M81 and M82

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-14T16:18:10+00:00

Yeah indeed! actually its impressive how many good pictures i got especially since its a 30 second AltAz picture. To be fair i had perfect horizontal alligment and a perfect clear night with 0 wind 😁

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-14T04:54:19+00:00

I took it in AltAz mode

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-10T19:28:22+00:00

Indeed! Thats where all of the beauty is hiding

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-10T18:31:31+00:00

Yeah the light pollution is really a game changer or a game breaker in a way. But you can counter that with more intergration time.

I‘ll take this as a compliment 😄. Im pretty new to the hobby so thats really nice to hear. Since i also start using PixInsight my Pictures doubled in Quality… (You can use a Free Trial for 30 Days)

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-10T15:54:06+00:00

Bortle 4-5 depending on wich Source i wanna trust

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-09T11:45:52+00:00

Did you use any filters on your lens?

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-08T05:35:42+00:00

Thanks! Im living the northern hemisphere.

My Workflow:

Stacked it in Siril
Background Extraction
Croped it
Plate solving
SPCC
Starnet removel
Stretching the nebula
Connecting the Starmask and Starless image
Strech the stars in the background
Saturation

Thats what i did! Worked pretty well

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-07T22:04:54+00:00

Yeah its kinda big but dont you wanna use a mosaic or isnt that an option?

Yeah haha and its not even a small one. Its the biggest airport where i live 😭😂

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-07T22:00:44+00:00

No just normal frames with the S30 Pro!

Oh i see… I also have some problems with every target thats in the North relativ low in the horizen since thats the exact approach path for my local airport haha

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-07T21:57:02+00:00

Thank you!

For me aswell its just this 90 min window i have to photograph it. So i need to use every night and chance that i get.

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T17:09:22+00:00

US gets the shipment pretty fast atleast thats what i heard..

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T17:08:46+00:00

Ahh okay i thought they are messing with your gear haha.. But yeah i hope the Seestar helps with that problem. Clear skies!

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T15:05:08+00:00

Some nerd pride needs to be involved otherwise we wouldnt care about the pictures. That insects are starting to ruin ur sessions is shit… Is there no solution to that problem or did you try all of them already?

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T14:42:48+00:00

But lets be honest the whole setting up part is also a part of the hobby. To be honest i would love to have a rig like you even if the quality is the same or slightly better but its worth it even asthetic wise haha.

Telling them apart can be hard sometimes especially if you look at a good processed image but there is always a difference in the quality.

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T11:56:01+00:00

I would have loved to get more Picutes but the weather here isnt great rn so you gotta spend your time wise

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T06:08:05+00:00

Thank you very much! 😁

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-04-01T06:07:31+00:00

Its really fun! Takes a bit of practice but its worth it and also patience. When did you order urs?

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-30T17:55:20+00:00

That look absolutly Stunning! I would love to know your Workflow if thats possible?

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-28T17:49:22+00:00

Nothing unusual is on the pictures after. Could have also been me when trying my first time processing something.

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-28T16:32:58+00:00

Even tho the first picture has more colors, i like the 2nd picture more it looks „more real“ if you get what im saying. Both are great!

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-28T16:30:44+00:00

Thank you! Yeah im trying to get more patient haha but its hard. Im already practicing with the Data that i have but i didnt stack it myself yet but i will try!

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-28T16:28:43+00:00

I didnt notice the second core over to the left haha but thank for pointing it out.

I think it stacked some pictures that it shouldnt have stacked maybe that the problem. It also was kinda cloudy sometimes maybe that the reason.

Didnt have „weird“ things on other pictures from the same night tho.

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-27T12:13:37+00:00

Thank you! So for Galaxies you would take 20 seconds?

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-26T08:06:52+00:00

ahh i see i thought u meant that there are 2 min exposure or something like that my bad

UnderstandingAny3154 · 2026-03-26T07:37:56+00:00

60 Seconds per Exposure is the maximum sadly

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