Welcome to !astrophotography!
We are Lemmy's dedicated astrophotography community!
If you want to see or post pictures of space taken by amateurs using amateur level equipment, this is the place for you!
Please read the rules before you post! It is your responsibility to be aware of current rules. Failure to be aware of current rules may result in your post being removed without warning at moderator discretion.
Astrophotography refers to images of astronomical objects or phenomena exclusively.
~~Images that show objects or people below the Kármán Line (100km) will be removed.~~ We won't be enforcing this rule for now, but as the community grows eventually we will split and have a separate space for just landscape astro.
Images must be an accurate representation of a real astronomical object.
Image posts can only be images that you have captured and processed yourself, or discussion about capturing and/or processing your own images.
Images acquired from public sources, professional observatories, or other professional services are not allowed.
If you have done a drastic alteration or reprocessing of a prior submission, you may repost your edit - but only after a minimum of one week has passed.
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Questions are welcome here for the time being.
Links to blogs, articles or external websites should be interesting and promote discussion about amateur astrophotography.
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All submitted images must include acquisition and processing details as a top-level comment. All posts without this information may be given a warning, and if not updated will be removed.
This includes the telescope, mount, camera, accessories, and any other pieces of equipment you used to capture the image.
You must also include processing details, i.e. the programs you used and a general rundown of the workflow/processes you used within those programs. “Processed in Photoshop” is not enough.
My first attempt at the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae!
A few minutes worth of 30sec exposures, 10 darks (had to leave in a hurry) and 20 flats/bias.
Edit: Shot with a 500mm f6.3 camera lens and a stock Sony A6000 on a Star Adventurer.
Edited with Siril, then Starnet++, then Photoshop and some minor adjustments in Lightroom.
Feedback appreciated!
Feedback: wow! Really love the composition.
Edit: I wanted to add: I’m really new to astrophotography, could you share which Bortle scale the spot you took this is? It could help with the expectations for what I can get from my surroundings :)
Thank you!
The spot is a Bortle 4 to 5 according to the map, nothing special but it's only a 20 min drive and has no nearby light sources, offers decent protection from the constant Aegean summer winds as well. My advice is this: Bortle + Drive time + terrain difficulty= X, solve for the lowest possible X and only go to really remote and dark sites when you're sure you've got the shooting process dialed in. Generally any moon less night under Bortle 5 skies or better yields great results.
Hope that helps.