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Beautiful green comet!

Possible to have images or video link for stacking?

Just manage to photo the green comet ZTF 50000 years a time but not sure it is the one. Anyone can confirm? https://www.facebook.com/100063630782048/posts/pfbid025VtoUCk3pVKBGnBaVroVGVhrvgiyzqyG6WCaFi7cfoo6LJmTGfsSszitGbFTeVZpl/?d=n Location: Katong Time: 9pm Telescope: Celestron FirstScope Camera: ...

hi thanks. The noise level is low enough to see galaxies. There is some walking noise and i wonder what causes it. How do you measure it? So far the app can image m31, m83, ngc 6774 etc. Here is an updated post at https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/657529-introducing-spiralcam/ Best regards

Today shot of M83 galaxy with iPhone and manual Dob 8inch.

Here is a shot of M83. It shows only a hint of the galaxy spiral arm at the lower left of tge attached photo. Could anyone verify if it is M83. Look like it is a long way before I could capture good enough photo.

Thanks. I think usually telescopes of 127mm apecture are bird-jones design. Thank you very much. Just ordered the meade Polaris eq130.

Hi I would like to share some photos that I capture yesterday with my iPhone 6 camera. I am a newbie in astrophotography and astronomy but have some experience in programming. As such, I have made an iOS app to take long exposure of the night sky. Yesterday the night is clear and at my place pool si...

Hi I know celestron slt130 is very popular but i tend to like meade design. Do any come across meade goto version - starnavigator ng. I am looking at the ng 102 or 130. I read about the motor noise of meade ng, is it true that it will wake up the neighbour in the middle of the night? Price is about ...

Hi Good to see you have done it. I am a beginner and want to buy a dob 6 inch but find it too heavy and expensive to import here. It costs about $650 to bring in from bh for a skywatcher. I wonder why an 6 inch dob needs to be heavy like 18kg. The mirror is only about 1kg. I am thinking of building ...