Which you can see there faintly glowing
#How it started… How it's going…
onyx shoal
smoky moth
Dude I'm not talking about the fact that its red
Ik that's Ha
I'm talking about the noise and that some spots look gray
Because they removed the color
Also i wasn't even responding to orion one
onyx shoal
Shit my bad
halcyon umbra
mild topaz
the left one is still in progress but i gotta get better at editing
neon cape
Left is from a Celestron Astromaster 130eq in 2023 and right is from a Seestar S50 a few days ago
somber aspen
2022 vs 2025
gilded swallow
Woah how little to no noise
vague portal
Deepsnr magic
Low value DeepSNR. Please underline that😂
somber aspen
Nah if I'm doing LRGB, RGB gets nuked, then L gets like 0.6 or 0.7.
Can't remember the exact values for this, but maybe 0.5.
It's usually around there.
Nah I ain't lettin that slide
gilded swallow
naive marsh
some 2023 vs 2025 comparisons:
(not really focused on omega but still)
this region
gloomy stratus
This is insane
smoky moth
Alright Alright you made me wanna redo my Andromeda
naive marsh
This is insane
thx tyking :3
past drum
2023 vs 2 months ago vs now
equipment stayed exactly the same between 2 months ago and now except the one 2 months ago used a sv220 duoband and the new one was just a cheap (super haloey) uv ir cut filter
whole swift
How it started (no photo of the dolphins head) bs how it’s going (image of dolphins head)
carmine hill
How it started (no photo of the dolphins head) bs how it’s going (image of dolph...
this actually looks so sick
whole swift
this actually looks so sick
Maybe you should try the data
vernal bison
How it started (no photo of the dolphins head) bs how it’s going (image of dolph...
this looks so good as your pfp with the fire ring discord cosmetic surrounding it lol
grand flower
1hr 30mins on witchhead untracked in 2023 vs 28hrs 30mins tracked.
where diff :3
young valve
october 2024 (left) and last night (right)
identical setup, first proper image of jupiter compared to my latest!
marsh fulcrum
Day 1 of solar imaging (left) and day 3 of solar imaging (right)
oak pagoda
Day 1 of solar imaging (left) and day 3 of solar imaging (right)
left looks like fabric
marsh fulcrum
Yeah, I still have no clue why it does that, it always looks like that with my phone
amber meteor
11 months apart
grand flower
Yeah, I still have no clue why it does that, it always looks like that with my p...
are you debayering?
if its an osc camera
carmine hill
11 months apart
left image bortle?
marsh fulcrum
are you debayering?
No, it was already a full colored image, I just made it BW in an editing software
Because I didn't like how the colors looked, but I found out a way to make the colors more favorable since then with my camera
That is the original
grand flower
a
grand flower
is the right one the new one?
carmine hill
is the right one the new one?
yes
worthy kettle
Quite the difference on M45 :)
grand flower
Quite the difference on M45 :)
woaa
grand flower
(dont have orig data so i scrot insta 
)
marsh fulcrum
5
somber aspen
Bortle scale is kinda difficult to compare in this instance because light domes are usually present and the LP maps just aren't super accurate to begin with.
But at zenith B6 won't be too much worse than B5, but the surrounding light domes will have the biggest impact.
somber aspen
I forgot this one lol
Like his looks a little darker than Orion does in my skies and I'm also bortle 5 according to maps
So I'm guessing you don't have a massive light dome from an airport and small city to your south? 
marsh fulcrum
Yeah, I think I'm inside the nearest light dome lol
Also I just realized I accidentally sent that to how it started and how it's going and not widefield milkyway pics lmao
smoky moth
Yeah but in my "bortle 6" hardly looks any different from my b8 in terms of visual star count but in a single long exposure image the difference is night and day
I think it's mostly because i have a lot of local light pollution that doesn't allow my eyes to fully adjust to the darkness
amber meteor
almost exactly a year apart new lens new mount
somber aspen
2023 vs 2025
grand flower
2023 vs 2025
much cleaber
dense surge
First astrophotography project (2024) vs the most recent raw data
I'm still impressed I managed that good of a photo in November 2024 with 1 hour of integration under a full moon with only a DSLR and battery powered fork mount for tracking (no guiding, hand dithering)
dense surge
First astrophotography project (2024) vs the most recent raw data
And now with some continuum subtraction
young valve
pretty cool progress
vocal escarp
south fern
1 year apart (and 10 days but eh...)
amber meteor
11 month difference
forest hull
sharp lake
2022 Lunar Eclipse and 2026 Lunar Eclipse
gray shale
Almost a year apart, the first one was made with a phone and a 150p, second one with a uranus-c and a 150p
patent horizon
whole swift
14 plates (sharing) vs 15 (1 off screen) no sharing
The only difference with age is sushi intake
bitter jacinth
March 4th 2024
March 5th 2026 (I wanted to get more exposure time but it goes behind my house 5 hours after it rises
rough ledge
November 2024 it's my first shot doing the Carina nebula using kit 300mm lens doing it untracked with canon 1300d unmodified
And now 12 March using same camera but using new roki 135mm lens and dual band filter
grim mango
1 year difference
south fern
Precisely 1 year apart (this was not planned 😅)
loud path
after vs before 
worthy kettle
:(
torn scarab
Not the same target, but almost exactly a year apart so it’s fun to see what has changed
open hare
Both are m42
sick cypress
Both are m42
Which one's which
oak pagoda
Which one's which
i think left is new, look how noisy the outer parts are on the right
left is a clean noiseless black
pulsar inlet
https://tenor.com/view/ragebait-or-low-iq-call-it-rage-bait-ragebait-low-iq-call...
Does it have to be either/or?
open hare
Does it have to be either/or?
I would hope people can tell what is which
I mean the thread is named as How it started.... How its going
pulsar inlet
I would hope people can tell what is which
I don't consider people who engage in baiting to have a substantial IQ
open hare
I don't consider people who engage in baiting to have a substantial IQ
Fair enough 😭
unique gazelle
Incredible progress, inspiring
tough bison
bit less than 2 years difference
bit less than 2 years difference here too
lean badge
2 years difference
clever wraith
2026 >> 2024
acoustic night
woven parcel
Same target, Same Setup
About 6 months of difference
Old one has all the Starx and blurx, new one Just a Stretch and hdr
A Bit of a crop
onyx shoal
That HDR looks a bit unnatural
woven parcel
That HDR looks a bit unnatural
Its a Bit too hard i admit
I Just wanted to have a Look at the Details in this
onyx shoal
Use the iHDR script
woven parcel
Use the iHDR script
That a Script for Pix? Im using hdr transformation after doing a mask
onyx shoal
iHDR Script https://share.google/jdZdS3wEvwu9fo3Wl
open hare
Svbony 48p + Phone vs Askar fma180 + Uranus C
whole swift
Probs bit over a year different, different cam, filters (went mono) scope tuning and eaf
Oh and fixed the spider
smoky moth
A Bit of a crop
Idk i prefer the old one
woven parcel
Idk i prefer the old one
In Terms of the colors i agree
I still have to give the new one a proper Go
Ive only Looked at its Details so far
The fact that the old one is with blurx, whilst the new one has No sharpening makes it much better already tho
smoky moth
In Terms of the colors i agree
I still have to give the new one a proper Go
Ive ...
And background
smoky moth
iHDR Script https://share.google/jdZdS3wEvwu9fo3Wl
How do you download it there is no download button
onyx shoal
How do you download it there is no download button
Its a Pix plugin
You dont download it
woven parcel
And background
Agreed
smoky moth
Its a Pix plugin
Oh i see how you do it also Is it only for newer version of pix or does it work on older version
woven parcel
Oh i see how you do it also Is it only for newer version of pix or does it work ...
If u have an older Version because U have cracked Pix it can be problematic to use
Dont know for Sure tho
smoky moth
If u have an older Version because U have cracked Pix it can be problematic to u...
One way to find out ig
woven parcel
One way to find out ig
Fingers crossed
onyx shoal
Oh i see how you do it also Is it only for newer version of pix or does it work ...
I only use it on the newest, so idk
naive marsh
3 years difference
sick cypress
3 years difference
Yeah I just saw your photos from 3 years ago and the difference is crazy :)
naive marsh
Yeah I just saw your photos from 3 years ago and the difference is crazy :)
ty!❤️
odd current
Summer 2023 --- Spring 2026
lime nimbus
Winter of 2025 ---- Summer of 2026
Summer of 2025 ----- Winter of 2025
Winter of 2025 ----- Spring of 2026
Telescopes used are, celestron deluxe 80 eq for planets and travel scope 70 for Deep sky
With phone camera
That's it
dense surge
Took 9 minutes of Eagle Nebula data (SHO) in May 2025 (left) and May 2026 (right)
Different stretching aside, it's pretty clear I've unlocked way more of my rig's resolving power in the past year.
smoky moth
iHDR Script https://share.google/jdZdS3wEvwu9fo3Wl
What happened to the site
onyx shoal
🤷♂️
slim ermine
jan 2025 vs feb 2026
amber meteor
Both are osc no filters through a stock camera in a bortle 2. 2 hours on the old one 2.75 on the new one
New one could use some more integration
open hare
Both are osc no filters through a stock camera in a bortle 2. 2 hours on the old...
Do nbbbbb
Like itll look so cool with RGBHa
I lowkey want some RGB data but my stars wouldn't be great
open hare
Last year vs this year
Btw were up on data again
dim idol
First ever image of the sun vs latest image. Jan 2024 - May 2026
pulsar inlet
First ever image of the sun vs latest image. Jan 2024 - May 2026
NICELY DONE.
Looks like you benefited not only from practice; there was some equip upgrades as well I'm sure. Hα filter in the second one?
torn scarab
1 year, 4 days of improvement (May 27th, 2025 vs. May 31st, 2026)
gilded swallow
i did a thing (or two)
smoky moth
i did a thing (or two)
Noice