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A little better moon sliver

April 10, 2019 colin

I’m still having some trouble photographing the moon. I’ve fought with being unable to achieve a truly sharp focus, and…

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Posted in: Luna, Solar System

Applying stretching in Siril

colin

I just learned how to actually apply stretching to the image in Siril, instead of only just previewing it in…

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Posted in: Image Processing

Horsehead: 1, Me: 0

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I figured I would try something other than M42 for once. With my new Baader UHC filter in hand, I…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Nebulae

Random stars?

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I was just randomly looking around the night sky, and found a little “cluster” of stars that I thought looked…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Nebulae

M42 again?

March 29, 2019 colin

I bought a cheap Chinese “UHC” filter on Amazon that only lets through light around the 500nm band, which is…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Nebulae

Camera modifications

March 21, 2019 colin

I recently learned about camera internal filters, and I might not want one for astrophotography. Basically, cameras tend to have…

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Posted in: Equipment

M42 at prime focus

March 18, 2019 colin

While on vacation in beautiful Kentucky, I had a chance to try out the scope in some great viewing. With…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Nebulae

Just playing around

March 11, 2019 colin

I wanted to try taking some longer exposure pictures with my cell phone, just for fun. I don’t think I…

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Posted in: Miscellaneous

The art of collimation

March 5, 2019 colin

Well, it took me a while, but I finally figured out what all this buzz is around “collimation.” I am…

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Posted in: Equipment

Trying again with M42

February 21, 2019 colin

I watched a video on image processing, and it motivated me to try again with my image of M42. The…

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Posted in: Deep Space, Nebulae

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