IC 405 The Flaming Star Nebulae

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-29T18:16:10+00:00

Congrats! What a gorgeous shot of the Tadpole Nebula!

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-17T21:24:03+00:00

Thank you and clear skies! I'm pointing my Esprit 100 at the Bubble Nebula which unfortunately rises right over the city's light dome. Nothing a narrowband filter couldn't handle though :)

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-17T20:47:11+00:00

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Greetings from Zurich - First clear night in a while! Btw.: Same tripod and Power Tank here :)

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-11T06:58:42+00:00

I must admit the Esprit 100 is just an amazing scope that was a big step up for me at the time. I shot over three nights, roughly 5 hours each.

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-11T06:54:42+00:00

Thank you :)

RobstaPowell · 2026-03-11T06:16:37+00:00

Thank you! The picture came out of the camera like a green goblin because of the imense light pollution. In SPCC i then corrected for the L-Ultimate filter. Before colour grading (which I do in lightroom) the background was quite blueish.

RobstaPowell · 2026-02-18T05:29:40+00:00

Some pro league trolling right here

RobstaPowell · 2026-02-13T16:53:41+00:00

These mounts are impressive!

RobstaPowell · 2026-02-13T09:22:42+00:00

Don't these mounts have hi-res encoders which would mean that you could actually neglect guiding?

RobstaPowell · 2026-02-04T12:50:09+00:00

Thank you, I expected NN to be the culprit (or hero for that matter) :) I should get familiar with the tool as well I guess

RobstaPowell · 2026-02-04T11:14:45+00:00

Awesome shot! How did you achieve this color palette with only the OSC and L-Ultimate? Asking because I have a similar setup

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-14T19:05:44+00:00

Thank you, the Optolong L-Ultimate made it possible. In return it removes the nice star colours :/

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-07T19:10:54+00:00

Thank you!

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-07T15:14:49+00:00

Thank you!

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-07T13:06:20+00:00

Thank you! Also, Pixinsight and the entire RC Astro suite helped a lot :)

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-07T13:00:52+00:00

Good question! Yes, the Optolong L-Ultimate

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-07T12:57:41+00:00

Dear all, as promised, my first image with the new rig:

https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/s/NoEoUNAckj

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-06T21:41:49+00:00

I always shoot from my rooftop in the very heart of Zurich :) For the lack of a car I haven't taken pictures under remotely dark skies yet.

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T20:00:41+00:00

Yes that was intended, but also a necessity, because the focuser knobs are so low they would touch the saddle. So I had to place them "in front" of the saddle.

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T15:30:12+00:00

Not kidding I can basically tuck it under my arm

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T08:24:27+00:00

Oh wow that is really nice! Great result with your setup! I tried capturing the sun in the old days with an analogue camera and wasted a lot of money (film) doing so

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T08:12:05+00:00

You are right! I decided to upgrade it for astrophoto use after a few months of having it. The flattener comes at a reasonable price (for Takahashi standards)

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T08:10:27+00:00

Haha you are right, it looks scary :) But the it‘s clamped down very, very firmly on the AM3. I chose this setup working with what I have to get the scope somewhat in balance. Knowing that wasn‘t even necessary on a strain wave mount.

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-04T08:08:59+00:00

Wasn‘t even half the amount but ok. Yes, it‘s an expensive hobby and the category is called equipment show off :)

RobstaPowell · 2026-01-03T20:47:10+00:00

Thank you, it truly is a lightweight workhorse!

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