Siril and Gimp are quite useful
#Help with my milky way photos
radiant burrow
sharp hull
are my images good enough to see the milky way (even a bit) if I edit correctly?
sharp hull
oh i forgot about it
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I know the images arents that good, but that's because Im in a city (I used my canon 250d with the kit lens for the image)
you should have access to the images now
tulip sparrow
Ill see
sharp hull
no, im new to it and I didnt have a lot of time
severe pelican
sharp hull
I dont even know how to stack😂
severe pelican
was it even pointed at the milkyway
sharp hull
yes it was
severe pelican
is it raw
sharp hull
its TIFF
severe pelican
did you shoot raw idk what tiff is
sharp hull
i didnt shoot in raw but the images are in tiff
severe pelican
you need to shoot in raw in the future!!!!!
sharp hull
ok, ill try again tomorrow (if the sky wont be bad)
severe pelican
okay take multiple 20 to 30 second exposures in raw and then stack them its actually very easy
i can edit them
im good at ediitng
shy panther
alright, but the problem is that i dont know how to stack
Sequator is good for milky way+landscape photos while programs like ASTAP and DeepSpyStacker are good for deepsky
shy panther
and i dont have a tracker
for milky way it isnt too bad to do it without, just need to stack
sharp hull
Sequator is good for milky way+landscape photos while programs like ASTAP and De...
I just downloaded Sequator like a minute before you said it lol
severe pelican
deepsky stacker siril and sequator gave me the same results so it doesnt matter
sharp hull
alright, thanks
shy panther
deepsky stacker siril and sequator gave me the same results so it doesnt matter
it does, image quality is slightly different across all
severe pelican
deepsky stacker is the best imo i didnt have any problems with it
sequator and siril had problems
shy panther
ASTAP is the best for free im pretty sure, nice and editable but takes slightly more time
sharp hull
so should i just try with all of them or check which one is the best for beginners?
shy panther
do you have landscape with your milky way?
severe pelican
use siril and gimp for editing
sharp hull
do you have landscape with your milky way?
i dont
shy panther
then DSS is easy for beginner use, ASTAP can be slightly confusing in the beginning but imo its worth it
sharp hull
there are lights there (from the place that i photograph )
and i dont want it to worsen the picture
shy panther
well to get rid of light pollution you just have to travel to a place with darker skies, but gradients can also be removed to an extent in post processing
severe pelican
yes use backround extraction in siril thats the best
sharp hull
ill try
tulip sparrow
@shy panther getting ur equipment out tomorrow night?
shy panther
<@335436735049629707> getting ur equipment out tomorrow night?
if clear then probably, although it aint much equipment, camera, lens and tripod 
- moon
sharp hull
yeah, but i cant travel that often so im trying to stay as close to my house as possible
tulip sparrow
Promises to be clear tomorrow
shy panther
Promises to be clear tomorrow<:cooloutoffocus:943407044558487552>
can only hope
sharp hull
hopefully lol
shy panther
there were high altitude clouds yesterday so i couldnt have done anything anyway
sharp hull
for me its basically a casino rn lol
tulip sparrow
I'll get the most out of the night since nights like tomorrow are rare
shy panther
I'll get the most out of the night since nights like tomorrow are rare<:AwkwardS...
location?
tulip sparrow
Estonia
shy panther
ayyy nice, same :p
sharp hull
im trying to stack rn some of my old pictures (their not milky way, but they were from a timelapse i created)
shy panther
Good to have some peeps doing astro here!
youre probably not near saaremaa im guessing?
tulip sparrow
Yeah, Tallinn
shy panther
what camera and lens do you have though, maybe we could do some sort of collab if the equipment matches enough
shy panther
im trying to stack rn some of my old pictures (their not milky way, but they wer...
good luck!
sharp hull
the timelapse was kinda good, so i hope that the stack will be alright
sharp hull
good luck!
thanks!
tulip sparrow
We might be able to. I don't have a dslr tho. I currently use my binos. I still get good results tho, because i can do 30 sec exposures.
shy panther
We might be able to. I don't have a dslr tho. I currently use my binos. I still ...
ah, so phone and binos, approximately what focal length?
tulip sparrow
Not completely sure, tried finding some info on google, but couldn't find the focal lenght. The diameter is 42, fov is 6.8°. I'll send how orion looks in stellarium 1 sec
tulip sparrow
Something like that i'm guessing. You've probably seen the pics i've taken?
shy panther
havent done much here lately so no
tulip sparrow
that's quite some zoom, hmmm
I just measured, about 150mm
tulip sparrow
These are the pics i've taken
shy panther
actually surprisingly good for phone and bino setup
shy panther
not sure how well we could combine the data though, my zoom lens has quite some CA, maybe gonna have to step down the aperture
tulip sparrow
Yeah, you have about 150mm of focal lenght?
shy panther
this is my orion at 100mm FL and F4.0, around 46 minutes of data
shy panther
Yeah, you have about 150mm of focal lenght?
my zoom lens is from 55mm to 300mm
tulip sparrow
Alright. I don't know if it's worth trying to share the data. A dslr+ phone is quite different than binos+phone
shy panther
are you able to get a DSLR with some basic kit lens? there are some cheaper options available for under 200eur
tulip sparrow
Also i've been wondering if it's possible to stack images that have different iso and exposure time etc
tulip sparrow
are you able to get a DSLR with some basic kit lens? there are some cheaper opti...
Yes i am, i was thinking of buying one and i will soon.
I wanna get a decent one for both daytime and astro, but god damn the marketplace sucks
shy panther
on facebook?
tulip sparrow
Yes, mostly looked from there
tulip sparrow
I'll see
I thought the nikon d5500 would be great, but they're not on any of these sites other than facebook for 500€, think thats a bit too much for it.
And i want to save some money aswell, for a tracker scope etc
tulip sparrow
I thought the nikon d5500 would be great, but they're not on any of these site...
So i guess i have to find a new camera to get
shy panther
And i want to save some money aswell, for a tracker scope etc
probably gonna do the same, getting a tracker would be a huge step up
but getting a lens with better light gathering power would also be very nice
tulip sparrow
Whenever i'll buy stuff i think i'm gonna go all out since buying used stuff doesn't work and selling them also...
shy panther
on facebook?
i see a nikon D3000 + 18-55mm kit lens for 140eur on there
tulip sparrow
Is the d3000 good tho? For daytime and astro
shy panther
it's 10mp, which isnt the greatest
tulip sparrow
Mmmmmm my phone has more haha
tulip sparrow
Found a 60d for 190€, but ended up not buying
shy panther
60d, d3000 and d5000 seemed to be pretty similar
tulip sparrow
D5300 is great too
shy panther
if you can find one that is :p
tulip sparrow
I've found like 3 or 4 in facebook
shy panther
high prices?
tulip sparrow
About 250-300€
shy panther
def seems like a solid camera
tulip sparrow
Ok i swear i saw atleast 3 d5300 for 250-300€ but now i don't
shy panther
its got same resolution as my camera so it could go pretty well
shy panther
Ok i swear i saw atleast 3 d5300 for 250-300€ but now i don't
maybe been bought out already
shy panther
that's a rather big step up
tulip sparrow
Wdym?
shy panther
in terms of price
tulip sparrow
Oh yeah, it is pretty high
I haven't looked at mars in a long time, i'll have to see how much bigger it looks through my scope
shy panther
it's just a dot on my 300mm lens
tulip sparrow
I have a 900mm telescope
shy panther
which?
tulip sparrow
National geographic 90/900
shy panther
pretty sure i saw that on FB marketplace
tulip sparrow
I bought it like in winter or a bit after winter. Got a good deal for 50€. Got me started into this hobby and yeah. I've also seen some people sell the exact same scope a few times
shy panther
thats a pretty decent deal
tulip sparrow
But no dobs. Uhh
shy panther
i saw an 8" on sale at some point there
some orion astrograph or something like that
shy panther
havent looked at that yet, hold on
5" dob there
they got some expensive refractors though holy
tulip sparrow
And a 6" too
