SingAstro

Crux, The Southern Cross. Shot on Olympus OMD EM5 with a Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8. 45mm, ISO 200, 4s, f/2.2. Stacked 100 times in Siril and touched up on GIMP.

The astromod cam was $165 on carousell. A bit old, but still works fine.

Hi. What is the borehole of the counterweight?

The Milky Way

Shot on 23/4/2022 from 4-6am

Shot with Olympus OMD EM5 with M.Zuiko ED 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 EZ
12mm, ISO 640, Shutter speed 8s, f3.5, Custom white balance
200 pictures stacked on Siril and touched up with GIMP

Astrophotography by @perchloratepenguin and @xorinet, noobs to astrophotography. As we are students, our budget is low so we do astrophotography without tracking mounts.

Tips and advice are appreciated. Thanks!

Wow! Great shot! What were your settings and where did you go to capture this shot? Thanks in advance.

Oh I see. I am only going to Desaru as it is a family trip, if not Mersing might be much better. I did some research on the Sedili site, TASOS seems to have organised quite a few trips there to stargaze before. Some older posts from Singastro also seem to include this site, and the photos are pretty...

Hi all, I will be heading to Desaru around late May or early June. I am willing to travel a bit (15-20km) to get the best skies around the area, even though I know it is still pretty bright. I will be bringing along a Celestron 127slt. What dark spots are around the area, and will the milky way be v...

Hey!

The image shows a small blob which should be omega centauri. It was shot at 12mm.
Has anyone managed to capture a magnified image of Omega Centauri without a star tracker before? Any tips would help. Thanks!

Crux last night. Was taken using an Olympus EM5 from Pasir Ris around 4.30am in the morning.