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Inspired by shots of the Aurora from last weekend (and still sore from missing it) I decided to dust off the Star Adventurer GTI earlier in the week. I think I've now finally got to grips with using it and got my setup time down to around 15 minutes (which doesn't seem to bad to me). I'm also now getting reasonably consistent results on longer exposures which definitely helps with the motivation.
This all coincided with a couple of cloudless nights and a moonrise time that was conducive with astro photography - the stars finally aligned after months of rain and wind (and full moon on the odd night it was clear). It also helps that it's getting a little warmer at night!
I've also spent some time on workflow and processing tools and think I've finally got something that works for me. One of the main remaining challenges is the horrendous light pollution where we live in the NW of England, but I've not much opportunity for getting further afield at night as it stands so it'll have to do for now. Trying to make the most of the photography gear I have without heading down the rather deep and expensive rabbit-hole that is AP!
Taken with a Nikon D850/500 PF/Star Adventurer GTI/reasonably solid tripod with a cheapo intervalometer and processed in DSS/Siril and then finished off in PS. Total exposure time of around 2.5 hours with some calibration frames (much more to learn/experiment with on that front). It doesn't stand up to any sort of close scrutiny in any way, but it's definitely progress for me
M45 Pleiades - 2024 attempt by Simon Lundbeck, on Flickr
This all coincided with a couple of cloudless nights and a moonrise time that was conducive with astro photography - the stars finally aligned after months of rain and wind (and full moon on the odd night it was clear). It also helps that it's getting a little warmer at night!
I've also spent some time on workflow and processing tools and think I've finally got something that works for me. One of the main remaining challenges is the horrendous light pollution where we live in the NW of England, but I've not much opportunity for getting further afield at night as it stands so it'll have to do for now. Trying to make the most of the photography gear I have without heading down the rather deep and expensive rabbit-hole that is AP!
Taken with a Nikon D850/500 PF/Star Adventurer GTI/reasonably solid tripod with a cheapo intervalometer and processed in DSS/Siril and then finished off in PS. Total exposure time of around 2.5 hours with some calibration frames (much more to learn/experiment with on that front). It doesn't stand up to any sort of close scrutiny in any way, but it's definitely progress for me
M45 Pleiades - 2024 attempt by Simon Lundbeck, on Flickr
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