SingAstro

20231029_083733.jpg 20231029_083916.jpg Orion from Bt Batok. Info: Date : 27 October 2023 first shot - 0035hrs last shot 0331hrs 300 x 30 Sec Lights 30 Biases 30 Darks 30 Flats ISO-1000 Total integration time 2½hr Stacked in DSS processed in Photoshop and Lightroom Equipment: Orion ST120 F/5 FL600m...

akdwivedi wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:39 pm Wow, that's a nice pic from orion 120st.its one of my best visual scopes but haven't tried astrophotography yet.

It's pretty decent for a budget scope. But there's a lot of CA that you have to work on in post.

Hi rcj, Thank you for the very informative advice!! Appreciate it! Yes, my tracking mount is decent enough to track long exposures up to a minute plus. I'm still trying to find out the optimal exposure times + ISO to get the cleanest reference frame. In the meantime, my ZWO ASIAir has arrived and I'...

The sun appears to be highly active these couple of days.
Lots of sunspots noted today.

thesti2 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:50 am Nice, what equipment do you use?

Using:
Canon EOS 6D
Orion ST120 OTA
iOptron CEM-25
Angeleyes 50mm F3.8 Guide scope
SV205 guide camera
PHD2 and Adobe Photoshop software

Just for reference, my equipment is as follows : Laptop with PHD2 SV205 guide camera Angeleyes 50mm guidescope (190mm focal length) Orion ST120mm (600mm F5) Achromatic refractor Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L lens Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 lens Maxvision 150/750 F5 Newtonian reflector iOptron CEM-25P mount Cano...

I have a silly newbie question here. Taking astrophotos from Bortle 9 skies here in Singapore, what exposures do you set in order to get dim objects such as Flame and Horsehead nebulae? I usually get images that are washed out and processing them after stacking just creates noise and artifacts. I cu...

Managed to get Andromeda in September.

Darn I'm on night shift this 14th...

Thanks for the prompt reply!

I guessed as much that the 120mm would be better off. It's now going for under 1K at Astra SSC. Guess with the CG-3 GEQ Mount that I already have, it'll be a good improvement for shots of M42 and M31 then.