SingAstro

Before the outbreak of COVID-19, on 5 Nov 2019, I visited Zhangjiajie Geopark and was attracted by the magnificent pillars there. At the end of 2021, I saw a local media report that a Singaporean spent 2-3 years from his kitchen in a 5th story HDB flat at Toa Payoh collected data of a few deep sky o...

Another image from late May's trip to Tg Leman. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLUprsnh2S14CHjxCvPm8idEDblv0OZquvm1LV-Y5DqE-dhNicHecDQlCEOVf9d4WyIH6SwcrTUq45KNUyJCy9bjpuDivX7f8SnAT1u-rfnE8gI4E2E2VXrulD9HYa577gtXwJxgGGwT8WFIv5yc55toGg=w1389-h975-no?authuser=0 Processing the images really h...

My 2nd Overseas DSO & Wide Field Astrophotography Trip, end May 2022
We went to Kampung Mawar again but stayed in different resort. Recently I bought a used 0.8 reducer from C Y Wu. With my new toy, I was able to capture M8 & M20 in a single photo.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/GHEYmniJti6sCgsD8

My 2nd Overseas DSO & Wide Field Astrophotography Trip, end May 2022
We went to Kampung Mawar again but stayed in different resort. I was lucky to capture MW with Blue Algae at the beach.


https://photos.app.goo.gl/nowWmsDQyyvmQEur5

We stayed in Kampung Mawar for 2 nights. Thereafter, we travelled South to Tanjung Sedili for DSO and wide field.


https://photos.app.goo.gl/yQvzKZygreWbM3TJ7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LVAVoqSS2xth41fz7

MW at Kampung Mawar, end Apr 2022

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bFBHfuyjQqyFDB1WA

M16, Eagle Nebula, Pillars of Creation

https://photos.app.goo.gl/B6prEZexmcLxs7UX7

The weather was nice.
Thereafter, I captured M20 & M8

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tEo3q2FQehENjJwH6

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DDjtQc6dJHq1obLn8

My 1st Overseas DSO Trip I live in Singapore, the most light-polluted city/country in the world. Almost whole country is under Bortle 8/9 sky. Due to travel restrictions, I was not able to travel to our neighbour, Malaysia for DSO until travel restriction lifted on 1 Apr 2022. I successfully complet...

rss1234 wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 3:36 pm Looks like light leak from local lights/moonlight

Reply from another forum mentioned it was due to reflection inside the telescope from the bright star Alkaid. The solution for some ES users was flocking the inside of the dew/light shield.