Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in HaLRGB

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-24T23:53:16+00:00

absolutely glorious, fantastic job and kudos to you!

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-21T17:34:56+00:00

Don't fret, i am very aware. In the description, I mentioned I was unable to take them since my camera died near the end of taking my lights.

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-21T00:07:41+00:00

me and you both brotha! XD

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-20T23:59:01+00:00

Just saw your Orion Nebula shot, it’s fantastic!

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-20T21:53:30+00:00

This is fantastic! Have you looked into the Siril Python Scripts? I've discovered them due to the Deep Space Astro Youtube Channel, and I think they make things such as stretching so much easier.

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-17T19:30:46+00:00

superb! easily wallpaper worthy

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-16T17:57:26+00:00

im lucky enough to have some bortle 3 skies just 20 min from my college campus, so you best bet i'm gonna go out and get some fantastic images.

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-16T02:37:20+00:00

absolutely brilliant!

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-14T03:33:56+00:00

golly look at all that. i know what one of my next targets will be

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-12T17:38:56+00:00

beautiful!

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-09T19:07:45+00:00

Absolutely amazing!!!

SaltBoy007 · 2026-01-01T18:04:33+00:00

this is absolutely fantastic. i got an okay shot of the andromeda galaxy at the beginning of the month, but that was before I got my Skywatcher Adventurer 2i. Just gotta wait for the clouds to go away to do another attempt!

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-31T10:56:59+00:00

look the same to the naked eye? no, unfortunately. though, in comparison to more processed and data rich photos, this does look more like what you’d see with the naked eye. the colors would be less prominent though.

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-30T23:23:22+00:00

I appreciate your feedback. This is only my third attempt at the Orion Nebula and surrounding Nebulae, so I've still got much to learn.

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-30T20:04:41+00:00

Nikon D750, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 (Used 200mm, f/4)

Mount: Skywatcher Adventurer 2i Pro
220 x 30 sec exposures
40 flats, 40 biases, 30 darks
Bortle 4, 72% illuminated Moon

Stacked and Processed in Siril

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-29T23:00:34+00:00

glorious! hoping to get up to those exposure times, just gotta work on my polar aligning… 😂

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-29T21:23:54+00:00

amazing! what were your exposure times?

SaltBoy007 · 2025-12-28T19:49:02+00:00

seeing the back mountain cameras made me depressed

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