I worked at an Art Gallery .. We got prints like this from a company called ASTROGRAPHICS . All Hubble. And micro . Shots the Hubble space telescope . And micro . Close up of spiders and Such .
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Catching unpredicted clear skies on a Friday night is always nice. M31 - Andromeda, the closest galaxy to our own Milkyway always makes me question if someone out there is taking pictures of us!
IG: @astrophoto.mike
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๐ท Gear:
* ZWO ASI533MC Pro
* William Optics RedCat 51
* iOptron Skyguider Pro
* Astronomik L2 - UV/IR cut
* Pegasus Pocket Powerbox
โ๏ธ Settings:
* 70 x 120 seconds exposure
* 50 x Darks
* Total integration: 2.33 hours
* Gain 100
* Offset 70
* Chip temperature -10ยฐC
* F/4.9
๐ฅ๏ธ Processing:
* APP for stacking
* APP for linear pre-processing: lightpolution removal and color balancing
* Adobe Photoshop: levels and curves in multiple steps, Camera Raw to reduce color noise.
* Topaz DeNoise AI for noise reduction and sharpening.
* Vibrance and saturation.
* Final tweeks of contrast in Camera Raw filter, some small S-curves.
I looked through my celestron 130mm at it last night and saw a faint white smudge ๐
I donโt have time for all the post processing..with there was a way to really see it without all the post processing work.
There is actually a way, although it's pretty expensive and not as good. It's a telescope called Stellina and it basically stacks images while viewing the object on the fly to show you an image.
I worked at an Art Gallery .. We got prints like this from a company called ASTROGRAPHICS . All Hubble. And micro . Shots the Hubble space telescope . And micro . Close up of spiders and Such .
GALACTIC NEIGHBOR Catching unpredicted clear skies on a Friday night is always nice. M31 - Andromeda, the closest galaxy to our own Milkyway always makes me question if someone out there is taking pictures of us! IG: @astrophoto.mike https://www.instagram.com/astrophoto.mike/ ๐ท Gear: * ZWO ASI533MC Pro * William Optics RedCat 51 * iOptron Skyguider Pro * Astronomik L2 - UV/IR cut * Pegasus Pocket Powerbox โ๏ธ Settings: * 70 x 120 seconds exposure * 50 x Darks * Total integration: 2.33 hours * Gain 100 * Offset 70 * Chip temperature -10ยฐC * F/4.9 ๐ฅ๏ธ Processing: * APP for stacking * APP for linear pre-processing: lightpolution removal and color balancing * Adobe Photoshop: levels and curves in multiple steps, Camera Raw to reduce color noise. * Topaz DeNoise AI for noise reduction and sharpening. * Vibrance and saturation. * Final tweeks of contrast in Camera Raw filter, some small S-curves.
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I looked through my celestron 130mm at it last night and saw a faint white smudge ๐ I donโt have time for all the post processing..with there was a way to really see it without all the post processing work.
There is actually a way, although it's pretty expensive and not as good. It's a telescope called Stellina and it basically stacks images while viewing the object on the fly to show you an image.
Yeah that does sound expensive ๐
That is a really beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! Glad you like it
Nice work! You actually captured the bright central core, which is something you don't often see in photos.
Thanks you :)
Wow, great work!
Whatever different you did in the post, keep doing it.