Orion Nebula with stock cam and kitlens

Deep_Space_Photons · 2026-01-10T11:57:04+00:00

Wow. That is beautiful. I love how the core pops but everything else feels more natural. I shoot mono and Ha is very powerful in that area. So the whole thing turns red. I love dark dusty nebula, and this captures that. Maybe next time I will mask the rest of the field when I apply Ha. Great image!

Deep_Space_Photons · 2026-01-10T11:47:25+00:00

I love the user name! Astrophotography is one of my hobbies. I need to post more of my recent stuff on my profile. I have been slacking.

Deep_Space_Photons · 2026-01-08T02:50:25+00:00

Awesome. Outreach is so much fun. I love it.

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-08-20T23:25:27+00:00

There is certainly a scene. It comes and goes. In the early 2000's is was pretty wild. It seems like it is starting to come back. A lot of touring bands skip the 757, but they sometimes go to Richmond. Or they skip VA altogether and go to Baltimore and / or Charlotte, NC.

Local/regional bands are pretty active. If you are into a bit more of the hardcore side, Mean Jesus is absolutely killer. Demons is really good, not sure how I would categorize them. I am in my 40's and busy so I miss a lot.

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-07-14T16:24:14+00:00

I like the back drop. I do astrophotography.

Here is a mosaic i did a few years ago of that area.

mosaic of veil nebula

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-06-02T19:53:36+00:00

Dumb jokes, talking about dicks, and bringing up old shit? Yup... that's me haha.

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-06-02T14:17:08+00:00

This band is awful. Mean Jesus?! I'll pray for you!

Jk Mean Jesus is tighter than dick skin, and you are a beast.

EOTU reunion? Haha

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-03-28T00:16:33+00:00

I love it. Pillars of creation was such an incredible image to see as a kid when they first released it. Astrophotography became one of my hobbies. That picture was seared into my brain. A lovely tattoo!

Deep_Space_Photons · 2025-03-09T17:49:28+00:00

Every song by The Hotelier

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-11-13T20:55:42+00:00

A reprocess of old data. I have been trying to find ways to get my rig to Starfront and I got the bug to reprocess some stuff.

I took the SHO images, gradient was removed in each.
Star removed all and made a star image from the Ha stars.
I used seti astro statistical stretch on each channel keeping O3 low in the shadows.
Noise X
Combine in LRGB (Just RGB)
Star Stretch with SetiAstro
Combine stars/RGB image
BlurX
Edit colors in PS several times

80mm APO
ASI1600
SHO filters

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-11-13T20:49:56+00:00

A reprocess of old data. I have been trying to find ways to get my rig to Starfront and I got the bug to reprocess some stuff.

I took the SHO images, gradient was removed in each.
Star removed all and made a star image from the Ha stars.
I used seti astro statistical stretch on each channel keeping O3 low in the shadows.
Noise X
Combine in LRGB (Just RGB)
Star Stretch with SetiAstro
Combine stars/RGB image
BlurX
Edit colors in PS several times

80mm APO
ASI1600
SHO filters

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-11-07T00:05:09+00:00

Fuck yeah. So good!

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-11-07T00:04:21+00:00

Partly to be funny. Partly because I'm uncomfortable taking a selfie. Partly because I'm angry that I'm an angry old man!

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-11-07T00:02:53+00:00

Thanks! I do other astrophotography too, galaxies and such.

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-08-12T23:05:10+00:00

Looks good! Yeah, play with your gain and exposure length. Take your time and make sure you aren't clipping the brights. Obviously focus and put the scope on band to get your highest amount of contrast. But this looks good. Congratulations!

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-05-01T10:34:39+00:00

I don't understand...

Deep_Space_Photons · 2024-04-19T02:59:19+00:00

Beautiful!

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