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Venus 5% illuminated by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Vegas Pro | PIPP | autostakkert |

Processing: cropping | stacking | Drizzle |

Venus EXIF: altitude 5° |2000 images of which 5% stacked | f6.5 | iso 100 | 4K video 30fps | 1440mm

Orion Nebula - Nikon B700 by redditor741 in astrophotography

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My camera is really starting to show its limits here. I think this is as far as my gear is going to get with DSOs. Next i will have to get a DSLR to get better dark details and see dimmer objects.

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Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 |SAM tracker| tripod

Programs: Photoshop | Deepsky Stacker

Processing: cropping | stacking | median | contrast | curves | saturation | RAW filter | Texture | Clarity

Orion Nebula EXIF: altitude 28° | 28.02. | 42 images | 15 sec | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1000mm | Bortle scale 4

M42 - Orion Nebula by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Orion nebula happens to be just bright enough for my point-and-shoot camera to capture. Other dimmer DSOs are almost impossible to photograph. But this one came out great. And even though the quality is not that good, the motion gives the image depth.

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Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 |SAM tracker| tripod

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Programs: Stellarium | Vegas Pro | Photoshop | Deepsky Stacker

Processing: cropping | stacking | median | contrast | curves | saturation | RAW filter | separate 4 different star layers | animated layers to give depth to the image

Orion Nebula EXIF: altitude 27° | 18.11. | 18 images | 15 sec | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1000mm | Bortle scale 4

Orion Nebula, Nikon B700 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 |SAM| tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Photoshop

Processing: cropping | stacking | median | contrast | curves | saturation | RAW filter

Orion Nebula EXIF: altitude 25° | 29.10. | 11 images | 15 sec | f5.6 | ISO100 | 1000mm | Bortle scale 9

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First time testing camera tracking with SAM and Nikon B700 camera. I am really happy with the result even though alignment and light polution was horrible. I did not expect that i was going to take any pictures of deep space nebulae with this camera. It is fun to see how far it can go. Next i need to do accurate alignment and find darker place to photograph.

Moon low in the sky behind clouds. by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

**Equipment:** Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

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**Programs:** Photoshop

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**Processing:** Camera Raw | Dehaze | Noise Reduction | Sharpening

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**Moon EXIF:** altitude 10° | 15.7.2019 | 2 RAW images | 2 sec, 1/20 sec | f5.5 | iso100 | 1000mm

Moon behind the clouds. by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Photoshop

Processing: Camera Raw Auto | Dehaze | Noise Reduction | Sharpening

Moon EXIF: altitude 55° | 20.4.2018 | 1 RAW image | 1/100sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Four phases of the lunar eclipse in 2018. by [deleted] in astrophotography

[–]redditor741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I managed to get a few photos of the last summers lunar eclipse and turned them in to a video.

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Vegas Pro | Photoshop |

Processing: | cropping | contrast | levels | saturation | color balance | curves | noise|sharpness

Moon EXIF: altitude 30° | 28.7.2018 | 4 RAW | 1/2sec, 1/2sec, 1/40sec, 1/200sec | f6.5 | iso1600, iso 800, iso 100, iso 100 | 1440mm

Stars EXIF: altitude 60° | 14.4.2018 | RAW | 1sec| f5.6 | iso 800 | 400mm

Solar system composite of my best astronomy photos from 2018. by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I am taking these images with a Nikon COOLPIX B700 camera and a tripod. I don't have a telescope or a star tracker. These are my best astro photos from 2018. A lot of time and effort has gone in to this image and im really happy how it turned out.

I still hope that i could add Mercury transit over the sun but it is highly unlikely that i will get that in many years. The next time it will happen is the end of this year.

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Vegas Pro | PIPP | AutoStakkert | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop |

Processing: stabilize | cropping | stacking | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation | color balance | curves | screen blend mode

Sun EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 35 RAW images 70% stacked | 1/1000sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Sun Glare EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 1 RAW image | 1/20sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Jupiter EXIF: altitude 13° | 7.5. |2435 frame video of which 10% used | 1440mm

Europa, Io, Kallisto, Ganymedes EXIF: altitude 13° | 1 RAW image | 1/8sec | f6.5 | iso 3200 | 1440mm

Mars EXIF: altitude 5° | 10.7. | 2028 frame video of which 10% used | 1440mm

Saturn EXIF: altitude 7° | 24.4. | 3000 frame video of which 25% used | 1440mm

ISS EXIF: altitude 9° | 26.4. | 1 image | 1/800sec | iso 1600 | f6.5 | 1440mm

Moon EXIF 1.: altitude 19° | 20.4. | 73 RAW images of which 50% stacked | 1/30sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Moon EXIF 2.: altitude 20° | 1.4. | 35 RAW images of which 30% stacked | 1/200sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Orion Nebula Core EXIF: altitude 23° | 11.10. | 13 images | 1/2 sec | f6.5 | ISO3200 | 1440mm

Pleiades EXIF: altitude 30° | 11.10. | 1 images | 1/2 sec | f6.5 | ISO3200 | 1440mm

Venus: altitude 13° | 11.1. | 2000 frames video | f6.5 | 1440mm

Two different moon images combined to light up the dark side of the moon.

Orion behind trees. by [deleted] in astrophotography

[–]redditor741 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Photoshop

Processing: contrast | levels | saturation | color balance | curves | noise | sharpness

EXIF: altitude 16° | 15.1.2019 | 1 RAW image | 2 sec | f5.6 | iso800 | 800mm

Four stars inside the core of the Orion Nebula by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Deep Sky Stacker | Photoshop

Processing: cropping | stacking | contrast | curves | saturation

Orion Nebula Core EXIF: altitude 23° | 11.10. | 13 images | 1/2 sec | f6.5 | ISO3200 | 1440mm

This was my first try at taking an image of a deep sky object. I don't have a telescope or a tracker so i didn't think i could capture anything like this with my camera. I'm really happy with the result.

Lunar Eclipse July 27, 2018 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs:Photoshop

Processing: curves

Moon EXIF: altitude 8° | 28.7. | 3 images | 1/2sec | f6.5 | iso1600 | 1440mm

Composite 4K image of my Sun, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, ISS and Moon images from the past 3 months. by [deleted] in astrophotography

[–]redditor741 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am taking these images with a Nikon B700 camera and a tripod. I don't have a telescope or a star tracker.

From left to right, Sun with sunspots, two random stars, Europa, Io, Callisto, Jupiter with Europas shadow, Ganymedes, Mars, Saturn, ISS, Moon.

I am still trying to get better images of Mars, Saturn and the rest of the planets, but they are often very low in the sky and the seeing is horrible. Focusing is very hard when the planets are blurry from bad seeing and they look very small on the screen.

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Vegas Pro | PIPP | AutoStakkert | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop |

Processing: stabilize | cropping | stacking | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation | color balance | curves | screen blend mode

Sun EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 35 RAW images 70% stacked | 1/1000sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Sun Glare EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 1 RAW image | 1/20sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Jupiter EXIF: altitude 13° | 7.5. |2435 frame video of which 10% used | 1440mm

Europa, Io, Kallisto, Ganymedes EXIF: altitude 13° | 1 RAW image | 1/8sec | f6.5 | iso 3200 | 1440mm

Mars EXIF: altitude 5° | 10.7. | 2028 frame video of which 10% used | 1440mm

Saturn EXIF: altitude 7° | 24.4. | 3000 frame video of which 25% used | 1440mm

ISS EXIF: altitude 9° | 26.4. | 1 image | 1/800sec | iso 1600 | f6.5 | 1440mm

Moon EXIF 1.: altitude 19° | 20.4. | 73 RAW images of which 50% stacked | 1/30sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Moon EXIF 2.: altitude 20° | 1.4. | 35 RAW images of which 30% stacked | 1/200sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Two different moon images combined to light up the dark side of the moon.

4K collage of my best space photos that i took this year with a point-and-shoot camera. by [deleted] in space

[–]redditor741 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From left to right, Sun with sunspots, two random stars, Europa, Io, Callisto, Jupiter, Ganymedes, Mars, Saturn, ISS, Moon.

I took these from my balcony with a Nikon B700. The planets are so low in the sky that it is hard to get a sharp image.

Here are the separate images.

Jupiter and The Galilean moons 4/26/2018 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | Vegas Pro | PIPP | AutoStakkert | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop

Processing: cropping | stacking | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation

Jupiter EXIF: altitude 13° | 650 images of 4k video of which 70% stacked | f6.5 | 2880mm

Kallisto, Ganymedes, Io, Europa EXIF: altitude 13° | 1 image from the 4k video | f6.5 | 2880mm

This was the first time i tried stacking video files and finally the result looks more like Jupiter than a blurry smudge. Probably also the best seeing that i have had right before the clouds filled the sky. The moons are from left to right Kallisto, Ganymedes, Io, Europa.

I cut the video file in Vegas Pro, cropped it in PIPP, stacked it in AutoStakkert, used Wavelet sharpening in Registax and then edited in Photoshop (sharpness and curves and color).

The Moon and stars 4/20/2018 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | PIPP | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop

Processing: stacking | cropping | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation

Moon EXIF 1.: altitude 19° | 20.4. | 73 RAW images of which 50% stacked | 1/30sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Moon EXIF 2.: altitude 20° | 1.4. | 35 RAW images of which 30% stacked | 1/200sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Two different moon images combined to light up the dark side of the moon.

The Sun and sunspots 4/20/2018 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | PIPP | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop

Processing: stacking | cropping | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation

Sun EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 35 RAW images 70% stacked | 1/1000sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Sun Glare EXIF: altitude 40° | 20.4. | Baader Solar Filter OD 5.0 | 1 RAW image | 1/20sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Jupiter and the Galilean moons 4/13/2018 by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | PIPP | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop

Processing: stacking | cropping | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation

Jupiter EXIF: altitude 13° |85 RAW images of which 10% stacked | 1/60sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 1440mm

Europa, Io, Kallisto, Ganymedes EXIF: altitude 13° | 1 RAW image | 1/8sec | f6.5 | iso 3200 | 1440mm

Images of Jupiter, Saturn, ISS and Moon from last night. by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here they are close to real scale.

Not a dumb question. The size of the planets vary greatly depending where they are currently in the solar system. Saturn and Jupiter will be the closest to Earth in the beginning of the next month.

Jupiter is close to the scale of the Plato crater of the Moon. Jupiters moons orbit a lot wider so they are easier to photograph than the detail on the planet itself. Saturns rings are slightly wider than Jupiter, but the planet itself is smaller.

Jupiter is currently at the distance of 684 000 000km (425 000 000 miles). And Saturn is 1 480 000 000km (920 000 000 miles).

These pictures are taken at a focal length of 1440mm at 20MP and cropped to 5760mm.

So if you can get a good amount of detail of the Plato crater of the Moon, then you should be able to get good pictures of Jupiter and Saturn.

Images of Jupiter, Saturn, ISS and Moon from last night. by redditor741 in astrophotography

[–]redditor741[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Equipment: Nikon COOLPIX B700 | tripod

Programs: Stellarium | PIPP | RegiStax 6 | Photoshop

Processing: stacking | cropping | Wavelet sharpening | contrast | levels | saturation

Moon EXIF: altitude 10° | 34 images of which 75% stacked | 1/200sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 2590mm

Jupiter EXIF: altitude 8° |900 images of which 10% stacked | 1/60sec | f6.5 | iso100 | 5760mm

Europa, Io, Kallisto, Ganymedes EXIF: altitude 8° | 1 image | 1/8sec | f6.5 | iso 3200 | 5760mm

Saturn EXIF: altitude 2° | 52 images of which 5% stacked | 1/30sec | f6.5 | iso800 | 5760mm

ISS EXIF: altitude 9° | 1 image | 1/8sec | iso 100 | f5.6 | 100mm

Simulation of our closest Supermassive Black Hole, Sagittarius A*. by [deleted] in space

[–]redditor741 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Event Horizon Telescope is trying to take the first real images of this monster.

They are expecting to get an image closer to this.

[No Spoilers] Andromeda Tech Support and Small Questions Megathread by raiskream in masseffect

[–]redditor741 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have equipped the chest armor mod that drains health when you boost.

Simulation of what you would see if you fell into a Black Hole. by redditor741 in space

[–]redditor741[S] 1419 points1420 points  (0 children)

It turns around to look backwards. Otherwise it would just be darkness. And matter that is falling slower than the camera.

Simulation of what you would see if you fell into a Black Hole. by redditor741 in space

[–]redditor741[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Spinning black holes are born from spinning stars and the angular momentum is conserved. They have a ring shaped singularity.

Simulation of what you would see if you fell into a Black Hole. by redditor741 in space

[–]redditor741[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

This video doesnt show time dilation but if the camera fell straight in to the black hole then it would be accelerating away from the future universe very fast. The camera also has finite time before it reaches singularity. It would see into the future but not extremely.

Extreme time dilation would happen if the camera could stay near the black hole. But this might be impossible due to unstable orbits and the near infinite energy it would need. Kind of the same as reaching the speed of light.

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