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mental ledge Dec 15, 2023, 9:09 AM

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Hey Guys, I need your help. I am currently writing a paper for my matura and would like it's theme to be about astrophotography.
I have the following equipment:

-ZWO AM3
-ZWO 1600MM (ZWO LRGB- and ZWO 7nm SHO- filters)
-Sharpstar 13028HNT
-Guiding Stuff

Because I have a very fast telescope, I'd like a project in which I collect for example 80 hours of data of a certain object. Or even do a mosaik with 2x2 panels and 20 hours of data. The practical phase of this project would be in Summer (june - august). I am located in europe.

What would you suggest for me to photograph? How would you photograph it (braodband/Narrowband)? Maybe you even have thesis.

Thanks for the help!

mental ledge Dec 15, 2023, 9:37 AM

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The topic should contain a scientific approach. Although I think most of the people who read it are simply amazed by what an amateur is able to photograph.

arctic harness Dec 15, 2023, 10:51 AM

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Unfortunately there's not really any science that can be done with your plans and setup. For an 80 hour mosaic project I think the best bet imo would be a cygnus mosaic

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If you're willing to scrap the 80hr idea, you might be able to do some exoplanet transit or similar observing, but youre at a shorter FL than ideal for that

mental ledge Dec 15, 2023, 2:29 PM

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arctic harness Unfortunately there's not really any science that can be done with your plans an...

I was thinking about a comparison between a scientific and an amateur setup. Even if thats not really scientific, it'd be very interesting to see what one could do using "affordable" equipment. For example Bray Falls discovered a lot in the OIII region, I could photograph one of those objects (they are gigantic) and maybe scientificly compare the two images.

arctic harness Dec 15, 2023, 6:43 PM

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Ok, that's more doable. Perhaps you take your phone camera, a dslr, your AP setup, an obs AP setup, then hubble/jwst to show equipment difference. Highlight the differences in sharpness and aperture, seeing, cooling on camera, etc. the main thing is you want to focus on a variable across each step. For example dslr -> Astro cam you can focus on cooling. Then you can go osc Astro cam to mono. Establishing across the same, or similar scopes, differences. You can use the jump from your setup to an obs on a mountain to detail seeing and light pollution.

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