Affinity Photo just dropped a huge update to their software line-up adding a tonne of features that are well worth checking out. However the one that caught my eye was their new AstroPhotography Stacker which is a one-stop-shop for stacking all your lights, darks, flats, dark-flats, and bias frames into a final stacked image ready […]
Tag: Astrophotography
Starlink and the Crescent Nebula
So I’m starting to image in earnest with my Celestron EdgeHD 8 which up to this point has mainly had visual observation duty. Still working out some kinks in the guiding set-up with the OAG (before it was worse with a guide scope). First up was a quick shot of the Crescent Moon that was […]
StarNet++ Free Star Removal Tool for Astrophotography
I came across some interesting software called “StarNet++” which allows you to remove stars from your astronomy photos with retaliative ease. Nikita Misiura’s Orginal Update on StarNet++ https://www.astrobin.com/397290/ Software Download off Sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/projects/starnet/ The How-To Guide on Cloudy Nightshttps://www.cloudynights.com/topic/651745-starnet-star-removing-software/ AstroBackyard’s Guide on StarNet++https://astrobackyard.com/starnet-astrophotography/ So of Course I had to test it on the toughest star-filled […]
Rosette Nebula – First Light
Despite several nights of “clear skies” the North Shore Observatory has been inundated with very bad seeing, maybe low level clouds or everyone is having fires in their chimneys. Eitherway here is a quick image of the Rosette Nebula which is shaping up to be my next main target. I did manage to get some […]
Orion Constellation DSOs and Starlink Satellites
Orion is finally rising up to a point where I can start to image, however not an ideal position (as I’m shooting around a radio tower placement) and when I was looking at the images in Pixinsight Blink (helps me determine if a photo got haze or to much motion) I saw several streaks across […]
Auriga Constellation Smorgasbord
The Auriga Constellation is a Smorgasbord of Deep Space Objects!
Before the Moon Rises
Its third quarter moon so there is some astronomical twilight that ended up with clear skies so I decided to open the North Shore Observatory for a few hours and gather some star light; its been a while as I’ve been travelling and weather has not been cooperative recent. First target is my next project […]
Starfest 2019
North York Astronomical Association holds an annual “Starfest” each August for Astronomers to enjoy an extended weekend of dark skies and networking with other enthusiasts. This was my first year attending after getting an invite from a member of Ottawa Astronomy Community. I set-up (the “small” scope on the right of the photo beside Eric […]
Equipment Upgrades Wish List
While I have a nice astronomy setup there is always room for improvements with the right amount of capital expenditures. People always ask me about the gear I have but never where I see my gear going, so this is more for my own benefit but also showing how this hobby is always about continued […]
Orion Nebula (Photoshop vs. Pixinsight Processing)
Its been cloudy the last few days and quickly moving towards a full moon so I decided to take a page out of AstroBackYard and revisit some older data. Looking though my archives for images which could use a some work I found this photo from January 1st 2019 of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42). […]