My little window...
Re: My little window...
After many moons of my tracker gathering dust, itchy finger again...
It's amazing... stop doing this for a while and almost have to re-learn everything all over again!
Anyway, just took a few shots for fun and this was the result.
Lights: 8
Dark: 5
Bias: 5
10-sec exposure, iso 800, f4.0

Can just make out NGC 2451 on the right with cPup (orange star) in the mix.
Nowhere near good since I gotta master my barndoor tracker again..... just itchy fingers
Top part is my utility room window (forgot to close it.....)
It's amazing... stop doing this for a while and almost have to re-learn everything all over again!
Anyway, just took a few shots for fun and this was the result.
Lights: 8
Dark: 5
Bias: 5
10-sec exposure, iso 800, f4.0

Can just make out NGC 2451 on the right with cPup (orange star) in the mix.
Nowhere near good since I gotta master my barndoor tracker again..... just itchy fingers

Top part is my utility room window (forgot to close it.....)
Re: My little window...
Nice attempt and shot! Keep it up! NGC2451 was naked eye fuzzy object during my last Malaysia trip. So looking forward to seeing it again through a scope. 

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It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
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Re: My little window...
Thanks Gary!Gary wrote:Nice attempt and shot! Keep it up! NGC2451 was naked eye fuzzy object during my last Malaysia trip. So looking forward to seeing it again through a scope.
Now I'm kindda inspired to hunt down that elusive motor to drive the barndoor to get more accurate shots! I keep putting it off though....
Re: My little window...
Revisiting my "window" project on the modded 1000D.
Modded 1000D, 50/1.8
Shutter: 2 secs
ISO: 800
Aperture: 2.8
Frames: 12

Modded 1000D, 50/1.8
Shutter: 2 secs
ISO: 800
Aperture: 2.8
Frames: 12

Re: My little window...
Wahahahahaha!!! Who says DSLRs are only good for wide-field astronomy without scopes?!
I took these today because I noticed something in my pics 2 days ago but didn't pay much attention to it...
Modded 1000D / 17-50 Tamron @ 50/2.8
Frames: 38
Duration: 3.2s/frame

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I took these today because I noticed something in my pics 2 days ago but didn't pay much attention to it...
Modded 1000D / 17-50 Tamron @ 50/2.8
Frames: 38
Duration: 3.2s/frame

Re: My little window...
That big blob in the lower left? That's my target!
Modded 1000D / 55-250 @ 250/5.6, ISO 1600
Frames: 34
Duration: 2 sec/frame
TADA!! HELLO THERE ω Cen

Modded 1000D / 55-250 @ 250/5.6, ISO 1600
Frames: 34
Duration: 2 sec/frame
TADA!! HELLO THERE ω Cen
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Tighter crop of ω Cen

I love astrophotography!!
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I love astrophotography!!
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Re: My little window...
Re-stacking of Omega Centauri, this time with 10 Flats (previously only used Darks and Bias)
100% crop

100% crop
