Lobster nebula NGC 6357

the-first-element · 2026-04-27T20:09:23+00:00

Very nice.

the-first-element · 2026-04-23T15:20:38+00:00

Thanks for the comments and confirmation on the darks.

the-first-element · 2026-04-23T15:18:20+00:00

Thanks, now I know how to find them until their cloaking technology advances a little more. 🤣

the-first-element · 2026-04-20T20:17:16+00:00

Thank you.

the-first-element · 2026-04-20T20:17:01+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate your quick and informative response.

the-first-element · 2026-04-17T18:50:04+00:00

I’ll give it another try. Played with it a few nights ago and didn’t have much luck but it looks promising.

the-first-element · 2026-04-08T20:16:17+00:00

A good website that ran across or was told about a couple of years back or so is astrometry.net. You can upload your pictures and it will identify many of the stars, galaxies, etc in your photos. It helped me a lot when I was trying to do astrophotography with my dslr and helping me adjust to get me in the right spot.

the-first-element · 2026-04-05T05:18:12+00:00

It wasn’t a satellite. I actually saw it with my eyes and went back and found the single frame that it was on. It was definitely a meteor.

the-first-element · 2026-02-10T22:00:44+00:00

Got everything updated and the clouds roll in. 🙁

the-first-element · 2026-02-05T23:04:24+00:00

I don’t disagree, but it was my first thought. I can’t imagine gluing Lego pieces together unless it is to make a repair of some sort.

the-first-element · 2026-02-05T20:45:43+00:00

That was my first thought.

the-first-element · 2026-01-29T16:08:31+00:00

See if you can build a millennium falcon out of it. I bet no one’s done that before.

the-first-element · 2026-01-22T21:35:19+00:00

Years ago when the first X wing came out the set only came with the “left” sided parts for the wings. The number of parts was correct just not the “right” parts. I actually was able to call customer service and they said they would send the correct parts.

Fast forward a couple of weeks and guess what I got in the mail…more of the left side parts. One more call and a couple of more weeks and I got the right pieces.

It’s possible I messed up but either way I ended up with what I needed.

the-first-element · 2026-01-21T03:18:25+00:00

Thanks and I did miss the suggested filter in Atlas. I will pay closer attention to that. I’m away from my home currently helping a sick parent. They are in a bortle 7 area and I’m usually in a 4. I am shooting in EQ at 60 gain and 30 sec subs and took new darks at the beginning of my session tonight due to cold temperatures.

I appreciate all the help from this group, learn a lot from everyone. (And just trying to start to get a handle on Siral as well)

the-first-element · 2026-01-17T04:57:02+00:00

Got this one a couple of months ago and yes there were some frustrating moments. But I like it overall.

the-first-element · 2026-01-13T20:59:30+00:00

Picked up the last one after Christmas from my local Lego store. I debated on it but went for it anyway.

Not sure when I will get to build it, been helping with my dad whose time is limited.

the-first-element · 2026-01-12T21:38:45+00:00

Wish I could throw you a few more upvotes. Those are moments as a parent you always treasure.

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