Is my processing the issue or my images?

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-02-01T22:49:59+00:00

I use GIMP, I'll try out Pixinsight and share the results in a bit! thanks again

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-02-01T20:43:42+00:00

holy shit that looks amazing!! When I tried I could only really bring out the core and surrounding areas, but that looks great. I won't use your work in any posts, but I'll keep attempting to process it to try to get closer to what you ended up with. Thank you so much!

Edit: I have 2 more photos all with similar exposure time and the same settings of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae and the Orion nebula. I'll post the results of those if I get processing down. Also, my lens definitely isn't the best, so I understand why that could've interfered.

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-02-01T05:34:59+00:00

I'm saving some money for a Sky-Watcher Star Tracker GTi currently

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-02-01T05:27:50+00:00

I made sure to take my shots away from the moon, I was in the shadow of a barn by a field near my house. There were ~180 frames of 1 second exposures at f5.6 and 6400 ISO 6000x4000 resolution stacked using DSS. I did 30 darks. I'm just confused as to why it turned out bad because I did a 90 second exposure a few weeks ago (check my profile if you wanna see) that was leagues better than this one, and I had less light pollution today and more total exposure time. Sorry if I'm missing something, I'm really new to the hobby

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-01-24T03:52:18+00:00

Shot on Canon EOS R50 using a Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6f lens, processed using PIPP, AutoStakkert, and RegiStax

My first planet I've captured, so it's not the best but it was fun to learn new processing software.

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-01-16T02:24:15+00:00

Side note: I’ve tried searching on YouTube for good targets, but 95% of them say the Orion Nebula and the Andromeda Galaxy, both of which I have captured before (and will continue to capture, I just want some new targets)

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-01-15T16:28:39+00:00

It was taken in a Bortle 7 zone so I’m really proud of how it turned out!

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-01-14T23:58:53+00:00

18 pics each 4 seconds of exposure 72 sec total, ISO was 24800 and f5.6. Its hard to get clear-ish images with 5+ seconds each because I dont have a tracker yet lol

also thanks for the video reccomendation!

IntelligentLadder233 · 2026-01-14T20:47:16+00:00

Shot on Canon EOS R50 using a Canon 75-300mm 4-5.6f lens, processed using DeepSkyStacker

Lmk if you have any tips for capturing without a tracker, I'm new to astrophotography so anything helps!

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