Astrophotography: Let's Photograph the Crescent Nebula
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Last night I finished up my latest astrophotography project on the Crescent Nebula in Cygnus. Over the course of June and July, I have acquired several deep sky images of NGC 6888 using my Canon DSLR camera and telescope.
In this episode, I capture the final set of images in color RGB using a Skytech CLS-CCD filter for my astro-modified Canon 600D. The images were then stacked and combined using my HaRGB processing method to produce the final image.
NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula
Photo Details:
Total Ha Exposure: 5 Hours, 9 Minutes (62 frames)
Total RGB Exposure: 4 Hours, 19 Minutes (87 frames)
Total Integrated Exposure Time: 9 Hours, 28 Minutes
Aligned and stacked using DeepSkyStacker
All processing done in Adobe Photoshop
Equipment Used:
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED102 CF
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro
Guide Camera: Altair GPCAM2 AR0130 Mono
Guide Scope: Altair Starwave 50mm
Camera: Canon Rebel 600D (modified)
Filters: SkyTech CLS CCD, Astronomik 12nm Ha
For more information about this project, visit: astrobackyard.c...
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Trevor, thankyou for sharing your expertise. Fantastic explanation and result.
The Skyrim box appears again!
a LOT of inspiration from you bud !!! Salute from London. (Chilean enthusiast )
The videos you create and the images that result from your work is a constant inspiration Trevor. As an aspiring astrophotographer it is awesome to have my morning coffee and sit down and learn from you. It has helped me to create my first images, and hopefully will guide me forward to more ambitious projects like this one (Crescent Nebula).
So thank you for everything you do and keep up the awesome work
+Brendan Forward Wow. Thanks so much Brendan!
... I do not know how your photos are so amazing!!, You sir, are a wizard.
that music behind?! I wanna say mass effect but I'm not sure! oh and great videos!
The Wards, I think. Ambient music from ME1
i knew i heard it somewhere!
Awesome as usual. And LOL... Who cares about lighting... Don't screw over your night vision... 😜
Loving your vids, I'm pretty new to all this and your channel is a great help.
That's a superb image, Trevor.
And, another great video. Now you need to get the elusive Soap Bubble nebular.
Stunning picture and you are so modest.
Excellent result. Congratulations!
Aaah... I love the Skyrim songs and box in the video, AND the video of course
Nice work! I'm learning so much from you. Please keep sharing your amazing work.
Hey! Also from Baton Rouge! Enjoy all the videos Trevor, keep them coming!
Great job as always Trevor!
Ha, I love the Secunda from Skyrim playing in the background. Thanks for the vid!
Another great video, Trevor! Thanks for sharing. It would be interesting to see how an Ha, SII, OIII would turn out from your location.
Outstanding image Trevor! great job
Hi Trevor, I've been watching your deep sky imaging skills improve! What an image! What is the name of the soundtrack at the end? Thanks and greetings from Barcelona!
Hysteresis is like a mechanical backlash you can get in gear systems. think of it as a form of lag between demanded input and actual movement.
try to add an O3 version of the image, it adds some kind of nice blue bubble around the crescent
Thanks Trevor for taking some time to explain a bit more PHD2 Guiding. I find that it can be a bit overwhelming as a newbie to enter the values when in reality you're not sure of anything. Congrats on your image... spectacular!
How’s your journey been friend😊
great image as usual....
Lighting Equipment....hehehe...try that at a Starparty :-)
Your Picture looks great,the Result of hard Work,I know that.
Maybe you can add O3 Frames in the Future,it works great on the Crescent!
Clear Skies,Marc
Nice result 👍🏻
lol, the guide scope I just bought is the Orion 50 mm guide scope. Fools and their money, I guess.
BTW, I liked the clean-shaven look. :)
+openskies11 the Orion 50mm is great! It was more so the guide camera that was the big upgrade
Hi,
Love your videos.
IF money and time permits bypass all of the filters and go with a mono camera and 4 to 5 filters to capture the stunning images you see in magazines. I use the Atik.
The end result if that 9 hour looks pretty damn good though.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome Work Man Keep It Up.
LOL in the middle of the video i was like WAIT ITS 12:03 AM? XD
Wait woah, I like the beard! Don't apologize!
Hello. I have a question for which i cant get a straight answer anywhere on google. I know it is possible to attach a mirrorless camera to a telescope considering I found A Micro Four Thirds T-mount adapter online, i just dont know if the two systems are optically compatible. Like will the focal plane be thrown out of wack, or will the image circle be all tiny or something weird like that.. I dont know. Thanks for any help you can provide. Good day. BTW, I use a celestron newtonian.
I love your vids but the beard makes you look 20yrs older. The 183C is something that really interests me particularly if you compare raw images from the other cameras that the good guys at OT have lent / given you.
Your vids get better and better. As a retired professional I know it is not as easy as you make it look.
Thanks, Trevor. From France.
thank you... very interesting video...
Do the Eagle nebula! It's my favorite DSO and plus you have a typo in your description "For more information about this peoject"
He's probably a bit too far north to capture it.
Well, it's a bit to the bottom left of the galactic core and you can definitely see that in Ontario. It's currently out this summer if you're in the American timezones.
don't you also get that red because it's in the cygnus region?
LOL Get yourself some LP filters for those studio lights.... you know sunglasses man.... to save your night vision. lol
Your videos has an awful lot of technical stuff in it. What do I do if I have a Canon EOS 90D APS-C, G-skyer 600mm/90mm dia refractor, no star tracker. How can I still get some sort of image of say the pinwheel galaxy?
Noticed you put a lot of effort into editing this video 😀
+George Cooper appreciate that.
thanks 👍
is it actually possible to track the ISS or is it moving way to fast?
I would think that its moving too fast and not on a telescope axis to track it
It's somewhat possible using certain software and to "intercept" it along its orbit.
Do you/would you hire yourself out to teach newbs how best to use their gear? :)
Would a canon 5DS be any good for astro?
+Davy Scales Absolutely
HYSTER -Y-SIS. Spelt Histeresis. That's English for you. Pronunciation, that is.
great image!!