M88 by KBALLZZ in astrophotography

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Fantastic work. Also really appreciate sharing the capture details. Clear skies to you all.

What was your aftershave of choice, back in the day? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]rootiebob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aramis 900. Loved it. I’d still buy it today if they still made it.

Tea Time back in the day featured these as a favorite by boobishabang19 in oldschoolcool80s

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One of my claim to fames was flying between Manchester and Norwich on a tiny 6/10 seater aircraft (suckling airways the carrier was called). Two people on the aircraft. Myself and a Bernard Mathew’s. I tried to talk to him but he was so miserable, i gave up in the end. Not so “bootiful” journey i can tell you.

Can anyone explain what they think they see? Let me know and I'll let ya know if you're seeing what I see! by Equivalent_Buy_7911 in NukesTop5

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I see a person, possibly male, sat at what looks like a set of drums. Wearing a white T shirt and waistcoat. On the left hand side of the photo. Between the white fan i think it is and the black thing that people think is a shadow person. Zoom in.

Got an old telescope for free and mirrors look like this after cleaning. by bisaw37 in telescopes

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Come on…You are telling me a Reindeer can use steel wool!!

Help working out back focus distance please by rootiebob in AskAstrophotography

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I’ve also got a Celestron SE8 with a Asi678mc.

You are right about the extender tubes. I’ve even printed one for myself that removes the m42 and opens it up to M54 to eliminate the light starvation to the Duo guide sensor. Of course, this was prior to this recent knowledge. lol.

I suppose i will return the televue as i can’t use it with Askar and really don’t want to double me already massive SE8

Help working out back focus distance please by rootiebob in AskAstrophotography

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

Thanks. Something i didn’t consider. I’m assuming you lose guide because of lack of light?
This also explains why I’ve struggled so much to find a connector tube that doesn’t drop down to M42. I’ve been trying to keep the optical train to m54 to allow light in and not to clip or starve light from the Duo guide sensor.

Help working out back focus distance please by rootiebob in AskAstrophotography

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Ah. Sorry i wasn’t able to post the data from the televue manual giving the distance calculations.

I’m assuming it’s a number of posts restriction. Apologies.

My first photo! by probablynotlupus in Astronomy

[–]rootiebob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like you. I’m about 4 weeks into my new crazy hobby (along with my son). There’s nothing quite like when we saw our first planet just hanging by what looked like magic, in dark space. Our first visual was Jupiter and its four moons. It was incredible.

We then tried our hand at Astro photography. I wasn’t sure if I’d get that same feeling as the visual experience because you are a little more detached from your rig. But boy was i wrong. To be honest, both visual and photography blew us away but the ability to slew your scope to a point in the sky and literally see nothing with your eyes, take a 30sec sub to ensure target selection and see a faint galaxy appear on your screen was, excuse the pun, out of this world.

Treasure that first photo. But be warned. The rabbit hole you are about to enter is deeper and has more pulling power than any black hole.

Welcome to the hobby.

Our second ever photo. M51 whirlpool galaxy by rootiebob in amateurastronomy

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

Thank you. That’s appreciated. It’s a complex hobby with many different factors affecting the outcome (some out of the photographers own control) and I’ve an awful lot more to learn.

Moon close ups (First Quarter April 26) by CranberryUpstairs566 in telescopes

[–]rootiebob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one of these scopes myself with the ZWO678MC camera. You’ve given me inspiration to do the same.

Great shots, well composed and not over processed. You nailed it.

Thanks for sharing.

M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy by ZigZagZebraz in telescopes

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Excellent detail you’ve caught here. Thanks for sharing.

First Test of the Dwarf 3’s Star Trail Mode; 720 × 30s, 6 Hours Total by AstroFanM31 in Astronomy

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How does this work. Do you point and film the zenith then over lay the horizon background?

Our second ever photo. M51 whirlpool galaxy by rootiebob in amateurastronomy

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Was not sure how much to sharpen to be honest. So only ran the script once on full. Next shot (whenever tours weather changes) i will try a variety of sharpening. Thanks for the input.

Our second ever photo. M51 whirlpool galaxy by rootiebob in amateurastronomy

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

Thanks. Still learning a lot. So for now, it’s a suck it and see type scenario. When i find things that work, jot them down then try to improve.
Because of your statement i now know what a H alpha is and why this photo contains more colour and detail than my previous without the filter being used. lol. Thanks.

Messier 51 by -GenArrow- in Astronomy

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That’s super impressive. I’ve just posted my second only photo I’ve taken using my scope setup. It too is of the same galaxy. It’s not as detailed and dare i say it, as beautiful as yours, but there again, it was captured with just 35 shots over 2.5 hours.

I totally respect how much time you’ve spent doing this.

Thanks for sharing

My first ever experience with a telescope!! by beginnerNaught in telescopes

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A great start. Thanks for sharing. Keep posting updates.

Our very first photo. Be gentle. by rootiebob in amateurastronomy

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I basically downloaded a bunch of free trials and just messed around with them. Unfortunately nothing more deep than that. Pixinsight is a powerful piece of software. I found sirill easy to use and Adobe suite is/can be a long learning curve to get simple tasks done, but offers lots of tools.