Hello y'all!
This is my first every astrophotography of a Deep Space Object. Can't say I am too unhappy as this photo is taken through a pretty 'basic' telescope.
Here is the full workflow/gear + I hope someone will suggest some tips that will help me a lot!
Gear:
– Telescope: Celestron Powerseeker 76AZ (76F700) with a 32mm Celestron Omni eyepiece.
– Camera:Â Mobile phone camera with a phone holder;
– Phone Specs and settings: 3072*4080 res; 1.3sec exposure with 1250 ISO in RAW(.dng) format
Photos:
– Lights:Â 135 light frames
– Darks:Â 30 Dark frames
– Bias:Â 30 Bias frames
– Flats:Â NO (0) flat frames
Processing:
– Stacking in Siril 1.4.0
– Dynamic Background Removal in Pixinsight 1.8
– Green Color reduction in Siril
– FInal export from Siril
Thanks a lot everyone!
by rz3neri
1 Comment
Great start! Despite what you’ll hear, you can go really far with this setup and get some very good images (not as good as 99% of images taken with proper astrophotography setups). Unfortunately, these kinds of setups really just require you to get really good at using them and processing the images they produce in order to get better results. The only tangible advice I can give you besides just taking photos and getting better is to A. take more light frames, B. use a higher ISO if possible, and C. USE FLAT FRAMES. (bonus tip, not necessary at all, but it still really helps to go to a dark sky location)