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North American Nebula (NGC 7000) 174 30s subs. Stacked in Siril, processed in SAS Pro.
Only 2 dropped frames over the course of the session. I'm definitely going to spend more time on this target, and I'm floored by the amount of detail compared to the S50.
Just a little daytrip from Victoria to go wander the largest trestle in Canada.
Taken with a Sony a7iv, Tamron 150-500mm lens (zoomed all the way in), 4 shots exposure stacked, in Esquimalt.
96% totality on the last three photos.
402x30s in Bortle 6 conditions with the waxing gibbous moon in full force.
S50, stacked in Siril with Naztronomy's script, edited in SASPro. Light cloud cover caused me to lose about 1/3 of the frames, but I'll be pointing the scope at it again soon to get more subs.
...Found this lookout over a valley instead, which might make a good camping spot on a drier day. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything suitable and the rain/mist was pretty heavy, but managed to snag a provincial campsite where the weather was a little nicer.
This outing showed me that I probably shouldn't buy the truck awning I was thinking of. The bars would just be too low, but changing in the rooftop tent is a little tricky, so a pop-up shelter might be a good idea.
With the thunderstorm directly overhead and fading, we went out in the park and spotted this handsome juvenile owl, as well as three deer whose antler velvet was lit just perfectly.
I've done a fair bit of searching, and I'm wondering if anyone has tied in some storage bins or baskets using the bed rails or the mounting rails under their RTT.
So far I'm not coming up with anything other than ladder storage, but I'm hoping for some ideas for times when I want to bring my folding zero-grav chairs.
I'm driving a Santa Cruz, so the bed is short, and with the tonneau cover it's nice to keep it closed to secure gear, but there's SO much wasted t-slot action under there.
Here in Canada we don't have the "night" edition, but it's at night.
2023 Ultimate trim and a rooftop tent from Kermode Overlanding on Vancouver Island.
Only managed to pull just over an hour (212 frames x 30s each) of usable frames from a 6 hour session. I'm going to double check my polar alignment tonight, or maybe a few extra clouds rolled in over the course of the night.
Stacked in Siril using Naztronomy's script, processed in SAS Pro along with BlurX, StarX, and NoiseX.
...and this way it doesn't scare your pets.
Taken from Songhees Walkway.
It doesn't hurt that RC Astro has released three of their tools as standalones either! I've been able to pull out the oxygen in the centre of the Eagle Nebula, and get better resolution on the Pillars of Creation.
S50, 685 subs @ 30s, Bortle 6, stacked in Siril with Naztronomy's script, edited in SAS Pro.
I'm in Canada, so a lot of the recommended vendors weren't available to me without insane shipping costs. On a bit of a budget as well, and this managed to it just fine.
Went to look at the products today, and it turns out the company is owned by an old coworker of mine from about 10 years ago, and they helped with the install! Kermode Overlanding is on Vancouver Island, but they ship within Canada
Now to get photos of it in action! 3rd photo isn't mine but shows the tent.
I've been occasionally trying to get a crescent moon with some Earthshine on it, and I've failed each time. Tonight I was able to get a subtle hint of it (brought out a bit more with Lightroom).
2nd pic is properly exposed and better quality.
Rising to a max of 27 degrees, there's a pretty short window of dark skies in my Bortle 6 area.
Over three nights I've gotten 490 subs at 30s (there's been some low cloud at times). I'm going to try it without the LP filter tonight to see if I can get any of the blues from the centre of the nebula.
Stacked in Siril, processed in Seti Astro Suite Pro.
M16 doesn't rise very high over the horizon where I'm at, and it doesn't do it for very long, so this is just the first 4 hour session.
Like a fool, I started with too large of a mosaic, and 10s exposures so the next few sessions won't be mosaiced at all and with longer exposures. Hoping to pull a few nights and get more detail before it disappears.
1220 x 10s, stacked in Siril, processed in SAS Pro.
Gear: Sony A7iv, Rokinon 14mm lens.
MW shots: 15s exposure, processed in Lightroom.
Star trail: 35 x 30s exposures. Stacked in Sequator, processed in Lightroom.