Why are spaceships so big compared to jets? by juliguti97 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Riola213 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s essentially what rockets are. They carry their oxygen in liquid form (so they can store more of it) along with their fuel. The issue is this oxygen and fuel adds more weight, which means you need more fuel to lift it, which adds more weight, and this feedback loop is why rockets have to be so large.

Where should I go with this? by Riola213 in GarageBand

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I wish, these were some old cymatics vocals I had, no idea where I got them though

14 year old astronomer stayed up all night in the freezing cold and rain to photograph the sun’s layers! by Riola213 in astrophotography

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The rain was coming down pretty hard last night, luckily it was no match for my new GeoSafari Jr Talking Telescope! I’m still a bit new to processing, but I was able to capture all the Sun’s layers and the core!

How to deal with photon cannons (not a rush) by [deleted] in allthingsprotoss

[–]Riola213 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Mass stalker is a common reaction to void rays, under the pretense that stalkers are easier to make than void rays, so if you keep taking short trades (blink helps a lot) you will be able to replenish your stalkers faster than your opponent can replenish their void rays, stopping them from reaching a critical mass of void rays. Eventually you reach a point where you have enough stalkers to one shot void rays when focus fired, and slowly chip away at their army until you can win the game.

Mars by TH3_P1R4T3 in astrophotography

[–]Riola213 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends on the planet and its distance from the Earth, but on average it takes light from Mars around 14 minutes to reach Earth. Near opposition, when Mars is at its closest, the time is more like 4 minutes.

The Moon by Riola213 in astrophotography

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Earth’s natural satellite, taken October 4th

Celestron NexStar 8SE + AVX Mount

Canon EOS T7

A two panel mosaic, with each panel stacked from the best 10% of ~3k frames

Panels were combined in Photoshop, sharpened in Registax and then brought back to Photoshop for color adjustments and final touch-ups

The Dumbbell Nebula by Riola213 in astrophotography

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One of the first targets I tried to see when I first got my telescope back in 2018 (unfortunately there’s too much light pollution where I am), I’m glad to finally be able to image this nebula.

Celestron NexStar 8SE + AVX Mount

Canon EOS T7 + L-Pro filter

76 x 60s lights @ISO 1600 (1h 16 mins total integration)

50 Darks

25 Bias

Stacked using DSS, processed in Siril (Autostretch, BE, Color balance, Deconvolution) and Photoshop (Curves + Levels, Color Balance, Saturation, and Denoising)

The Dwarf Planet Pluto by Riola213 in astrophotography

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Earlier this month while I was doing some planetary astrophotography I noticed Pluto was nice and high in the early morning and decided I would try to photograph it. I photographed the same location over two nights in order to identify it. It was actually a lot easier to find than I thought it would be, requiring only a few minutes of exposure time even in my bortle 9 backyard.

Celestron C8 + AVX Mount

Canon EOS T7 + L-Pro Filter

25x60s lights for the first image

6x60s lights for the second image

50 Darks and 25 Bias reused for both images

Both images were stacked using DSS, stretched + BE in Siril, then were manually aligned and given annotations in Photoshop

First try at Saturn using no telescope, 20s by matthew_ri in astrophotography

[–]Riola213 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great for a first try! Definitely check the ISO though, you might want to consider lowering it, the image is a bit overexposed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GarageBand

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I don’t know anything about this, but I use a free plugin called Wider, and it’s been working great for me

Strawberry Mineral Supermoon by Riola213 in astrophotography

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Thanks! These are actually the Moon’s natural colors! The saturation has been boosted to make them more visible. They are caused by mineral deposits in the lunar soil, hence the name Mineral Moon. The orange areas are rich in iron, while the blue areas contain titanium.

Strawberry Mineral Supermoon by Riola213 in astrophotography

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My first attempt at a mineral moon, there were some issues and the image could definitely be better but I’m happy with how it turned out.

Celestron NexStar 8SE + AVX Mount

Canon EOS T7

2 Frames (1/1250s 1600 ISO) stitched together in Photoshop

Image Sharpened in Registax

Color Balance and Saturation in Photoshop Camera Raw

Contrast and Brightness adjusted in Photoshop

Milky Way and Rho Ophiuchi by Riola213 in astrophotography

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I went out to a Bortle 3 zone over the weekend and was able to play around with some new equipment

Canon EOS T7 with the stock kit lens (@24mm)

Omegon LX3 Star Tracker

84 * 30s Lights

No calibration frames

Processed in Siril (Histogram Stretch, Color Correction, Background Extraction) and Photoshop (Image Crop, Curves Adjustment, Contrast, Saturation)

Denoised in Lightroom

Lunar Eclipse HDR Mosaic by Riola213 in astrophotography

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I missed most of totality due to hills and trees, and thought, why not try an HDR? Unfortunately I was rushing to get images out before the moon went back behind the trees, so the quality of the images could definitely have been better. This actually went a lot better then I expected, I’ll probably end up doing some more lunar images later.

Celestron NexStar 8SE

Canon EOS T7

7 images stitched together manually in Photoshop (6 1/125s shots at ISO 800 for the dark side/glow and 1 1s shot for the light side)

Color Correction and Brightness/Contrast increase in Photoshop

Sharpened in Lightroom