Hi all! I have a SkyGuider Pro and I'm wondering how feasible it is to continue imaging of the same target across multiple sessions? I just started to mess around with framing last night using the rotator built-in to my flat61a flattener, but man, it seems like it would be impossible to get the exact same frame night after night. Does anyone have experience using an SGP and were you successful across multiple nights? And further, does anyone have any advice regarding pointing/framing with SGP? I seem to have a decent workflow, using a laser pointer attached directly to the mount, which helps ..read more

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Seestar s50. 37 minutes and 40 seconds of exposure time. Bortle 4. Saturation was turned up a bit. submitted by /u/BagelSteamer [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey, folks, sorry to be late to the party! I see some great posts on this sub as I lurk on my phone, but I just have no real life time anymore to be an active member. When I retire (years away), I'll likely be that old timer trying to help new folks with their processing - if I can keep up with all the new developments -- but for now I want to help y'all reclaim this sub and get it active again. Want to be a mod? Why? What qualifies you? Where do you stand on such issues as: What should be posted here? Only top quality from great setups? Or are newbie attempts at M42 welcome? Phone photos ..read more

im thinking about getting the seestar s50, it seems very good and im wondering if anyone here has used it and can give any recommendations, ive never done any astrophotography before submitted by /u/Anti1con [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Svbony sv503, Canon Eos 450d, sv506 guidescope and mini guide cam. Celestron AVX 5:15 mins integration time Processed with Siril and photoshop. Feedback appreciated. How can I bring out the fainter arms? More integration time? Different processing? submitted by /u/Humble_Volume9568 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I imaged this back in the fall of 2023 over 2 nights. I collected all the data from my backyard and used the Redcat 51 with my Zwo Asi 183mc pro. Shot this entirely broad band during the new moon phase. Stacked in Deepsky stacker and processed in Pixinsight submitted by /u/Cubrocks [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

M81, Bode’s Galaxy. 12 million light years away. It has a black hole which is 70 million times more massive than the sun at the centre. It’s also a source of the mysterious repeating “fast radio burst”, that no one really knows the cause of. The FRB puts out as much energy in 1/1000 of a sec as the sun does in 3 days! Acquisition: Meade 8inch SCT at 2032mm, f10. HEQ5, OAG, 120mm mini. Canon D40, Astro modded. NINA, PHD2. 15x1000 secs lights + flats, darks. Processing: SIRIL, Topaz, GIMP submitted by /u/ClintBass [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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