Western Veil Nebula - 20 hours 10 minutes - f/5.4 | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

crimson tinsel Jul 10, 2024, 9:54 PM

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Best image to date.

——SETUP——⁠
Askar 103APO
Askar 0.8x Reducer
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Optolong L-eXtreme 2"

Guiding:
Askar 32mm f/4 Guide Scope
ZWO ASI220MM Mini

——SOFTWARE——⁠
N.I.N.A.
PHD2
PixInsight

——SHOOTING DATA——⁠
July 6 - 9, 2024
Optolong L-eXtreme 2": 242×300″(20h 10′) 300s exposures Drizzle 2x
Southern California, Bortal 7

hidden solstice Jul 10, 2024, 9:56 PM

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https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/794651916646350859/1031550303402737704/image0.gif

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come on

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you cant rename a .fit or whatever to .jpg

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you gotta convert it

crimson tinsel Jul 10, 2024, 10:02 PM

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hidden solstice you gotta convert it

weird... it is a legit jpg. Saved from Pixinsight as .png, then converted 150mb .png to .jpg. Seems to work everywhere else. 🤷‍♂️

hidden solstice Jul 10, 2024, 10:03 PM

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ah

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oh wow i downloaded it and its really good

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@wanton apex nerd this guy

crimson tinsel Jul 10, 2024, 10:04 PM

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Thanks, extremely happy with it

hidden solstice Jul 10, 2024, 10:04 PM

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screenshot of the file

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really nice colors

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tho i would stretch the blackpoint a bit less

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YOO

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you actually got nerded

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congrats and welcome to the "nerds" lol

crimson tinsel Jul 10, 2024, 10:05 PM

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I agree. I was torn, and I feel like I was pushing the limits of the stretch

hidden solstice Jul 10, 2024, 10:06 PM

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its still a great image regardless of that

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i think you should repost the pic @crimson tinsel

#Western Veil Nebula - 20 hours 10 minutes - f/5.4