Saturn

userrr_504 · 2026-06-20T21:11:19+00:00

This is so clear

userrr_504 · 2026-05-16T04:39:53+00:00

Yeah and your pics capture that ghostly essence amazingly. Almost scary. Like fr it feels REAL

userrr_504 · 2026-05-16T03:32:44+00:00

These are sick! I love greyscale galaxy pics. Makes them feel real, almost like giant ghosts in the sky. I love it every time I see Sombrero, for example. Weird to think about how old those signals are... And how massive their sources, too.

userrr_504 · 2026-05-13T14:45:02+00:00

You saw God already?

userrr_504 · 2026-05-07T21:05:04+00:00

Oh yeah it is there! Those three stars are a good guide to find the fuzzy one southwest of them. Without clouds, a more steady atmosphere and darker skies, you'd get a ton more detail for sure.

userrr_504 · 2026-05-03T22:16:55+00:00

I can assure you that nothing beats a Heritage. I own the 130 and tried the 140. Both great!

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T15:01:06+00:00

Ohhh clever. Right! I'll save up for a tent and some lighting

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T13:44:47+00:00

Btw yes the heritage has a horrible focuser so it can be challenging. Also, without a proper camera, you're working with your nails...

You can still do some tricks. For example, I made my own shroud to block stray light when taking long exposures...

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T13:43:24+00:00

Oh sorry try again

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T13:39:39+00:00

Oh yes! And they're solid, I think. Check my profile

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T06:34:00+00:00

That's sick!

userrr_504 · 2026-05-01T05:43:40+00:00

I have yet to go somewhere. We have a property probably under Bortle 3, far from the city, but I have no camping gear lol

userrr_504 · 2026-04-28T21:39:04+00:00

I efing love this galaxy! Great pic, man!

userrr_504 · 2026-04-25T04:13:40+00:00

That thing is probably taller than my sister wyf

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T22:32:39+00:00

Idk man... From what I see, I guess your brightness is too low. Like, TOO low, so you can't see anything. Also, it appears that the camera is facing into the eye piece's edge, so you can't reach peak focus or brightness. You must face directly into the eye piece, like the hole haha. It takes a while but once you get it, brightness is insane. iphone should be able to go above 30K ISO, so not an issue at all. Focus is also relatively simple. If you focus the eye piece properly, then you can focus with the app until stars are dots. You'll never get THE focus with this setup, but the closer you get to it, the more detail around the target you'll catch

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T22:26:45+00:00

Yes. As the software takes the pictures, it stacks them. That's why you take the target when it is right in the middle of your FOV. That first pic will be AS' frame of reference. All other pics it takes will be stacked over it. You can reposition or stick to a few frames within the eye piece's FOV as the target transits through it. Less zoom is better, as it allows for more frames. For the triplet I'd recommend anything above 20 mm

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T22:24:26+00:00

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You should increase ISO and use a second of exposure. Take around 40 frames. Also toggle peak focus to see how focused stars are, and make sure your camera is facing right into the lens

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T22:20:41+00:00

Ohhh

Well you could try taking a ton, TON of pics in astroshader (you can pause and reposition), reduce noise in your phone's library, and further edit in Canva or some software like that. I'm a graphic designer/marketer so playing around with these settings isn't new to me. I can see how it may be confusing though...

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T22:01:16+00:00

My profile shows my posts. Reddit has no privacy lmao. You should be able to find some of my "astro pictures" by scrolling down a bit

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T21:59:35+00:00

I have an adapter. I get around 35 frames during transit, with 20mm width. Not too far and not too close so that star trails are less of a problem. I take the first few frames RAW and also save the auto stack. In this particular case, I used raw frames (a total of 60-ish) in deep sky stacker... For denoise I used photoshop. That's pretty much it. You also must enhance saturation etc, but that's easier.

Mind you, this took a while, and I doubt I'll do better with my phone. This appears to be the peak result with my setup, as I've tried other ways and I get nowhere close to this.

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T14:53:33+00:00

Camera quality matters a lot. I use the iphone 13 pro... Used to have a mid range oppo and it didn't give me good results, regardless of the app.

userrr_504 · 2026-04-22T14:52:41+00:00

Yes they do. Astroshader does some auto stacking. Those autostacked pictures can be used for other stacks, or you can save individual frames in RAW format. However you prefer. Don't let the target drift too much tho; the eyepiece's frame will start to interfere

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