get my images but you don't get diffraction spikes like you do with reflectors, so I took some fly line i had and cut off a few inches and taped it to the end of my scopes shade 
I have not tried it but I imagine you could do the same thing with a lens shade on a camera. It only works on bright objects in astrophotography, some guys are purists and hate them, me I'm not in this for a scientific endeavor, I just want to photograph the night sky and I like the extra bling to the stars, it just makes an image pop. |
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Posted: 1/2/2017 9:08:10 PM EDT
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Neat
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Posted: 1/2/2017 11:48:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/3/2017 8:55:49 AM EDT
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Quote Historynice! I love star clouds. I agree on the greenish blue, I think its just a gradient of color, should be easy enough to fix. You picked up some good nebulosity too in the lower part of the image. I typically create my stacked file then save that as a "base" image, then I tweak the file multiple times starting from that base image but saving it as a different file, just to try different things. I think if you keep tweaking that shot you'll get all kinds of nebula popping out, including the dark nebula that is prominent in the center. Awesome dude, I'm excited to see what you come up with. I'm a complete dork when it comes to this stuff, I love it all and love seeing what others and myself can come up with, there is no right or wrong way to process the images, its all an interpretation of how you want it to look 
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Posted: 1/3/2017 1:07:48 PM EDT
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nice! I love star clouds. I agree on the greenish blue, I think its just a gradient of color, should be easy enough to fix. You picked up some good nebulosity too in the lower part of the image. I typically create my stacked file then save that as a "base" image, then I tweak the file multiple times starting from that base image but saving it as a different file, just to try different things. I think if you keep tweaking that shot you'll get all kinds of nebula popping out, including the dark nebula that is prominent in the center. Awesome dude, I'm excited to see what you come up with. I'm a complete dork when it comes to this stuff, I love it all and love seeing what others and myself can come up with, there is no right or wrong way to process the images, its all an interpretation of how you want it to look This is just a single frame, the stacked frames one is pissing me off. I might fight with it tonight. |
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Posted: 1/3/2017 1:25:30 PM EDT
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Why is the stacked one pissing you off?
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Posted: 1/3/2017 7:52:36 PM EDT
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Why is the stacked one pissing you off? Cause I spent $260 on this software and I can't learn it.. I feel like I'm getting dumber and dumber and dumber. |
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Posted: 1/4/2017 9:21:17 AM EDT
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Cause I spent $260 on this software and I can't learn it.. I feel like I'm getting dumber and dumber and dumber. sorry man, if I had the funds I'd offer to buy the license off of you. I've heard it has a steep learning curve. |
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Posted: 1/4/2017 11:37:51 AM EDT
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I combined some shots I did the last night I was out with some shots I did back on christmas of Andromeda
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Posted: 1/4/2017 7:26:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/4/2017 8:53:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/4/2017 10:42:07 PM EDT
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Sweet shot! Quote HistoryThanks! 600mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO 200. Then some fiddlin' in post. I find those general settings (maybe change shutter or ISO a bit depending on phase) works very well for me. On the tripod, of course, and remote mirror-up. |
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Posted: 1/6/2017 11:11:12 PM EDT
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So tonight I turned off the tv (lit a candle?
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I started over completely with my most recent data (now I'm super nerd? they are pictures) 
Left is stacked with Deep Sky Stacker. Right is stacked with PixInsight. Now on to step two, what the fuck to do from here? ETA See, no idea what I am doing, now its in RGB! 
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