Hello Chennai, India.

I decided to make a go at SHO / getting the workflow sorted with my Askar C2 and Optolong L-Ultimate. Here's the Fighting Dragons of Ara, WIP.

William Optics Redcat 51 / ZWO ASI2600MC
Optolong L-Ultimate 72 @ 300seconds
Askar C2 54 @ 300 seconds

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I experiemented with a widefield image of the Carina area using a Sigma 105mm DG HSM Art at f2, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, and ZWO AM5. This was two hours (24x300 seconds) with an optolong l-ultimate. A good learning experience printing AF, tracking mounts, and other bits and pieces.

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We had a pretty good Aurora Australis show to start the week. Rakaia River / Coastline, Canterbury NZ 01-06-25

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Well, hello there. Hope everyone stays safe and tries not to buy up all the water and toilet paper, or at least shares some with their neighbors.

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For reference, this is my Mosaic of a region of Vela that I reviewed for interesting subjects to crop out.

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And here are some more interesting crops from my Vela mosaic.

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After a mosaic of a region of Vela, I pulled some crops of interesting subjects. I am enjoying the hunt for information regarding the Vela region and larger Gum Nebula.

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I attempted a 3x2 mosaic on the LMC at Figtree Country Retreat, QLD AU. Interesting target to go after for a mosaic and I think I will try again in a darker sky.

12x300 seconds per panel (3x2 mosaic)
6 hours total aquisition time

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Going through some image backlog and found a session I did on the Lagoon Nebula last September out at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield, QLD AU with 600 second subs. Here's a "quick" edit.

16x600 seconds with my trusty Redcat 51 + ZWO 2600MC.

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Made a trip out to Figtree Country Retreat near Pittsworth QLD AU and managed to capture a few images at sunset of a dusted C2024 G3 ATLAS. The main image is a stack of 8 x 30 seconds f1.8 ISO 800 from a Nikon Z7 and Z 135mm Plena on my Benro Polaris.

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I revisted my recent "Region of Vela" mosaic. Looking for feedback about stars / noise. Do most enjoy the "natural" stars or toned down with a couple feature stars? Sometimes I feel like I am creating noisy images but I also don't want to over cook too much.

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Rough edit / rough image of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) to accentuate the fanning as it breaks appart.

Nikon Z7 + Nikon 135/1.8 Plena on a Benro Polaris
f1.8 - 30 seconds - ISO 500

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Rough edit of my first glimpse of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)

Nikon Z7 + Nikon 135/1.8 Plena on a Benro Polaris
f1.8 / 8 seconds / ISO1250

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WIP of a portion of Vela. This is a crop of a 4x3 mosaic (12x300 seconds per panel) I decided to capture in bortle 1 skies out by Booubyjan QLD AU. Someday I will finish the edit ;)

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Travel set up: Smart end of a redcat 51 and zwo 2600MC. Also an insta360 go for session startrails. Nikon z7 and Benro Polaris for some f1.2 fun. Images from a recent astro weekend session at Figtree.

Some images of C 2023 A3 before (morning of Sep 30th, 2024) and after (evening of Oct 18th, 2024) parihelion. Captured with a Nikon Z7 and tracking with a Benro Polaris.

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Running Chicken to Banana 3x4 mosaic. Still needs work but a great learning experience. #astrophotography

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