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Fireworks galaxy

August 10, 2019 colin

Fitting in with the summertime galaxy theme, after all of the good ones are gone, I settled on the Fireworks…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Galaxies

First shot at Saturn, another challenging planet

colin

I hadn’t had a chance to use the telescope in a little while, but Accuweather said that tonight would be…

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Posted in: Saturn, Solar System

First attempt at a planet

June 4, 2019 colin

Jupiter is starting to come up in the middle of the night, so I decided to give it a try.…

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Posted in: Jupiter, Solar System

Upgraded tracking and trying M51 again

colin

The all-in-one tracking motor that I was using for my equatorial platform was a real pain in the neck. It…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Galaxies

Siril workflow: preprocessing

May 17, 2019 colin

I would like to record how I process my photos on here, mostly because there isn’t a whole lot of…

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Posted in: Image Processing

How does this work?

May 16, 2019 colin

As I am learning the intricacies of this hobby and having an absolute ball doing it, I wanted to explain…

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Light shroud and dew shield

May 15, 2019 colin

When I was imaging the Whirlpool galaxy, I didn’t get too far before my secondary mirror was completely coated in…

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Posted in: Equipment

M63, the Sunflower galaxy

colin

The last time I was imaging, I noticed that many frames would vary in the background color and brightness. I…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Galaxies

M51a, the Frigidaire Whirlpool galaxy

May 6, 2019 colin

After having had great success with my tracking platform while imaging the Pinwheel Galaxy, I wanted to try the other…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Galaxies

First Galaxy, M101

April 29, 2019 colin

After spending a few weeks working on an equatorial platform for my telescope, I finally got all the kinks worked…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Galaxies

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