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by xorinet
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:47 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Noob astrophotography
Replies: 22
Views: 34047

Re: Noob astrophotography

We're starting the design from scratch, without reference - we already have a basic design planned out, albeit with many failure points, but I'm sure they'll iron themselves out as we go :mryellow:
by xorinet
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:34 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Noob astrophotography
Replies: 22
Views: 34047

Re: Noob astrophotography

Yep, it was second-hand. Carousell is a magic place ;)

We're also planning to make a DIY star tracker similar in functionality to the Star Adventurer, but much less expensive (under $100), so we'll see how that goes haha
by xorinet
Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Noob astrophotography
Replies: 22
Views: 34047

Re: Noob astrophotography

On the topic of the Milky Way, here's an image also taken near to the galactic core: compressjpgr_pp_seqlgn_stacked.jpg M8, M20 Shot on 24/4/2022 from 4:30-5:30am Shot with Nikon D5500 (full spec mod) with AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G 200mm (cropped in postproc), ISO 1250, shutter speed 4s...
by xorinet
Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Recommendations for camera upgrade on small budget?
Replies: 2
Views: 10108

Re: Recommendations for camera upgrade on small budget?

Ah, I see. Thanks a lot for the recommendation!
by xorinet
Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Recommendations for camera upgrade on small budget?
Replies: 2
Views: 10108

Recommendations for camera upgrade on small budget?

Hi everyone, I've been looking for a camera upgrade (on Carousell, because it's cheaper haha), but can't decide what to pick. My budget is around $250, and I can see there are many options just from sorting by maximum price; but again I'm not sure which one would be best for astrophotography. I have...