Area for posting image captures using Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA).
My Seestar S50 Caldwell challenge
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Ben Cartwright SASS »
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:37 pm
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I am posting in Gordon's EAA Messier contest/challenge and decided to also start my own with the Seestar S50 but doing the Caldwell Catalog.
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Went out last night even though there was an almost full moon but it was clear, going to be cloudy the next week.
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Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:25 pm
Cave Nebula - Seestar
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STEVE333 »
Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:45 pm
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The Cave Nebula is a fairly faint H II region located 2400 light years from earth. It is a diffuse emission nebula. The name Cave comes from the...
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That’s sn amazing capture Steve!
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Thu Sep 12, 2024 1:55 pm
Horsehead Nebula
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I Am Marsha »
Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:27 pm
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I made a mistake on my original post. I had deleted the image made from 3 subs and used one that was made from 64 minutes of subs, thinking that was...
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Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!
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Last post by Ylem
Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:21 am
M101 with more time - Seestar
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STEVE333 »
Tue Sep 03, 2024 5:18 pm
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M101 is easy to capture, but, difficult to capture well! When I first started AP others said You will NEVER get enough time on this target! . I now...
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Great M101, Steve. Congrats.
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Last post by AstroBee
Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:10 pm
Tulip Nebula - Seestar
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STEVE333 »
Fri Sep 06, 2024 4:09 pm
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SH 2-101 (the Tulip Nebula) is a H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is located about 6000 light years from earth. The Tulip...
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Nice image Steve,
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Last post by Jockinireland
Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:48 pm
Stargazing with the Seestar S50
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I Am Marsha »
Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:17 pm
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TL- the Owl Cluster
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Very beautiful Marsha!
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Last post by Ylem
Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:55 pm
Comet 13P/Olbers - Seestar
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STEVE333 »
Wed Aug 14, 2024 9:34 pm
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Only 12 minutes of total exposure (24 x 30 sec exposures). It's the first time I've tried 30 sec exposures and they worked flawlessly. Unfortunately...
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Thanks for posting.
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Last post by jrkirkham
Sun Aug 18, 2024 12:43 am
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Seestar S50 Mosaic
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gcisko »
Fri Aug 16, 2024 1:28 am
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Constellation: Andromeda
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wow , this is the work of a monk, someone told me how difficult it is to make a mosaic with the
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Last post by messier 111
Sat Aug 17, 2024 12:04 am
Pelican Nebula - Seestar S50
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STEVE333 »
Wed Aug 07, 2024 7:20 pm
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This target was imaged over a two night period. Skies were clear but the temperature was in the mid 80's F. Averaged about three stacked images per...
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Boy! You are really knocking out the images again and I can only envy you the number of clear nights you are getting. Its so good to see you back.
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Last post by Jockinireland
Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:22 am
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) Seestar S50
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gcisko »
Fri Aug 09, 2024 4:13 am
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The Eye of God
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thats excellent and a well deserved APOD
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Last post by Jockinireland
Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:11 am
Saturn and Titan with Seestar S50
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gcisko »
Sat Aug 10, 2024 4:43 pm
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Is the Seestar good for imaging planets? You decide :Astronomer1:
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the seestar never ceases to impress me, I will say that it is very good.
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Last post by gcisko
Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:33 am
M8 (Lagoon Nebula) with S50
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STEVE333 »
Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:01 am
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Motivated by Ken_nnth's 2-panel mosaic of the Rosette nebula I decided to try a 2-panel mosaic of M8 (Lagoon nebula). M8 is too large to fit in a...
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Hi Steve, you are producing some of the best images iIve seen coming out of the Seestar. I am becoming really impressed at what is possible with this...
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Last post by STEVE333
Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:20 pm
M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy)
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STEVE333 »
Mon Aug 12, 2024 6:09 pm
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This is now two nights of data on this fairly dim galaxy. I have rather severe gradients in the raw data, because of a neighbors bright backyard...
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Great Steve. Now you will be getting calls from the insurance company wanting to come into your house to nail down all the area rugs! Hope you heal...
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Last post by STEVE333
Tue Aug 13, 2024 4:07 pm
Comet 13P Olbers (SeeStar image)
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Gfamily »
Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:55 pm
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Caught 13P Olbers a couple of nights ago. 38 x 10s images stacked, stretched, denoised and adjusted in Affinity 2
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Is it ironic that I had to darken the background?
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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:19 pm
my first dso photos.
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messier 111 »
Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:40 pm
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here are my first photos of deep sky objects, natural and retouched.
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Congratulations on y our first S50 images. Nicely done!! You are off to a great start. Looking forward to your next images.
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Last post by messier 111
Mon Aug 05, 2024 5:26 pm
NGC 9662 (Eastern Veil Nebula) Seestar S50
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gcisko »
Sat Jul 27, 2024 4:55 pm
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Constellation: Cygnus
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This image is using the jpg image screen shot from the phone and not stacking the fit files. My image is almost twice the exposure as yours. So you...
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Last post by Star Dad
Sun Aug 04, 2024 3:25 pm
M20 (Trifid Nebula) w Seestar S50
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STEVE333 »
Sun Jul 21, 2024 11:53 pm
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Even with the moon nearly full the S50 was able to capture some nice data. This was 279 x 10 sec images (46.5 min total exposure) stacked and...
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Thx for the nice comments.
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Last post by STEVE333
Wed Jul 31, 2024 6:47 pm
East Veil - S50
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STEVE333 »
Mon Jul 29, 2024 9:59 pm
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This target took two nights worth of images to bring out more details. I wish the FOV were larger to capture all of this target. There may be a...
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Thats really good steve - you are really showing us what can be done with this new gear.
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Last post by STEVE333
Wed Jul 31, 2024 5:46 pm
M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) - S50
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STEVE333 »
Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:41 pm
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Although we have had almost two weeks of extremely hot weather (often over 100 F) it has brought clear skies that have allowed AP almost every night....
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Thats a really good image steve.
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Last post by Jockinireland
Wed Jul 31, 2024 2:33 pm
Witch's Broom Nebula (NGC 6960),
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messier 111 »
Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:12 pm
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Well, it's not much but for 11 minutes of exposure I find it passable.
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Nice for only 11 min total exposure.
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Last post by messier 111
Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:25 am
M51 and M101 with Seestar S50
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gcisko »
Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:44 pm
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I went out on June 26th and it was too windy to setup my AVX/Asiair rig, so I tried the Seestar S50 instead. After 3 hours of imaging these 2 objects...
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Hi Greg - I just imaged M101 with the same total exposure that you had. However, your image looks better than mine! Do you know what Bortle zone you...
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Last post by STEVE333
Thu Jul 25, 2024 4:15 am
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Work in progress - S50
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STEVE333 »
Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:39 pm
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Hi all, This is my first attempt at the fairly dim galaxy M101. Because it is a galaxy the LP filter isn't used. The nearly full moon last night...
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Lookin' good Steve!
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Last post by STEVE333
Thu Jul 25, 2024 4:09 am
Why it's worth practicing with PP
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Gfamily »
Mon Jul 22, 2024 2:45 pm
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Up til now, my Post Processing has been limited to playing with Levels and Curves, with a bit of sharpening or noise reduction if I think it will...
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Well done Owen!
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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:43 am
re-process of the moon
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messier 111 »
Sun Jul 21, 2024 2:28 pm
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re-process of the moon ,
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Nice colouring, and alot of craters too!
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Last post by messier 111
Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:58 am
Seestar S50 Field Rotation demo image
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gcisko »
Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:51 pm
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Seen is the effect of a 23 minute long integration using an Alt-Az mount. This image was stacked using 136 subs (each with a 10 second exposure)....
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I'm pretty new to the S50 and have noticed the image rotation just as you showed it. It has surprised me that, after regular processing with...
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Last post by STEVE333
Mon Jul 22, 2024 3:53 am
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