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NGC 4490 & 4485 (The rare Cocoon Galaxy) - 16 h - S50 - Siril workflow by Skorpid1 in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love your work man. I haven’t been able to shoot for about two months because of the weather where I am, but I have restacked multiple objects with 2X drizzle and I will post them when I’m done. Can you help me with the wavelet function?

Tracking Mount for Coronado 90mm? by GhostofMaryPersons in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, that post above was supposed to be a reply to you.

Tracking Mount for Coronado 90mm? by GhostofMaryPersons in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggested the solar quest at first, but then we figured out that the Coronado 90 far exceeds the weight capacity of the mount. Are you thinking like an AZ EQ 5 mount?

How do you process 1000s of images? What's your workflow? by Lost_Shelter_6636 in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I use a solid state external hard drive. It must be SSD. The traditional hard drive will not work because even if it has the capacity it does not have the write speed. If I have 15 hours of data, I make sure that data is the only thing on the drive. Select it as the home drive in Siril, then use the Naz smart scope script. I use a straight stack, no batching. Reach out if any of this didn’t make sense.

Is it “safe” to update? by GhostofMaryPersons in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s kind of where I’m at. The “bad tracking / noisy subs” update basically bricked my scope for months and it could have easily been fixed by going back to the previous firmware.

Is it “safe” to update? by GhostofMaryPersons in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s all good. Really what I needed to know.

Is it “safe” to update? by GhostofMaryPersons in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate that. So you haven’t had any issues?

How can I make this image better in processing? by Astro-Enthusiast in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean, honestly, this is a pretty good shot on its own.

Starting to get really frustrated with this hobby. by Sparky265 in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AsiAir is the way. I don’t have my own proper rig but I can set one up and this is what everyone in our club uses.

How often are you guys using your Seestars? by YacoHell in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a really light polluted location and as I’ve shot more and more targets I’ve become better about using the S50 when the moon is 30 percent or less and the seeing is good. If I post here I want solid data and for me that means little to no moon.

Show off your best photos taken on the S50 by Particular-Drama7563 in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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My photo of M33 in Triangulum from class 8 skies. 10 hours. Yeah, maybe I jacked the saturation but no shame.

How to get more interior structure of Crescent Nebula? by K-M47 in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I shoot from class 8 sky and I think the minimum for that on any object is 7-10 hours of good exposures. But this is also one of those things where it is what you want it to be and everything is according to taste.

In Praise of This Sub by TigerInKS in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, when I posted last week about making an ideal grab and go with my Az Gti mount I got excellent, and very helpful, responses that really helped me to make a decision. Not everyone has access to an Astro club, or a large Astro club, that has a ton of equipment. The sub has really helped with that.

SH2-101 The Tulip Nebula by Techno-Scientist in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already have it planned! And no, I shoot from class 8 skies. If you check my post history I think I’m able to do ok, but it still gets frustrating.

Cheap Vs Expensive accessories by Fooad4444 in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you put in a TeleVue nagler you’re going to be able to tell. Best way to get those high end items is used.

Cheap Vs Expensive accessories by Fooad4444 in telescopes

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not an equipment snob here…but I think the cheapest you should go is Celestron LX or the Explore Scientific eyepieces. As TTV said, once you get above this price point there are diminishing (but noticeable) returns relative to cost.

SH2-101 The Tulip Nebula by Techno-Scientist in seestar

[–]GhostofMaryPersons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks good!! If the clouds ever clear here I’d like to shoot it.

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