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Help and Support Astronomer 02/06/15 (Fri) 14:46:29 f9810e No.19[Reply]

Having trouble with anything? Ask questions here.

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Astronomous 03/19/15 (Thu) 23:25:16 f47b42 No.25

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>>24
Forgot pics

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Equipment buying advice Astronomer 02/06/15 (Fri) 14:41:33 b91be2 No.18[Reply]

Looking to get into the hobby, not sure what kind of equipment you might need and at what budgets?

Stealing from /tech/

Getting the ball rolling Johnny 01/23/15 (Fri) 00:05:33 ce7a70 No.1[Reply]

This board is dead right now, if you want it to live just post whatever space images you have

I'll put up this sticky in case anyone is dropping by, wondering if there is an Astronomy board.
There is, as well as /astro/ and /astr/. There aren't any posts as of yet, the others had one/two. Do check them out, I thought it would be handy to have it named /astronomy/ for people looking through boards.

I'd like this board to be very discussion based, nobody being afraid to ask for help, nobody being
afraid of 'bragging'. It would be incredibly helpful if when you upload a picture, specify what ISO/
exposure length and all that jazz, maybe detail how you spent the evening getting that photo, it
should all be pleasant and relaxed.

If you're here, you like Astronomy, or are looking to get into it. I'll put up a Wiki for sure,
detailing telescope setups for all needs, and information to start you off. Yeah, if you want a chan
board up and running just make a thread. Doesn't really matter what, if you have some pictures upload
them with some text, anything "I took this, really proud and wanted to share" or "I tried taking
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Astronomer 02/01/15 (Sun) 11:42:25 af5036 No.17

I'd like to see this board do well. I'll do my best to post some of my shitty images once I'm done with night shifts midweek.

I need to motivate myself to get out there and take more pictures. ;_;

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Lunar Astronomer 01/26/15 (Mon) 01:42:34 78edcc No.5 [Reply]

Got a real cheap refractor telescope, help smartphone up to eyepiece and took a photo. Looks good

Astronomer 01/26/15 (Mon) 01:43:49 78edcc No.6

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Moto G has brightness for photos, here's the shadowy section

Astronomer 01/27/15 (Tue) 20:17:45 78edcc No.12

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Czech it

Astronomous 03/17/16 (Thu) 19:27:39 e65ff4 No.33

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>Celestron Astromaster 130eq

>Nikon d3200

>f/10 (650/130)x2 barlow

>ISO 400

>3 ~4minute video source

>Aligned videos in PIPP

>Stacked with AutoStakkert2

>Processed with Registax

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Great Orion Nebula Astronomer 01/23/15 (Fri) 00:53:48 7b8889 No.3 [Reply]

Seeing the Orion Nebula for the first time has been the biggest "wow" for me.

After getting a DSLR, I quickly put it onto a cheapy alt-az and pointed it in the general direction of the constellation. Took a 4" exposure @ 1600iso, stared at the blank screen waiting for the camera to load up the frame.

BAM there it is, all this shit just comes out of nowhere, millions more stars that were invisible to me, the nebula is huge, it was so awe-inspiring to know that this huge object is just sitting there in the sky and you just can't see it but it is there. Really amazing, really pretty.

Well the photos I have are terrible, I don't have a tracking solution as of yet but when I do they should be much better.

Another point, I have an equatorial mount with a motor, but can't seem to get it working. On it's own the motor does work. I do polar alignment, attach the motor, make sure everything is secured correctly but it simply does not track.

The photos are using a £40 70mm refractor and Nikon D3200, iso of 1600 and exposure of 4 seconds. The scope I've been having trouble with is a Celestron 130Eq-MD, a 130mm reflector.

Astronomer 01/23/15 (Fri) 01:04:58 7b8889 No.4

>>3
Also, dick stars

Astronomous 06/13/15 (Sat) 15:37:02 5692d3 No.30

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~5 months till it's viewable again.

Here's a later one I did, has a weird noise errror

Astronomous 03/17/16 (Thu) 19:09:38 f9a370 No.32

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Visiting again after a year, made progress

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Equipment general Astronomous 06/08/15 (Mon) 21:00:48 a3831c No.28 [Reply]

>tfw astrophotography on visual astronomy budget

Ah the woe's of cheap chinese shit.

I was trying to image M13 Cluster. My Celestron 130EQ just cannot cope with the weight/moment of the DSLR attached, it won't stay still. I tried using a second alt-az mount to prop up the camera and relieve the EQ mount, but by that time the sun came up.

Astronomous 06/08/15 (Mon) 21:10:19 a3831c No.29

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I was out to image Messier 13/M13, the great Globular cluster in Hercules.

Couldn't get any images of it after maybe 3 hours, but looking at it was pretty amazing. It looked like an error of sorts, just wrong. Got a pretty wiggy feeling knowing it is ~25,000 light years away and still takes up a large portion of the FoV. It's Made up several-hundred thousand stars.

Thought I'd do a sketch of the 20mm eyepiece view. Center is M13, the two stars aren't really in the right place but close enough.

Astronomous 06/13/15 (Sat) 15:43:39 3f8c38 No.31

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I guess if it's an equipment general

Anybody want to buy this thing off of me? I've had this 130 mm for nearly a decade now but the motor in the tripod is dead and the battery holders are missing and ripped off the wires. The telescope tube is fine-ish, nothing wrong with the mirrors, but they will need cleaning and probably alignment and adjustment.

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shitty weather Astronomous 03/20/15 (Fri) 19:27:33 277a39 No.27 [Reply]

God damnit I've seen atleast two planets in the sky for a couple of days now, and when I finally have time to take out my telescope it's cloudy as shit

Anyways did you guys see the solar eclipse? I missed it because of the same reason mentioned above

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Eclipse 20/3/15 Astronomous 03/20/15 (Fri) 13:22:19 b3b125 No.26 [Reply]

Fucking British clouds everywhere, all my gear got rained on. At around 10:00 with 15 minutes left of the eclipse they cleared a little and I was able to get a mosaic done in a rush.

Would've like to taken images every 10 minutes or so to make a timelapse, hell I would've like to have seen it at 95% instead of ~20%.

Any Britbongs get any sneaky snaps? Lucky bastards in Warwick got clear skies.

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Astronomy General Johnny 01/26/15 (Mon) 02:13:30 833b7f No.9 [Reply]

This thread can be dedicated to whatever involving astronomy, for asking questions, sharing stories and experiences. Any interesting videos or websites you come across.

Johnny 01/26/15 (Mon) 02:19:11 833b7f No.10

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

Scott Manley posted a video on YouTube aiming at raising awareness/interest for Astronomy. Real interesting watch.

Johnny Astronomer 02/06/15 (Fri) 14:52:13 833b7f No.20

Also news thread?

Erm.. New Horizons is getting bretty close to Pluto, photos are starting

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Space Games Astronomer 01/29/15 (Thu) 16:54:45 55cfe0 No.14 [Reply]

I know that this is meant for showing pics but what's better than pics? Maybe going in a simulator? Well you guys should check out Space Engine. Pic Unrelated

Astronomer 01/29/15 (Thu) 22:51:08 1589b7 No.15

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Astronomer 01/29/15 (Thu) 23:20:49 1589b7 No.16

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Kerbal must be the most well-known modern space game

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Jupiter Johnny 01/23/15 (Fri) 00:19:55 4178cb No.2 [Reply]

I've been making some progress with Jupiter, quite happy with the latest image seeing as they are never stacked, and I'm still a beginner using a beginner scope, but there's progress. First image was using the same scope as the second but with a webcam.

Share yours below, include methodology if you like or any helpful tips.

Astronomer 01/26/15 (Mon) 01:53:58 4178cb No.8

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>>2
Here's my smartphone jupiter

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