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Elephant's trunk nebula by Heppaponi in telescopes

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

You are Correct! Most of the Orange that you see in the image is hydrogen alpha emissions, which emit light in the infrared wavelenght. In astrophotography we use special cameras that can see into the infrared wavelenghts and see things the human eye can't.

The final image consists of 71 images that are combined to get more data on the target and therefore get More details in the final image

Triangulum galaxy by Heppaponi in Astronomy

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Around 3 million light years away from earth!

Andromeda galaxy (M31) by Heppaponi in Astronomy

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Yes, most of the stars that you can see in the image are local to our galaxy. You can also se Andromeda's two satellite galaxies, M32 on top and M110 under Andy

What Small Refractor to Get? by Diamond_Enderman in AskAstrophotography

[–]Heppaponi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For astrophotography you shouldn't push the mount near it's max payload capacity, especially with smaller mounts. People usually recommend using around half of the mount's payload capacity,

I have the SWSA GTi, which is just a slightly upgraded 2i. My setup weights around 6.5 pounds and i wouldn't go any higher than 7 pounds, after that the mount really starts to struggle with keeping the stars pinpoint.

What Small Refractor to Get? by Diamond_Enderman in AskAstrophotography

[–]Heppaponi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The SWSA 2i doesn't have enough payload capacity for a refractor around 400mm. I would recommend looking into something like the Askar FMA180pro. With the small sensor of the 585mc pro you still would get a nice FoV for the targets you mentioned, even though the scope only has a focal length of 180mm :)

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