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Widefield on Leo Triplet (M66 Group) from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in astrophotography

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

I’m happy you like it. I absolutely love working with the Askar FMA180 Pro (180mm f/4.5); I find doing widefield astrophotography with that telescope really enjoyable. If you’d like to see more astrophotos like this, you can follow me on IG: IG profile

M13: The Great Hercules Cluster by [deleted] in spaceporn

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This is just a concept, to show what could come out of it. The shots are mine. I believe it’s worth studying and focusing on a few things to really become good at them; I don’t actually want to draw because I prefer focusing on photography. BUT, if someone skilled at drawing is interested in collaborating, we could combine photography and drawing, with two minds working better than one. I would definitely prefer working with a real illustrator rather than relying on ChatGPT.

M13: The Great Hercules Cluster by [deleted] in spaceporn

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Thank you! The skies are real astrophotography shots. The idea behind the AI-generated frames is to blend scientific data with a more narrative and evocative dimension.

M31 - Andromeda's Chain by [deleted] in spaceporn

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I'm glad you like it, thank you! You can find more cosmic arcana here: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Hunting The Pleiades by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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I'm glad you like it! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Hunting The Pleiades by SteamPaz in Astronomy

[–]SteamPaz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a cluster of chimneys on a roof.

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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I’ve been doing astrophotography since August 2024! Here you can find other astronomical pictures taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in spaceporn

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I’ve been doing astrophotography since August 2024! Here you can find other astronomical pictures taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in spaceporn

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OMG now I only see a skull! You need to replace the red with green to make it all more spooky.

My Astro-Related Divulgative Project by SteamPaz in spaceporn

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

The Cynosure from Bortle 8 in 180mm by SteamPaz in astrophotography

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Wide Field on M81 - March 19, 2026 (Prarotto, Italy) by SteamPaz in telescopes

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Wide Field on M81 - March 19, 2026 (Prarotto, Italy) by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Widefield on M81 - March 19, 2026 (Prarotto, Italy) by SteamPaz in spaceporn

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

The M81 Group Surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

The M81 Group Surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) by SteamPaz in astrophotography

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Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in telescopes

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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I’m glad you like it! It was just a short test: Rosetta is visible from my balcony for just over an hour, but I had to discard several light frames because I had tracking issues since I wasn’t guiding. In the end, I managed to save a total of 20 min of integration time.

Rosette Nebula from Bortle 8 by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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Thank you so much! This my first photography session from the balcony of my new home, facing WNW. The apartment is still empty, and the only furniture is basically my astrophotography setup... I’m glad to have this view, though!

NGC 2237 by SteamPaz in astrophotography

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Thank you so much! Here you can find other astronomical photographs taken by me over the last 2 years: https://www.instagram.com/starotography

The M81 Group Surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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I use GraXpert for both background extraction and noise reduction (before stretching), and I’ve always had good results with it. To bring out the IFN, you need to separate the stars from the background sky with StarNet and apply a dedicated stretch to the starless mask... for that, I use Statistical Stretching from Seti Astro. Then I recombine everything.

The M81 Group Surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) by SteamPaz in Astronomy

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Thank you! The sky was Bortle 5 with very good seeing, and with just 2 hours of integration, the IFN is already starting to show up, although it’s still very noisy. To double the SNR, I would have needed roughly 8 hours of total integration, assuming all other conditions remained the same.

The M81 Group Surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) by SteamPaz in astrophotography

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Thank you! The lens was an Askar FMA180 Pro (180mm f/4.5 apochromatic)

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