Deep sky astrophotography and telescope processing
Deep sky astrophotography and telescope processing
This is an image of star trails that I took from my house. You can see how the stars move across the sky in a space of just 45 minutes! The point that the stars circle around points directly to the north — that is the location of the north star. Acquisition 30×90 sec exposures (total of 45 minutes) 200 ISO F/2.1 35mm zoom Processing Stacked the photos in Deep Sky Stacker Auto Histogram Stretch in Gimp Denoise in gimp Slight crop
Read more
Last night was a very very clear night, and so I was able to get some good photos of comet Neowise! Here they are: I was able to get these images by looking right under the big dipper. Neowise is getting dimmer, so I may be hard to see. It is a good idea to get your eyes used to the dark before trying to find it. Look for a streak in the sky that seems out of place. That will be the comet!
Read more