Jerry Gerber
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Last Activity: 02-01-2023, 10:47 PM
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I've seen quite a few excellent astro images taken with a full-frame digital camera, and I don't see any reason why 35mm can't be used. I've never done... -
Astrophotography is very different from other types of photography. The light from deep space objects is very faint, it requires multiple exposures of...Leave a comment:
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Rosette Nebula
Rosette Nebula, a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
5,219 light-years from Earth, 2023.
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NSC1893 & IC405
The nebula on the left (NGC1893) is about 12,400 light years from Earth. The other one (IC405) is "only" 1,500 light years from Earth. Our images...Last edited by Jerry Gerber; 01-23-2023, 12:54 PM. -
The Heart Nebula (SH2-190)
This star-forming region is about 7,500 light-years from Earth.
Photographed with Esprit 100ED telescope, ZWO 2600MC CMOS camera, AM5 mount....Last edited by Jerry Gerber; 01-19-2023, 07:39 PM. -
That's correct, the telescope's native focal length is 550mm. I don't know what the equivalent focal length would be for a full frame camera, the sensor...Leave a comment:
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For pre-processing (calibration with bias frames, darks and flats, registration, integration) I used Pixinsight. For early processing such as color calibration,...Last edited by Jerry Gerber; 01-10-2023, 11:45 AM.Leave a comment:
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Three Recent Astrophotographs
These were taken from my backyard in San Francisco, right before the rains began. Final processing done in ACD Ultimate.
Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit...Last edited by Jerry Gerber; 01-09-2023, 04:11 PM.
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