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[MaximusStarHunter]

This is the Horsehead nebula through my Seestar S50. It is about 15 minutes of exposure.

[TOMDEY]

Nice!    Tom

[OregonSky]

Very Nice  - 

Any Post Processing   ?

Whats your Bortle Rating  ?

 

Thanks  

Mike in Oregon 

[MaximusStarHunter]

Very Nice  - 

Any Post Processing   ?

Whats your Bortle Rating  ?

 

Thanks  

Mike in Oregon 

The only post-processing I used was the edit mode on the Seestar app.

This was taken in a bortle 5 zone.

-Maximus

Edited by MaximusStarHunter, 27 December 2024 - 10:33 AM.

[lostinthesky]

Seestar is a great device to grab images to share. I also went out this week to try for the Flame and Horsehead nebula. The first night I tried to get an image using the framing "mosaic" function but Seestar had difficulty stacking; so I obtained the higher magnification image without using mosaic. Then tried again the following night. Stacking in mosaic mode worked well so grabbed images of Flame, Horsehead, Orion, and Running Man Nebula

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[lostinthesky]

...and M42 and Running Man Nebula

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[Highnite]

Here is my Flame and Horsehead Nebula shot. No mosaic. 15 minutes exposure.

 

[WillR]

This is mine. Just my second night with the scope. Mosaic with sigma Orionis at the bottom. The mosaic didn't finished and I didn't crop out all the noise. This is definitely a learning experience. We all have Recretos's shot as something to strive for.  https://www.cloudyni...tos/?p=13887252

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Edited by WillR, 05 January 2025 - 11:39 PM.

[Order_66]

Question for anyone here.  Last night i was running my s50 with just the framing changed so it kicked in mosaic but not larger fov.  Around 1030pm CST it started saying not enough stars found.  It was trying to image the section that included the flame nebula and above that.  I stopped and restarted the plan and as soon as it got that section it did it again.  I had been shooting since 7pm cst and it didn't have any issues until it got to around 1030pm.  Any thoughts.
 

Here is what i was able to get 670 10 second subs stacked for 92 minutes total time.

 

 

[Highnite]

If I am not outside to see the sky, the message- not enough stars- has taught me there are probably thin or just plain clouds moving over the FOV. Same with can't center target.