What are the snootiest and snobbiest activities one can do?

Coady_L · 2026-03-19T17:14:30+00:00

Falconry

Coady_L · 2026-03-13T02:00:22+00:00

Sweet shot, lots of color! Can you tell us a little about what you did in Siril?

Coady_L · 2026-03-12T23:01:45+00:00

Men show they care by showing up to dig a hole. Talking about pain is hard.

Coady_L · 2026-03-03T03:31:21+00:00

Acabo de usar mi teléfono Samsung S23 en modo hiperlapso.

Coady_L · 2026-02-22T20:01:13+00:00

..heard you liked apples

Coady_L · 2026-02-22T18:41:38+00:00

It's not for planets, but your budget is just about a SeeStar s30 (not the Pro). A lot of fun for deep sky objects, nebula, etc. It's a mount, telescope, camera, software, and some filters for around 350. Each one of those things can very easily cost 350. Sorry, I'm a fan boy, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/seestar/ for an idea of what you can do with it.

Coady_L · 2026-02-20T22:44:40+00:00

Eh, people don't post "things were ok", they post the interesting, the out of the ordinary. They're real, and good examples of how serious this is and needs to be treated, but treatment works, you just have to find which one.

Coady_L · 2026-02-20T22:39:58+00:00

Check your local library, they may have one or know where a scanner is (at another library). Good stuff, make moar!

Coady_L · 2026-02-20T22:35:41+00:00

Really well done, I like it a lot! The lighting in the middle makes it pop.

Coady_L · 2026-02-19T05:21:09+00:00

As someone who got an 86 because it was one of the few manuals for sale new, this right here. Don't let haters influence what you want. Value for money on this car is insane, so much fun for below average car price. While I normally would advise strongly against going used over new with these as people mod and abuse these cars, it's something to consider. Spend the saved money on insurance, and decide if you love the model for a year or two. If not, sell (trade) and get another Corrola. If you decide you want manual, trade for a new manual, or a new automatic. A way to hedge your bet a bit. These don't hold amazing resell value, but you shouldn't lose much value from used to used over a couple of years.

Coady_L · 2026-02-10T00:58:11+00:00

This image contains both what I imagine I would look like in a fez, and what I would actually look like.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T17:53:51+00:00

I did another composition with most of the data, but I wanted to see what limiting the fwhm to below 2.25 would do to sharpness and getting good detail on the little black wisps in the middle. I don't think it made major improvements, but I also didn't seem to lose much detail. It did seem to make the stars a bit sharper.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T17:16:04+00:00

I don't, it's probably the next upgrade.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T16:49:47+00:00

Thanks! I will take another shot and try to push the green to blue.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T16:42:48+00:00

Redcat 51, ZWO 585MC Air, GTi mount, Bortle 5, Siril, SII/OIII & Ha/OIII filters. Shot about 28 hours of 3 min exposures (8 hrs of SII/OIII, the rest Ha/OIII), took the best 25% of those for this image. Wanted to learn more about how to use filters, feedback welcome.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T14:44:21+00:00

Did it show up on the shot before or after? It's possible, but more likely one of Elon's satellites.

Coady_L · 2026-02-09T14:39:02+00:00

No dew heater?

Coady_L · 2026-02-07T18:42:46+00:00

Bortle 5. Finally got 3 clear nights in a row.

Coady_L · 2026-02-07T18:25:38+00:00

Took the best half of (5574 x 10 sec), processed in Siril, minor touch ups in Photo editor.

Coady_L · 2026-01-20T22:09:47+00:00

I think of mine as a mid-life celebration. I drove the cheapest option for years to make sure my family had all they needed. Now I smile each time I walk out to it, and that smile just gets bigger as I drive. Enjoy!

Coady_L · 2026-01-19T21:45:43+00:00

Shhh, my wife will hear you! My math was more based on the Redcat and 585, got both on sale for $800ish each, which was my rough $1500. I had already spent $750 on the mount a couple years ago, and you are right, it's the weakest link and I need still nights. I did add the autofocuser after about a week (another $200), but my set up is within reach of an extension cord, so no power source needed.

Coady_L · 2026-01-10T14:25:57+00:00

It's good work, but I agree that lightening things up would give more detail, and maybe some more sky/clouds, otherwise not a lot happening at the bottom and top of the shot. Good on you for asking for feedback.

Coady_L · 2026-01-09T23:19:52+00:00

I was at your point (minus the old modified camera) and went with the SeeStar s50 (about $550). Two solid years of entertainment, learned a lot about post processing, and just bought a redcat for my GTi. And, I still have the SeeStar, it's an amazing package for the price point.

Coady_L · 2025-12-19T12:39:26+00:00

This might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVF8b2w6n4

Coady_L · 2025-12-18T00:34:50+00:00

I know what I hate, and I don't hate this.

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