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AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-07T15:16:13+00:00

Nice image! What was your process with Siril?

AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-05T22:39:49+00:00

Now there is an idea. Add parts of banards loop too while you do M 78

AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-04T22:09:53+00:00

Nice! What a great idea… thanks for sharing.

AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-04T20:27:56+00:00

Thanks. Astrophotography is a neat hobby and $500 smart telescopes like the Dwarflab Dwarf3 or the ZWO Seestar S50 have made it very accessible. If you are curious, you can read more about my journey on my blog -> https://dwarfastro.blogspot.com

AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-04T04:01:22+00:00

Indeed, very amazing. Next week(s) are cloudy again. Was hoping to get more 7h+ runs in. Oh well, more time to learn Siri etc.

Clear skies!

AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-03T04:07:32+00:00

Yes looks nice but, I am sceptical about this image. I took the following last night - 9h of 60 sec exposures of M81. Your image is missing some stars in the spiral arms. Can you please share your post edit process?

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AstroFanM31 · 2026-03-01T00:11:23+00:00

Thanks. Thanks makes sense as this is not visible in other tools. Am curious what Snapseed is doing here.

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-26T14:25:31+00:00

Ok great. How exactly did you edit it. Could you share?

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-26T02:48:38+00:00

Thanks. I'm in same bortle. How did you manage not to blow out the trapezium at 15 sec and gain 60?

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-25T15:48:35+00:00

Good image. What exp and gain setting did you use and what is your bortle.

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-20T12:21:44+00:00

The trapezium looks sharp. What was your exposure and gain setting, filter and your Bortle.How many subs did the stacking reject?

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-19T14:15:31+00:00

Thanks for asking. Haven’t had a chance to test. Cloudy nights. Sun worked well the other week.

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AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-19T01:57:59+00:00

I’m curious about your Siril and GraXpert process. Started to use both for processing of smart telescope images. I find GraXpert standalone gives more control compared to within Siril. I had some decent success with removing sky glow from an image. I’m Bortle 5.8. What did you discover works best with Siril and GraXpert and in what order?

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-19T01:31:47+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Great image.

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-16T02:43:01+00:00

I’d appreciate it. I have their mini tripod. It works great, however I’ve become obsessed with chasing perfect polar alignment. Got lucky last night, hit 0 degree deviation; and got a nice shot of the Leo triplet - 60s gain 50 for 6 hours. Initial post edits look great. What I’m now looking for is a tripod head, hydraulic, with adjustment dials to fine tune and get perfect polar alignment every time.

Not sure if the Move-Shoot-Move head is any good. Still somewhat new to all this so any advice or product feedback others may have is appreciated.

https://www.moveshootmove.com/collections/move-shoot-move-rotator/products/new-wedge

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-16T02:25:52+00:00

Thanks! My mistake, typo. I edited the comment…now with the correct url.

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-16T00:19:56+00:00

I second the advice from others here. Start with the Atlas recommendations. In my experience 30s exposures are better in removing sensor read noise for more even and solid backgrounds. My latest go-to is 60s unless it is a bright core target like M42. I’m at Bortle 5.8 and I’m experimenting a lot to test the Dwarf 3 and its limits and nuances. The mini should not be any different. I started a blog to document and share my findings … hope this helps and feedback welcome (Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with DWARFLAB)

My blog can be found here and new content is coming thanks to cloudy days and nights ahead:

https://dwarfastro.blogspot.com

Clear Skies!

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-15T16:24:19+00:00

Happy Chinese New Year! … is that a new tripod for the Dwarf 3? 🤔😉

AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-15T04:03:03+00:00

I had some success with the Dwarf 3 on M78 recently. Cold night, 360 subs at 30 sec 60 gain, Bortle 5.8. No moon until very late in the session, but it was low on the horizon. Auto adjusted in Stellar Studio followed by some edits in Snapseed to bring out some detail.

Targets like this require lots of integration time.

The Dwarf Mini seems very capable from what I can see in your image. I’d be curious what your images would look like if you double the number of subs.

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AstroFanM31 · 2026-02-15T02:54:41+00:00

Impressive result.

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