[Deep Sky] Acquisition techniques

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Plate Solving Acquisition Plate Solving Deep Sky +2 Apr 2, 2026John Nelson Last post: Spacey	8	149	23 hours ago
Help needed for dithering with NINA! Acquisition Dithering Beginner +3 Mar 26, 2026Horriblebaby Last post: Tony Gondola	14	243	4 days ago
Finding targets in light polluted skies - any tricks? Plate Solving Beginner Buying Advice +2 Mar 24, 2026giogargiulo Last post: giogargiulo	5	135	6 days ago
Antlia LRGB versus Chroma LRGB: is the price difference worth it? Equipment Acquisition Broadband +3 Mar 19, 2026Conor Woods Last post: Max Kuster	17	502	14 days ago
How long does it take to auto-focus? Acquisition Deep Sky Mar 16, 2026andrea tasselliFrequent contributor Last post: Scott Badger	30	536	16 days ago
Is it tilt? Acquisition Deep Sky Collimation +3 Mar 15, 2026John TuckerFrequent contributorPerfect post Last post: oymd	12	202	16 hours ago
Unusual R-C Light Leak - HELP! Acquisition Deep Sky Mar 13, 2026Gary Seven Last post: Gary Seven	11	211	19 days ago
Mysterious U-shaped structure near NGC 2477 and NGC 2546? Acquisition Deep Sky Help Needed +1 Mar 9, 2026Vin Last post: SonnyE	4	267	24 days ago
The How and Why of Superluminance Processing LRGB Luminance +3 Mar 7, 2026Mark McComiskey Last post: George Hatfield	51	1.2k	18 days ago
Possible large planetary nebula candidate (~20–30') – looking for narrowband imaging help Acquisition H-alpha Narrowband +7 Mar 5, 2026Interactive Sky Last post: Interactive Sky	6	219	29 days ago
Imaging Markarian's Chain at 1000mm Acquisition Deep Sky Mar 4, 2026Jerry GerberPerfect post Last post: Jerry Gerber	2	247	29 days ago
Looking for big aperture astrograph Equipment Ritchey-Chrétien Acquisition +6 Mar 3, 2026Photon_Collector Last post: JohnAdastra	20	694	26 days ago
Touptek Hope D60 Equipment Focuser Refractors +3 Mar 3, 2026Georg N. Nyman Last post: Georg N. Nyman	5	172	26 days ago
UV/IR Cut vs Luminance Acquisition Deep Sky Feb 28, 2026Eric Gagne Last post: andrea tasselli	7	153	Feb 28, 2026
Seeking astrophotographer for high-resolution images of 55 stars Remote Astrophotography Collaboration Request for feedback +2 Feb 25, 2026Alin Beudean Last post: SonnyE	14	396	Feb 26, 2026
Guide scope and camera recommendations for smaller Svbony refractors Refractors Guiding Beginner +2 Feb 23, 2026Rocksen Last post: ProksimaCentauri	3	53	Feb 23, 2026
Astrophotography in March Acquisition Deep Sky Feb 23, 2026Trey Wood Last post: NE-FL-Astro	10	435	Mar 2, 2026
NINA - Astrometric solution Acquisition Plate Solving Deep Sky +1 Feb 23, 2026Eric Gagne Last post: Tony Gondola	6	134	Feb 26, 2026
Weird artifacts in OIII and SII integrated images using WBPP Touptek ATR585M CMOS Acquisition Calibration +6 Feb 17, 2026Frank "Voloire" Last post: John Hayes	7	210	Feb 19, 2026
Light Pollution Mitigation Strategy: IRL RGB If you didn’t see it in In Reality, then it wasn’t there…. Siril Team Siril Background Extraction Gradient Removal +5 Feb 12, 2026Ahkilleux Last post: Seizal Bong	6	197	24 days ago
I am building an app for deep-sky amateur Acquisition Deep Sky Feb 9, 2026Zhe Hong Last post: Zhe Hong	2	187	Feb 10, 2026
February Targets Acquisition Deep Sky Feb 7, 2026Trey Wood Last post: Rainer Ehlert	13	336	Feb 9, 2026
Takahashi TOA-150B Teleskop Acquisition Deep Sky Feb 5, 2026Albert Klinkenbergh Last post: alpheratz06	12	241	Feb 8, 2026
Internet Acquisition Broadband Deep Sky +1 Feb 2, 2026Rainer Ehlert Last post: SonnyE	7	206	Feb 3, 2026
Shooting "in the zone" Acquisition Deep Sky Jan 31, 2026Tony GondolaFrequent contributorExemplary contributor Last post: Tony Gondola	7	216	Jan 31, 2026
NINA Hocus-Focus Where did it go??? Acquisition Plate Solving Backyard Astrophotography +2 Jan 30, 2026SonnyEFrequent contributor Last post: SonnyE	2	118	Jan 31, 2026
Telescope Build for Deep Space photography Equipment Acquisition Beginner +2 Jan 30, 2026Ricky Last post: Ricky	20	543	Feb 14, 2026
Filter drawer, electronic or manual filter wheel - what’s best? Equipment Filters Filter Wheel +5 Jan 28, 2026Karol Łoziński Last post: Craig Towell	11	225	Jan 29, 2026
Pinched Optics? Acquisition Deep Sky Jan 26, 2026Jerry GerberPerfect post Last post: Jerry Gerber	20	353	Jan 27, 2026
Seeking high focal length telescope recommendations for deep sky imaging Dobsonian Equipment Reflectors +6 Jan 23, 2026Juju.Ziggy Last post: Matthis Debruyne	19	668	Mar 1, 2026
Northern vs southern hemisphere: which has better night sky targets? Acquisition Deep Sky Observing Lists Jan 23, 2026Ben Saunders Last post: Marco Montella	16	410	Feb 17, 2026
Need clean ASTAP files for Windows, current version not solving Acquisition Plate Solving Astrometry +2 Jan 20, 2026SonnyEFrequent contributor Last post: SonnyE	6	91	Feb 1, 2026
Alt/Az + De-rotation = No Diffraction Spikes? Acquisition Deep Sky Jan 20, 2026John Stone Last post: andrea tasselli	19	283	Jan 21, 2026
Processing Horsehead Nebula Acquisition Processing Deep Sky +1 Jan 19, 2026Ramzi Hemadeh Last post: Ramzi Hemadeh	19	530	Jan 23, 2026
Can the Skymax 180 be used for planetary nebulae imaging? Equipment Acquisition Beginner +3 Jan 19, 2026Kathleen Jordan Last post: Rainer Ehlert	7	176	Jan 19, 2026
Noisy Rosette Nebula despite 4 hours of data, Canon DSLR - pasted light subframes, see what you can do with them DSLR Acquisition Noise Reduction +4 Jan 18, 2026Karol Łoziński Last post: kgav8r	10	222	Jan 18, 2026
First image with new Edge 9.25 scope reveals possible discovery.... Can i get peoples opinions please Acquisition Request for feedback Deep Sky +3 Jan 14, 2026Bluetooth1989 Last post: SonnyE	9	689	Feb 6, 2026
Comparing Antlia Quad LP vs Svbony 220 3nm filters on Rosette Nebula Filters Light Pollution Filter H-alpha +2 Jan 14, 2026SonnyEFrequent contributor	0	62	Jan 14, 2026
Fairly Cold Weather (15 degree Fahrenheit) and Tracking Acquisition Deep Sky Jan 13, 2026Jerry GerberPerfect post Last post: Jerry Gerber	10	276	Jan 14, 2026
100 images - Thank You AstroBin! Acquisition Deep Sky Barnard Objects +4 Jan 11, 2026Deep Space Remote Observatories - Steve Mandel, Bob Fera, and Steeve Body Last post: Kay Ogetay	9	321	Jan 14, 2026
Problems with blue stars when adding Ha to LRGB. Acquisition Processing H-alpha +2 Jan 9, 2026Enrique Ojeda Last post: Enrique Ojeda	16	381	Jan 12, 2026
Automating ZWO ASI2600MM Dew Heater with NINA Acquisition Deep Sky Jan 7, 2026Jerry GerberPerfect post Last post: SonnyE	28	349	Jan 9, 2026
Need help: NINA meridian flip at wrong time Equatorial Mount Acquisition Meridian Flip +4 Jan 6, 2026Walter Leonhard Schramböck Last post: Jürgen Kaufer	21	166	Jan 6, 2026
what is the best smart telescope under $700 Acquisition Beginner Jan 2, 2026BigLizardAstro Last post: Matteo Lesinigo	10	300	Jan 4, 2026
NINA 3.2 - Looking for LRGB & SHO w/ Flats Advanced Sequencer Examples Acquisition Sequencing LRGB +4 Jan 2, 2026Jim Waters Last post: Jim Waters	4	106	Jan 5, 2026
How to combine LRGB with HaO3 data for NGC 7662 processing Acquisition HDR Processing +4 Jan 1, 2026Michael J. Mangieri Last post: Rick Krejci	9	204	Jan 26, 2026
Lots of M1's !! Acquisition Request for feedback Deep Sky +3 Dec 29, 2025AstroRBA Last post: AstroRBA	10	517	Dec 31, 2025
Very Weird NINA Behavior (or ASCOM?) Acquisition Deep Sky Dec 18, 2025Jerry GerberPerfect post Last post: SonnyE	7	126	Dec 19, 2025
Milky Way from the City Center Equipment Acquisition Deep Sky Dec 15, 2025Astrophilos Last post: Exr1t	1	83	Dec 19, 2025
What's the most challenging deep sky object you've captured? Deep Sky Abell Objects Planetary Nebula Dec 14, 2025Maciej Mindziak Last post: Alan Brunelle	31	790	Dec 19, 2025

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