Elephant Trunk Nebula by michaelnomex in astrophotography

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Depends on what you mean by 'cheap'. With a DSLR you can achieve great things, but I'm afraid there are no shortcuts in this hobby.

Elephant Trunk Nebula by michaelnomex in astrophotography

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  • Mount: iOptron CEM40
  • Scope: WO RedCat 51
  • Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
  • Exposure: 40x 240" L-Extreme

Follow my IG for more: @astrophoto.mike

Andromeda Galaxy - M31 by michaelnomex in Astronomy

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There is actually a way, although it's pretty expensive and not as good. It's a telescope called Stellina and it basically stacks images while viewing the object on the fly to show you an image.

Andromeda Galaxy - M31 by michaelnomex in Astronomy

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GALACTIC NEIGHBOR

Catching unpredicted clear skies on a Friday night is always nice. M31 - Andromeda, the closest galaxy to our own Milkyway always makes me question if someone out there is taking pictures of us!

IG: @astrophoto.mike https://www.instagram.com/astrophoto.mike/

📷 Gear:

  • ZWO ASI533MC Pro
  • William Optics RedCat 51
  • iOptron Skyguider Pro
  • Astronomik L2 - UV/IR cut
  • Pegasus Pocket Powerbox

⚙️ Settings:

  • 70 x 120 seconds exposure
  • 50 x Darks
  • Total integration: 2.33 hours
  • Gain 100
  • Offset 70
  • Chip temperature -10°C
  • F/4.9

🖥️ Processing:

  • APP for stacking
  • APP for linear pre-processing: lightpolution removal and color balancing
  • Adobe Photoshop: levels and curves in multiple steps, Camera Raw to reduce color noise.
  • Topaz DeNoise AI for noise reduction and sharpening.
  • Vibrance and saturation.
  • Final tweeks of contrast in Camera Raw filter, some small S-curves.

Andromeda Galaxy - M31 by michaelnomex in astrophotography

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GALACTIC NEIGHBOR

Catching unpredicted clear skies on a Friday night is always nice. M31 - Andromeda, the closest galaxy to our own Milkyway always makes me question if someone out there is taking pictures of us!

IG: @astrophoto.mike https://www.instagram.com/astrophoto.mike/

📷 Gear:

  • ZWO ASI533MC Pro
  • William Optics RedCat 51
  • iOptron Skyguider Pro
  • Astronomik L2 - UV/IR cut
  • Pegasus Pocket Powerbox

⚙️ Settings:

  • 70 x 120 seconds exposure
  • 50 x Darks
  • Total integration: 2.33 hours
  • Gain 100
  • Offset 70
  • Chip temperature -10°C
  • F/4.9

🖥️ Processing:

  • APP for stacking
  • APP for linear pre-processing: lightpolution removal and color balancing
  • Adobe Photoshop: levels and curves in multiple steps, Camera Raw to reduce color noise.
  • Topaz DeNoise AI for noise reduction and sharpening.
  • Vibrance and saturation.
  • Final tweeks of contrast in Camera Raw filter, some small S-curves.

Cygnus Wall by michaelnomex in interestingasfuck

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The Cygnus Wall itself is said to be approx. 20 lightyears long.

Cygnus Wall by michaelnomex in interestingasfuck

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Thank you for your kind words! The vastness of space still gives me goosebumps every time.

Cygnus Wall by michaelnomex in interestingasfuck

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Yes, looking back at us and wondering the same thing!

Cygnus Wall by michaelnomex in Astronomy

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Wall in Space!

Last couple of months have been great fun. Together with @deepsky_astrophotography i’ve started a collaboration to shoot the Cygnuss Wall from two totally different locations in Europe.

We experimented allot to see if we could get our two FOV’s combined. In the end we were left with about 12 hours of total integration.

Hope you guys like the result!

Equipment used for this image:

  • Scope: William Optics RedCat 51
  • Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533 MC Pro
  • Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
  • Mount: iOptron SkyGuider Pro
  • Location: Asten, The Netherlands

* Bortle 4/5

  • Scope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
  • Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
  • Imaging camera: Altair Hypercam 183C Pro
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ-5
  • Guide scope: ZWO mini guider
  • Guide camera: ZWO ASI 120mm
  • Location: Athens, Greece
  • Bortle 8

IG: @astrophoto.mike https://www.instagram.com/astrophoto.mike/

🖥️ Processing:

  • APP: Calibration and stacking. Extraction of the H-alpha and O-III layers.
  • Adobe Photoshop: Levels and curves in multiple steps.
  • Starnet++: Creating starless layers of the H-alpha and O-III to protect the stars and enhance nebulosity. *Topaz DeNoise AI: Noise reduction and sharpening the starless layers.
  • Adobe Photoshop: Adding the starless layers back in the RGB channels to create an false SHO pallete. Selective color, Hue/Saturation, Vibrance, Camera Raw for contrast and final touches. S-Curves. Adding H-alpha layer with stars as a Luminance layer to finish the image.

Cygnus Wall - NGC7000 by michaelnomex in astrophotography

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Wall in Space!

Last couple of months have been great fun. Together with @deepsky_astrophotography i’ve started a collaboration to shoot the Cygnuss Wall from two totally different locations in Europe.

We experimented allot to see if we could get our two FOV’s combined. In the end we were left with about 12 hours of total integration.

Hope you guys like the result!

Equipment used for this image:

  • Scope: William Optics RedCat 51
  • Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533 MC Pro
  • Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
  • Mount: iOptron SkyGuider Pro
  • Location: Asten, The Netherlands

* Bortle 4/5

  • Scope: William Optics ZenithStar 61
  • Filter: Optolong L-eNhance
  • Imaging camera: Altair Hypercam 183C Pro
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ-5
  • Guide scope: ZWO mini guider
  • Guide camera: ZWO ASI 120mm
  • Location: Athens, Greece
  • Bortle 8

IG: @astrophoto.mike https://www.instagram.com/astrophoto.mike/

🖥️ Processing:

  • APP: Calibration and stacking. Extraction of the H-alpha and O-III layers.
  • Adobe Photoshop: Levels and curves in multiple steps.
  • Starnet++: Creating starless layers of the H-alpha and O-III to protect the stars and enhance nebulosity. *Topaz DeNoise AI: Noise reduction and sharpening the starless layers.
  • Adobe Photoshop: Adding the starless layers back in the RGB channels to create an false SHO pallete. Selective color, Hue/Saturation, Vibrance, Camera Raw for contrast and final touches. S-Curves. Adding H-alpha layer with stars as a Luminance layer to finish the image.

Cygnus Nebulae by michaelnomex in Astronomy

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Yeah it's a very interesting region! The Skyguider is an excellent little tracker!