Hello from sunny Melbourne Australia!

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Hi everyone.

my name is Steeve (that’s right with 2ee haha) and I’ve started Astrophotography about a year ago, and after looking at all the amazing pictures for quite some time I finally posted my first picture (that I’m actually happy with) on astrobin! https://astrob.in/3dbeng/0/

it all started when I bought my wife a telescope for her birthday and I decide to stick my iPhone camera to the eye piece… and that was pretty much game over for me right there and then… I was completely addicted and also utterly dissatisfied with the pictures I was taking… so like many of us here I went down the rabbit hole and slowly started learning and getting the bits and pieces I needed to get better results.

I swapped the collapsible Newtonian with a small refractor and finally gave my wife her present back, moved from the az gti to an eq6-r and right now I’m still using a mirrorless dslr I got on eBay for $200 and Astro modified it… that’s the next upgrade for me!

im mostly interested in nebulas at the moment, being a music composer and sound mixer by trade, these are painting in the sky to me and capturing and processing these images is actually very similar to recording and mixing music and I just absolutely love it.

What I love the most in all of this is the community and how willing everyone is to help each other. Passion is such a beautiful thing when we get to share it with others especially during these though times. 

lots of love and clear sky to everyone on astrobin! Steeve
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Andre Vilhena avatar
Hello Steeve wit two "e",

Welcome to the community and let me first tell you that your first photo is amazing! I'd wish my first photo to be half as good! I am attaching my first photo, which by then seemed amazing but now I feel I bit ashamed...

I do relate to your words - I also started a year ago (Aug 15th) and been a complete addict since then... The beauty in the sky is amazing and I just feel I need to capture it in all the possible ways. I have been comparing it with poetry but indeed composing should also be very comparable.

Anyway, keep enjoying and feel free to contact should you need any help.

Greetings from Portugal!

André

2020.09.07 Veil Nebula.jpg
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Shaun Robertson avatar
Finally on Astrobin Steeve! Welcome mate. 
Very useful and helpful forum here with tons of information. Between the ASV and Astrobin you'll be covered.
Looking forward to more great images from you, The Dragons mosaic is just amazing!

Look forward to catching up at the ASV meetings sometime when all this craziness is over.

Cheers

Shaun
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Andre Vilhena:
Hello Steeve wit two "e",

Welcome to the community and let me first tell you that your first photo is amazing! I'd wish my first photo to be half as good! I am attaching my first photo, which by then seemed amazing but now I feel I bit ashamed...

I do relate to your words - I also started a year ago (Aug 15th) and been a complete addict since then... The beauty in the sky is amazing and I just feel I need to capture it in all the possible ways. I have been comparing it with poetry but indeed composing should also be very comparable.

Anyway, keep enjoying and feel free to contact should you need any help.

Greetings from Portugal!

André

2020.09.07 Veil Nebula.jpg

Great to meet you Andre! Ha the veil nebula, it’s so low in the sky where I am… if that’s your first shot ever, that’s way better than my first shot ever with my iPhone 😂😂. I’ve checked your work and your picture of the Rho op. Is just amazing mate! Your qhy268c makes me very jalouse! Im actually saving up to get the mono version of that one.

thanks for your kind words Andre and see you around
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Shaun Robertson:
Finally on Astrobin Steeve! Welcome mate. 
Very useful and helpful forum here with tons of information. Between the ASV and Astrobin you'll be covered.
Looking forward to more great images from you, The Dragons mosaic is just amazing!

Look forward to catching up at the ASV meetings sometime when all this craziness is over.

Cheers

Shaun

Shaun! Good to see you here man ;) yes it was about time for me to join astrobin. It felt like I finally had something worth posting here. I can’t wait for the craziness to settle down and catch up with you guys.

take care buddy
Frédéric Auchère avatar
Greetings from France Steeve with 2ees smile

Good job on your first post! Too bad for me I will not see these objects anytime soon …

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Frédéric
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Frédéric Auchère:
Greetings from France Steeve with 2ees ;)

Good job on your first post! Too bad for me I will not see these objects anytime soon ...

CS

Frédéric

Thank you Frederic! You are taking some lovely pictures too Steeve with 2 ees is actually the french spelling... I'm originally from La Reunion... but I've been in Australia for over 20 years now. Clear sky to you my friend