Messier 78, about 1600 LY distant from Earth. Unfortunately I didn’t hit the focus very well 🙁 My coldest night this season… -5°C but it felt like -20°… I never shivered this way before while focusing… I need better gloves and a few more layers of clothes 😉 Details
Today evening I did a test shot with the EF 400mm f/5.6L and Kenko 1.4x converter at 560mm f/8. Only 24 minutes… in a cloud free phase. With much more subs it could be an interesting combination… Details
This evening I checked in Stellarium the sky and found this 2 nice objects. M97 Owl Nebula and M108 Surfboard Galaxy. Asking myself why I didn’t found and shoot them earlier… so easy to find with the star Merak 🙂 Details
M81 and M82. Drizzled 2x Details
OK, this galaxy size brings my equipment to the limit… Details Drizzle 2x integration: Standard integration:
This time I tried M81 with 240s exp.time. It work’s 🙂 Details Drizzle 2x integration: Standard integration:
In this video I show my Lacerta MGEN-II autoguider setup for Skywatcher Star Adventurer. With this settings I reach 100% sub utilization at 400mm focal length and up to 240s exposure time. See all my guided 400mm images on Astrobin. With Star Adventurer guiding is possible only in RA axis. An accurate polar alignment is […]
Finally the star clusters are coming again… I’m starting with M3 at 400mm, f/5.6. Looking forward to M13 Hercules Cluster 😉 Details
My first few time lapses taken in 2015 and 2016. I always used Auto WB. The next time lapses I’ll do with a fixed WB (Hope for less flickering), and at night…
MagicLantern adds great features to Canon EOS cameras. Some enhancements are usable for astrophotography too. Or perfect for time lapses. Installation There is no installation for MagicLantern. Just copy it to your SD card and run the firmware update process in your DSLR. Detailed instructions here. Intervalometer Instead of using a remote control or a […]
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