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My astrophotography setup, took about a year to assemble all. It's been a while since my last post here but i'd like to share my greatest captures! Sorry, i'm still a begginer so don't mind that i'm still learning how to edit my photos, not the best quality around but i'm proud to make my own captures!
Trying my new camera on Carina nebula (Keyhole nebula on zoom)
Milk way with a cheap fisheye adapter on a 50mm lens
M20 Lagoon Nebula / NGC6559 Loreta Nebula and M20 Trifid Nebula
Thor's Helmet Nebula
NGC3372 / Eta Carinae Nebula and Gabriela Mistral Nebula
a piece of SNR Veil supernova remnant
The dragons of Ara NGC6188 / Rim Nebula
M16 and M17 Eagle Nebula and Omega Nebula
NGC6604 and M16 Eagle Nebula
M16 Eagle Nebula
Pillar of Creation
NGC 6357 Lobster Nebula and NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula
M20 and M8 Trifid and Lagoon Nebula
Omega Centauri Star Cluster
Liberty Statue Nebula
Liberty Statue Nebula
Leo's Triplet
M104 Sombrero Galaxy
M104
M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M83
NGC4945 Galaxy
Centauro A Galaxy
Prawn Nebula
Banana Nebula
Tarantula Nebula
Pencil Nebula
Running Chicken Nebula
Orion nebula and Running Man nebula
Flame nebula and horsehead nebula
Andromeda Galaxy
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Milk way
Conjunction Mars and Moon
Timelapse - Partial Solar Eclipse in São Paulo - Brazil (12/14/2020)
50+ years old japanese vintage telescope i recently got it
My new cooled dedicated camera with a new set of filters (H-alpha, S-II and O-III) when the weather helps me, i'll be trying to make a hubble pallet register!
charmingnomad
The most amazing thing I've seen on imgur.
okin89
i'm happy that you enjoyed as well!
spidermenz
Rehjee
You can't fool me! That's a damn Nerf Gun!
okin89
quite a little monster ! I need a better cabble management :)
MacGruberTheThroatRipper
Sweet. Thank you for sharing.
okin89
Thanks, i hope you enjoyed my images too!
AtlasFutureOverthrowsAmerica
GOD I LOVE NERDS
okin89
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Chingonxe
No pics of earth? Meh
okin89
still trying to register the dome
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
There's quite a few. They're just too zoomed in.
Ricobe9
okin89
i love portal!!!! i have Atlas and P-body Neca figures!!
Ricobe9
Yea i still wish they'd make a third game. Portal stories Mel was also great
Merky600
I remember the “ol’ days” of chilled film.
okin89
A few Astrophotography friends from time to time tell me those things! I can't even imagine how much work that would be!
Orionsbellybutton
Very nice. I was going to post something about not seeing Uranus despite having the equipment to do so. I'm impressed and a bit envious.
okin89
someone beat you there today! hahaha
anyway188136
This is amazing! I love you pictures. Please keep on sharing from time to time. I'm gonna follow you.
okin89
Thank you for the words! I'm glad you liked them! I'm usually posting only on reddit but i'll try to post here more often!
anyway188136
That would be very kind. You would make my day. :)
Reddragon71
No UFO/UAP ?
okin89
Not gonna lie, i expend quite a while outside, even in a urban area, i saw weird things already! And i know how to difference...
okin89
Sattelites, ISS, drones or airplanes around ?
JandalfTheJay
Awsome! Any tips for beginners? I've been looking into telescopes the last few weeks.
DVSBSTrD
lol.
theycallmemichael
I got started here - I am still a beginner... https://www.lonelyspeck.com/sony-a6000-astrophotography-review/
okin89
I would start with a cheap used DSLR and a tripod! that's enough to start, since there's a lot of things to learn before starting those ...
okin89
gears! You need to learn how to setup the camera correctly, long exposure shots, stacking images and pos processing! Takes time and effort..
okin89
But you can do amazing stuff with a dslr+lens kit and a tripod! The secret is stacking your images, so you can bring more details to the img
Zefster
It's all in the editing, and all the photoshop pluggins cost £9999
JupiterMiningCorpRep
Seriously though, in Uni we used ''ImageJ' to do image manipulation for these kind of photos. A lot of power with a free open source program
okin89
Stacking is the way! Also i only use free softwares, like DeepSkystacker, Siril and GIMP!
chuckles11
If you want to do astrophotography dont cheap out on the mount, it may seem like a good place to cut corners but its the most important part
okin89
Yes that true! With a good mount and a dslr you can do wonders! But you can aways start with a used dslr and a tripod, that's enough to ..
okin89
start learning the basics of Astrophotography, stacking and pos processing images!
vitaminalgas
Wow...
okin89
Thanks everyone for the kind words! I have to go to the uni lab right now, but i'll try to reply everyone when i get back!
SnowflakeMilkshake
*sweating* The kit, The pics, The spec details...
okin89
Thanks ?
yamigenesis
okin89
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twerknado
Nice... can you ever get that out to some proper dark skies?
okin89
Most of my shots it's made on a bortle 9 sky! i'm still waiting for the pandemic to pass, but i do have acess to bortle 5 sky from time to t
AstroINTJ
I imagine in Houston, also Bortle 9. It's a challenge, but sure is nice imaging from the couch!
Wikipedo
Is a higher number brighter? What's the darkest sky? For me, Atacama Desert was the best, but I've been to Mauna Loa & rural Canada too
ClaustrophobicOxtopus
https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#2/29.7/-73.5
Ckenteris
1 is the lowest 9 is highest.
Ckenteris
Wanted to say 1 is the darkest 9 is the brightest sky. Genius me...
HalfbloodPrince101
CometBoy
Dude needs to move into middle of nowhere - felt sad ur a pro but surrounded by all that light pollution.
Counterfit
There are filters that can cut out quite a bit of it, actually. Not a perfect solution, but far cheaper than moving
okin89
Would take that chance in a heartbeat ?
iidosee
any novice looking to buy a telescope hoping to see these kind of images, that's not how it will appear. this is in the editing. >
iidosee
i still highly recommend looking up at the sky with scope, it's worth learning about and amazing to view. but you're basically seeing >
iidosee
white light and maybe very faint color on jupiter or orions nebula among other things.but don't be dissuaded just don't expect these results
iidosee
nebulas and distant galaxies tend to look like fuzzy light blurs lol
okin89
that's true, most of things you can only see with long exposure shots! But it's still a nice hobby to stargaze around, my first time seeing
okin89
saturn's rings and Jupiter with its moons was amazing! Star cluster are my favorite, you can a bunch of stars poping and blinking with diffe
okin89
different colours, like a christmas tree!
iidosee
Lol I like the Pleiades, northern hemisphere... enjoyed seeing southern, thank you for sharing!
Coeos
That's really cool. Would you be able to share the all the equipment list?
okin89
i will do a post later and post here the link ok? thanks for the words!
Coeos
That would be great, thanks a lot
theycallmemichael
Following to also see the list. Thanks for your help on the smaller setup with the ZWO and Canon lens. I'm duplicating that setup myself!
Syhkn0
Thanks for the new screensaver!
okin89
I'm happy to read that :)
Ltjohnmcclane
It looks expensive.
okin89
It's, but i started with a simpler setup tbh, just a used dslr+tripod is enough to begin!
chaggaya
Nice! You've been followed and added to my astronomy folder if you care to check out some other shots (not mine, just randoms from Imgur).
okin89
Thanm you man! Sure ill check it out later! There's aways a different processing/target from our fellas astrophotography! It's quite amazing
isaypoopythingabecausemostofyouannoyme
Nice! Base camera aside, how much was it to build the setup?
gx67
A good setup will run you at least $2000-3000 if you want the capacity for an actual scope and tracking mount. (1/3)
gx67
The scope will generally be $1000-1500, the mount will be $800-1200, and the rest of the equipment on top of that. (2/3)
okin89
I've spent around 4500$ included 2 dslrs + buch of expensive filters + adpters and all, but I'm from brazil and here things coats 2x ..
okin89
but basically the mount is $500 in us + around $300 for the telescope! You will need other things like a guiderscope + camera for guiding..
gx67
A "budget" setup is using the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer (SWSA), a camera, and a Rokinon 135mm lens. That will be a good starter. (3/3)
TheAziz
Mercury should be well visible in the recent days after sunset, have you tried that?
okin89
I don't know if being in the south emsfere would influence on that, but i already observed other planets, it's just that my set is more...
okin89
focussed on deep space objetcs, it's got a low focal distance so it's not really good for planetary imaging
tamaradactyl
These photos are out of this world!!
okin89
Indeed ?
MouseCheese1
Superb. Drakes Law non withstanding, the sheer number of stars you are showing here means the must be habitable planets out there somewhere.
barnwolf
Probably easier to upload our consciousness into a computer than to travel to a new star system.
okin89
when stacking my images the program can find up to 100,000+ stars in a single frame, so i wouldn't be surprised as well
haIreallysigneduphere
Always puts me in awe when I think about the possibility of a planet in those frames containing life, we just can't see it.
Rillydealydalilommy
Unfortunately, there is one we see daily and can't appreciate.??
mechanicalmind
AFAIR out of all the observable stars we found 9 planets that seem able to host life like earth. 9. Not millions. Not thousands. Nine.
mechanicalmind
We are the epitome of "stroke of luck". At least for now.
Selerox
Key caveats: "like earth" and also, those are *so far*.
rocketpanda
Terrestrial exoplanets are much harder to find though. We've found thousands of gas giants, but it doesn't mean they're more common.
jelly117
Man this is so fricken cool. Can I see Uranus?
BklynPunisher
I’ll show you mine for a chocolate chip cookie.
FragileDonkey
*ass-trophotography
HandoB4Javert
SpiderTrike2000
Nope but he's seen Thors helmet
hitdog42
With that last one, I think you can see Ursmallintestine
Stockyhome
Just wait for the pics after I destroy Uranus!
Trialsin
ryansmVillain
How about a naked neighbor?
okin89
Not today my friend ?
SerialChickenLover
What about your ass?
Dimension09
SerialChickenLover
Also, I followed you so please post more space more frequently.
okin89
I'll try but the weather here is not helping! hahaha check the lobster+cat paws photo, there's something looking like a butt there !
TomatoPepper
@op how much is the cost of the entire device?
Annoyingpricklydick
Yes please
msawers
Yeah @op, what’s the cost? I told my wife I want to buy her one of these.
msawers
She needs it to find my dick
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Money+1
TomatoPepper
Why so serious?
Lee1604
this. Very curious!
okin89
There's about $4500 with 2 dslrs+ new camera, but you can make one with way less, I'm from brazil and things get here coasting 2x also
okin89
brazilian reais is worth 6x less than US dollars, it sucks! Including sellers profit + taxs + shipping, so its way overpriced!
okin89
but i got so many acessories too, expensive filters that deal with light pollution as well!
TomatoPepper
I got you bro, I'm from Argentina
suik
let's wait for @OP, but my guess is left kidney and half of the liver
okin89
Before all that i used to "invest" in csgo skins, which brought me a huge profit and dollar really went up in my country, so I'm fortunate..
okin89
that my gaming hobby paid those gears!
TomatoPepper
How many kidneys do you have?
NinjaCongo
Is that you, Xi Jinping?
TomatoPepper
Why?
NinjaCongo
Well he seems very interested in people's surplus organs.
RandomAccessMarshmallows
It varies with equipment. The mount is most important. My husband’s small set up cost probably $1900.
okin89
Yeah, the mount you could get for $500 a new one in US (not my case) and a cheap used dslr and any lens would be quite enough to start!
letters2u1992
I'd say this is a pretty fair guess. The camera is an Eos Kiss, which is an APS-C hobbyist grade camera. It's a great camera, 1/?
okin89
the camera is a canon 650D modified, i got it for cheap since its quite beaten and almost 100k clicks!
letters2u1992
but I wouldn't say it's expensive. The glass doesn't look expensive to me, but it certainly could be. The wildcard is the tripod unit.
letters2u1992
So, I looked up the astrotech lenses, and they retail for like 600-1200 bucks depending on the lens. It's not exactly a telephoto lens, 3/?
letters2u1992
It's more of a literal telescope as a lens. but the glass is like F/4 or F/6, so you wouldn't shoot a wedding with it. a F2.8 tele is ~2-3K$
Steffn
If you look at the post you can see he is using a cooled QHYCCD by now.
okin89
Right now i'm with the QHY163 but since i got everything done i only had one clear night here, so it wasn't enough to finish a target now...
okin89
that i got that mono camera, will take more time to capture using those 3 filters!
letters2u1992
Yeah, I see now. TBH, it's such a niche part, I wouldn't even know where to begin with that. Canon's pro grade sensors come in at ?/?
letters2u1992
4K USD for like 40Megapixels. That sensor is in that neighborhood. I think that part alone has got to be pretty pricey. Still. Cool AF.
Nuclearwaste9
It's cooled by water or fans? Does the temperature of the lens go up enough? I have an entry level zhumell. It's a pos because I can't
Nuclearwaste9
Find specific things wo using an app.
okin89
It's fan cooled camera, since you make long exposure photos, the sensor heat up and more noise comes to your photos! So lowering it helps
okin89
with the noise! I didn't quite understand your second question?