I'm new to the Astrobin community but I have been inspire by the amazing work here. I have been into landscape and nature photography for almost a decade and am now trying my hand at astrophotography. This past weekend after several nights I finally figured out autoguiding, plate solving, etc. And took my first images this past weekend of the Andromeda galaxy and Orion Nebula. Advise and critiques are welcome!
Hello from Reno
Great to see you here, Alan,
I had a look at your gallery. No advise, no critique necessary. Both images are superb.
Cheers
Robert
I had a look at your gallery. No advise, no critique necessary. Both images are superb.
Cheers
Robert
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Thanks for the compliments!
Welcome from down south in Gardnerville!!!
Hi Alan and Welcome,
I joined astrobin not that long ago but am a novice. Like you, I shoot with a Samyang 135mm. I use it on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer. I started out doing luna and planetary images using my Skywtacher 12" goto reflector coupled with an ASI224MC. I find widefield deep space great fun but post processing has taken me a lot of time and I'm still learning. Topaz denoising, Gradiant Xterminator and Star Tools have really made a difference when processing with Photoshop. I have also just recently shot Andromeda and Orion. I think I must have processed about 50 times to get something I could be satisfied with. Good luck and keep in touch so that we can compare notes every once in a while.
Regards,
Paul
I joined astrobin not that long ago but am a novice. Like you, I shoot with a Samyang 135mm. I use it on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer. I started out doing luna and planetary images using my Skywtacher 12" goto reflector coupled with an ASI224MC. I find widefield deep space great fun but post processing has taken me a lot of time and I'm still learning. Topaz denoising, Gradiant Xterminator and Star Tools have really made a difference when processing with Photoshop. I have also just recently shot Andromeda and Orion. I think I must have processed about 50 times to get something I could be satisfied with. Good luck and keep in touch so that we can compare notes every once in a while.
Regards,
Paul
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thanks! Good to know there are other people around here doing the same thing. Do you know if there are any astronomy type groups in Northern NV? Also you're images are great!
Welcome from down south in Gardnerville!!!
thanks! Good to know there are other people around here doing the same thing. Do you know if there are any astronomy type groups in Northern NV? Also you're images are great!
You can check with Fleishman Planetarium at UNR. Also I know WNC in Carson has monthly viewings at their planetarium. There are some of us in the Carson Valley, but I'm not aware of any organized group
Dave
Dave
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paul:
Hi Alan and Welcome,
I joined astrobin not that long ago but am a novice. Like you, I shoot with a Samyang 135mm. I use it on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer. I started out doing luna and planetary images using my Skywtacher 12" goto reflector coupled with an ASI224MC. I find widefield deep space great fun but post processing has taken me a lot of time and I'm still learning. Topaz denoising, Gradiant Xterminator and Star Tools have really made a difference when processing with Photoshop. I have also just recently shot Andromeda and Orion. I think I must have processed about 50 times to get something I could be satisfied with. Good luck and keep in touch so that we can compare notes every once in a while.
Regards,
Paul
*Sounds great. I tend to go all in, sometimes to the detriment of my finances and I bought a Williams Optics Z103mm and Skywatcher EQ6. It was a steep learning curve but a lot of fund. I do a lot of landscape/nature photography so I have a Canon 6D and EOS R. I may have the 6D modified but I'm going to use it for a few more months and see how it goes. The Topaz dentist looks good, I'll need to look into that I'm pretty comfortable with photoshop but I just got astro tools and that has made some things easier. Clear skies!
What’s your Bortle rating out there? My wife regularly goes to Reno for bowling tournaments, so I’m wondering if it would be worth it to accompany her with a telescope (NOT TO BOWL, LOL).
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What’s your Bortle rating out there? My wife regularly goes to Reno for bowling tournaments, so I’m wondering if it would be worth it to accompany her with a telescope (NOT TO BOWL, LOL).
Most of Reno is 5/6, but there are areas with class 2/3 skies within 1 hour.
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