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Misconceptions and discussion on resolution of One Shot Colour vs Monochromatic Cameras
Preface Are you choosing a camera to use for astrophotography and can’t decide between all the options? One of the important factors to decide is choosing a one shot colour or a monochromatic camera. OSC (One Shot Colour) cameras are typically much cheaper compared to … Would you like to know more?Misconceptions and discussion on resolution of One Shot Colour vs Monochromatic Cameras
[Updated for PixInsight 1.8.8-6] PixInsight, StarNet++ and CUDA – Gotta Go Fast
This guide has been updated to work with the PixInsight 1.8.8-6 version, which has StarNet++ included. It will not work with the old StarNet++ version anymore. If you did this guide before you will need to follow it thoroughly again because all dependencies are updated. … Would you like to know more?[Updated for PixInsight 1.8.8-6] PixInsight, StarNet++ and CUDA – Gotta Go Fast
Mobile Remote Imaging – Astrophotography Unchained
Freezing to death is probably the number one unnatural cause of death for astrophotographers. If not physically, then at the very least mentally. Every mobile astrophotographer who has been out imaging during the cooler days knows the pain of either sticking outside by their gear … Would you like to know more?Mobile Remote Imaging – Astrophotography Unchained
New Content: PixInsight Video Tutorials
Hello fellow star gazers, I’ve been asked lately for the things I’m doing in PixInsight and how to apply the tools at hand. This is why I streamed a few of my processing steps and how I apply them. I think some of those could … Would you like to know more?New Content: PixInsight Video Tutorials
New Image: Andromeda, also State of Things
Hello fellow Star Gazers, you haven’t heard from me for a while now. Those who do follow me as a person on social media or Discord did actually hear a lot since I have been talking about a lot of different side projects I am … Would you like to know more?New Image: Andromeda, also State of Things
Capturing Stars – A night out with darkarchon
Hello friends and followers, time and time again I go out, capturing stars with my equipment. By now I have quite a bit of experience with the capture of the nights’ sky under my belt. Despite only started out a little bit more than a … Would you like to know more?Capturing Stars – A night out with darkarchon
New Image: Sadr Widefield
Hello fellow Star Gazers, with the blood moon on Friday I decided to go out imaging and test out my new Samyang 135mm lens. No, I didn’t get any blood moon shots. I am really not a fan of the moon (it kills my ability … Would you like to know more?New Image: Sadr Widefield
ISO – the myth and the cold amplified truth
A modern digital camera provides lots of different settings to play with, depending on the lens that you use with it. You can adjust the f-number, focal length, exposure time and many many other various settings. One of them is ISO. Of all the settings … Would you like to know more?ISO – the myth and the cold amplified truth
New Image: M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
Hello fellow Star Gazers, after a week of postprocessing and having PixInsight crash on me on several occasions, I finally finished processing my new version of the Pinwheel Galaxy. I am not too happy with the result, especially in terms of color. But it looks … Would you like to know more?New Image: M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
Starting with Astrophotography Part 2: Equipment Suggestions
Foreword With the different tiers covered in the first part of the series “Starting with Astrophotography” (Equipment Tiers), this part will focus on concrete equipment suggestions based on the there defined Tiers and Levels. Over the past weeks – and over the past year – … Would you like to know more?Starting with Astrophotography Part 2: Equipment Suggestions
Polar Alignment in 5 Easy Steps
Hello folks, I’ve seen many of you struggle with polar alignment and having a really hard time. And since polar alignment is really important to produce long exposure shots, I want to share my easy method of polar alignment. This method takes me less than … Would you like to know more?Polar Alignment in 5 Easy Steps
New Image: NGC7023 / Caldwell 4 – Iris Nebula
Hello fellow Star Gazers, after a cold and stressful night with several mishaps I decided to process the data I have as soon as I could. Again issues with bad collimation and focus (I’m seriously going to buy a new focuser soon). Anyhow I still … Would you like to know more?New Image: NGC7023 / Caldwell 4 – Iris Nebula