SingAstro

Even with the star adventurer 400mm is quite a stretch... But if you're resourceful enough then never say never. I guess it depends on your expectations too. Good luck!

hhzhang wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:51 pm

Wow what a lovely scene!

Not an uncommon thing to do on trips to malaysia although that's only for a day or two. I think the main concern would be the electronics if it sits outside for too long.

Nicely processed. Great work as always! How many hours this time?

Looks good, but wonder why the contrast is so high since it's straight from the camera.

Always nice to see galaxies taken in sg, and pretty damn incredible without a tracker!! ISO doesn't really make a difference because most modern cameras are pretty iso invariant, but still higher iso (higher gain) might have slightly lower read noise. Also the stretching done after stacking will neg...

Cool blog! Love seeing these pictures of the active sun.

Everyone's favourite target. It's great!

Way to go! Heartening to the see the next generation of students still loving the hobby :D . When I was about your age I tried building a barn door tracker without much success but I'm sure you'll do better. Feel free to post on the diy thread if you need help, I'm sure there are others here with so...

If you're planning to use it for day photography too, I'd say those considerations could take priority as it'll affect your lens choices, shooting style. For astrophography i think any modern dslr or mirrorless released in the past decade is pretty decent. I use Nikon and the oldest I'd recommend is...