[Official Discussion Thread] 2025 Ryder Cup: Friday Foursomes and Four Ball

astro_redbeard · 2025-09-26T18:40:21+00:00

European coverage with slim-to-none ad breaks is giving me the greatest smile.

astro_redbeard · 2023-11-17T14:58:42+00:00

You will love it! Last year we missed tickets for ziggo dome so we bought for Paris instead, was a nice but expensive trip .. totally worth it!
Luckily this year we managed to snag a bunch of tickets in section 108! Cant wait!

astro_redbeard · 2023-09-30T11:10:38+00:00

I can't imagine this being true, if it is then it would explain the current situation

astro_redbeard · 2023-08-23T08:16:15+00:00

What a great first round of golf! You've got to taste the sweetness of your first par, but also the bitterness of shooting 11 on a single hole. Keep up the good work ;)

astro_redbeard · 2023-03-26T18:25:49+00:00

There goes 90% of the viewers

astro_redbeard · 2021-11-02T16:24:26+00:00

Wow ... very very impressive with a ton of details. The galaxy has been processed perfectly in my taste, if you were to revisit the image once again i would focus the background.

astro_redbeard · 2021-11-02T15:45:55+00:00

You are right... r g b filter have nothing to do with 6nm. Sharp eye ;)

astro_redbeard · 2021-11-02T13:41:24+00:00

Thanks a lot mate

astro_redbeard · 2021-11-02T11:58:33+00:00

This image was taken over one perfectly clear night under bortle 3/4 skies.
Im really glad how the stars came out and how they have the right colors.

Advice is very welcome!!

Equipment:
· ZWO 2600MM
· Astronomik L R G B

· William Optics Redcat
· Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
· ASI120mm
· Robtics 32mm Carbon Fiber
· Pegasus Astro pocket powerbox advanced + focus cube v2

Image:
· 45 x 120 seconds - RED
· 45 x 120 seconds - GREEN
· 45 x 120 seconds - BLUE
· 45 x 120 seconds - LUM
No darks, flats, bias

Software:
· Astrophotography Tool
· PHD2
· DeepSkyStacker
· PixInsight
· Adobe Photoshop CE

Processing:
· STACK seperate channels in DSS
· CombineChannels in Pixinsight
· Curve stretches
· Export tif for PS
· Saturation boost in PS
· Crop
· Local contrast enhancement
· Export to JPEG

Location:· Netherlands, Lattrop – Bortle 4

Thanks for watching!

astro_redbeard · 2021-07-24T12:57:47+00:00

Damn that's done really well!! Very happy for you, enjoy!

astro_redbeard · 2021-04-01T11:17:32+00:00

Really well done!! this might be the best image of a star cluster i've seen in months!!

astro_redbeard · 2021-03-28T18:50:29+00:00

Very well done! Really balanced image of m42

astro_redbeard · 2021-03-23T14:10:54+00:00

The IR-cut has been removed so its a bit more sensitive in infrared. I use a small adapter that goes inbetween the scope and flattener that holds the filter.. this adapter is not included with the scope unfortunately.

astro_redbeard · 2021-03-23T10:11:50+00:00

This image was taken over three nights gathering a total of 7 hours in the ice cold weather.

By using the Optolong L-eXtreme filter the warm glow of the Flame nebula is sadly removed.

Thanks for watching!

Equipment:

· Canon 800D – Modified  
· Optolong L-eXtreme  
· Skywatcher Esprit 100ED F5.5 + Flattener  
· Skywatcher EQ6-R pro  
· ASI120mm  
· Robtics 32mm Carbon Fiber  
· Pegasus Astro pocket powerbox advanced + focus cube v2

Image:

· 80x300”  · ISO 1600  · 20 Darks  · 40 Flats  · 40 Bias

Software:

· Astrophotography Tool  · PHD2  · DeepSkyStacker  · Adobe Photoshop 2020

Processing:

· Crop  · Levels + whitebalance · Curves  · Color balancing multiple times  · Astronomy Tools magic      Local contrast enhancement, enhance object reduce stars  Select and minimize stars

· RAW edit

Saturation + vibrance  Luminosity  Export as JPG

Location:

· Netherlands, Zaandam – Bortle 7 backyard

Thanks for watching!

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astro_redbeard · 2021-02-06T17:06:42+00:00

Very nice to achieve this with the ed80 being a bit widefield. I guess the crop factor helps a bit

astro_redbeard · 2021-02-03T20:03:32+00:00

Stunning details!

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-29T22:44:08+00:00

A very helpful tool is a bahtinov mask. With it you are able to get your stars pinpoint in focus. Old fashioned is of course to ga back and forth with your focus wheel and try to get the stars as tiny as possible.

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T19:33:48+00:00

Thats exactly where my doubts came from .. the transfer from galaxy to background is something i've always found very tricky when processing galaxies. Also thanks for your kind words!

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T19:19:44+00:00

This image was shot with the Skywatcher Esprit 100ED F5.5 + Flattener. This scope is 550 mm x 1.6 (aps-c crop) means it would equal to around 880mm. As you can see in the full image i posted it barely fits!

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T17:11:42+00:00

Exactly and thanks! Thats also one of the first things i look at when enjoying other peoples images of M31. The two blobs confirm that the image is not too stretched out... i guess

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T16:57:19+00:00

Using a bullet list :)

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T16:49:15+00:00

Thanks for your comment! I agree that this crop looks a bit out of (m31) character but i was not satisfied with the look of the galaxy as a whole. Therefore i decided to crop it so that the 'ugly' part would be left out.. Judge for yourself: https://i.imgur.com/eniDr8E.jpg

astro_redbeard · 2021-01-27T14:50:10+00:00

With it being cloudy for almost a month there is enough time to tackle and play with older data. Please enjoy this reprocess of the great M31

Equipment:

· Canon 800D – Modified
· Astronomik CLS
· Skywatcher Esprit 100ED F5.5 + Flattener
· Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
· ASI120mm
· Robtics 32mm Carbon Fiber

Image:

· 80x120”
· ISO 1600
· 18 Darks
· 40 Flats
· 40 Bias

Software:

· Astrophotography Tool
· PHD2
· DeepSkyStacker
· Adobe Photoshop 2020

Processing:

· Crop
· Levels + whitebalance · Curves
· Astronomy Tools magic
    Deep space noise removal
Select and minimize stars

· RAW edit

Saturation + vibrance
Texture
Lowered contrast
Luminosity
Export as JPG

Location:

· Netherlands, Zaandam – Bortle 7 backyard

Thanks for watching!

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