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Martin Schoenmaker
Нидерланды
Добавлен 22 дек 2008
Join me in creating wonderful experiences under the stars. I'll try to focus on the fun side. No pixel peeping. A shareable result means success!
Welcome to my RUclips channel. Initially the channel was just a means to share timelapses on other social media ;-) But since September 2020 I started creating videos on processing, how I use my telescopes, how I try to create nice images.
I got into astronomy as a kid, when my mom and I bought a 11cm Newtonian Reflector. Growing up, I lost interest. The scope moved with me all those years and in 2011, while cleaning the attic it resurfaced. I tried it out once more and got hooked again.
I experimented with attaching a camera to the scope and that is when things started taking off.
Now I have upgraded to different telescopes and mounts, but I still own and occasionally use the old 'Eleven'.
Please like and subscribe if the content you see is of your liking and join in conversation. Use the discussion tab to suggest video subjects.
Welcome to my RUclips channel. Initially the channel was just a means to share timelapses on other social media ;-) But since September 2020 I started creating videos on processing, how I use my telescopes, how I try to create nice images.
I got into astronomy as a kid, when my mom and I bought a 11cm Newtonian Reflector. Growing up, I lost interest. The scope moved with me all those years and in 2011, while cleaning the attic it resurfaced. I tried it out once more and got hooked again.
I experimented with attaching a camera to the scope and that is when things started taking off.
Now I have upgraded to different telescopes and mounts, but I still own and occasionally use the old 'Eleven'.
Please like and subscribe if the content you see is of your liking and join in conversation. Use the discussion tab to suggest video subjects.
Borger is dark. Simple Milky Way Astrophotography.
This summer I brought a simple DSLR and tripod on my camping holiday. This video is a first in a series, where I tried shooting the Milky Way over a small moor field a few minutes walking distance from Natuurkampeerterrein Borger, in the North of Holland.
#astrophotography #milkyway #canon #canonphotography #shotcut
My links
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TWITTER: mjschoenmaker
INSTAGRAM: astrokoplamp
TELESCOPIUS: telescopius.com/profile/schoenmaker
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Music/Sound effects:
Space - Saturn Dust - ruclips.net/channel/UCzi6Z2nhslccB-0_Xd1X6sA
Videodrome - National Sweetheart - RUclips audio library
Milky Way - John Patitucci - RUclips audio library
Final Girl - Jeremy Blake - RUclips audio library
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#astrophotography #milkyway #canon #canonphotography #shotcut
My links
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TWITTER: mjschoenmaker
INSTAGRAM: astrokoplamp
TELESCOPIUS: telescopius.com/profile/schoenmaker
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Music/Sound effects:
Space - Saturn Dust - ruclips.net/channel/UCzi6Z2nhslccB-0_Xd1X6sA
Videodrome - National Sweetheart - RUclips audio library
Milky Way - John Patitucci - RUclips audio library
Final Girl - Jeremy Blake - RUclips audio library
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Видео
Review Moveshootmove Accuview Tridaptor
Просмотров 4263 месяца назад
Move Shoot Move approached me whether or not I would like to try out the Tridaptor. I am usually not using eyepieces at my telescopes so I hesitated. At the Cosmos Observatory - where I am a volunteer - I do use eyepieces a lot. So I tried it out on their big scope. The result was suprising. #moveshootmove #smartphone #astrophotography #celestron #C14 #EdgeHD My links TWITTER: mjsch...
Summer has arrived! (why I have so few videos)
Просмотров 3545 месяцев назад
Ah summer... the season of nights that slowly get longer again. This video tries to explain my lack of RUclips content. I'll try to pick it up again, but as the video shows, I have other hobbies too that compete for my free time. In case you get curious about my band: ruclips.net/user/vpskek www.vpskek.nl #asiairpro #asiairplus #zwo #optolong #ioptron #cem40 #celestron #edgehd #williamoptics #g...
The first clear nights of 2024 and the resulting images
Просмотров 9638 месяцев назад
2023 was brutal. Especially the second half. This year started with some clear nights and my Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" was in the garden taking in photons for several nights. This video shows the results. I tried applying @ThatNateBlack's advice from this vid: ruclips.net/video/StW0deSvP_w/видео.html #asiairpro #asiairplus #zwo #optolong #ioptron #cem40 #celestron #edgehd #williamoptics #gt81 My l...
Stacking Sunday 10: I need to stop doing it this way.
Просмотров 3038 месяцев назад
No, this is not the popular "I QUIT" video, you see a lot nowadays. I just need to organize my video work differently. This Stacking Sunday video is about stacking data from the Western Veil nebula in Cygnus. I shot it with the EdgeHD 8" and shot it as a mosaic. Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips.net/...
Stacking Sunday 9: Do I get too creative with this Blinking Planetary edit?
Просмотров 1618 месяцев назад
The Blinking Planetary nebula in Cygnus is a planetary nebula. Most of these objects have a fairly bright core and very dim shells which makes processing an object like this a challenge. Did I get too creative in my processing? Is my end result art or an astrophoto? Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips....
Stacking Sunday 8: LRGB processing of the Coma Cluster
Просмотров 2028 месяцев назад
This time on "Stacking Sunday" I will attempt to stack and then process an LRGB photo of the Coma Cluster. A gigantic cluster of many galaxies. Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL40pZwFiEpXPCwSy82MzCJp1QVy7tSKNx #asiairpro #asiairplus #zwo #optolong #ioptron #cem40 #celestron #edgehd #williamo...
Stacking Sunday 7: Starnet processing. It only took me 4 attempts
Просмотров 3329 месяцев назад
In this Stacking Sunday episode you'll see me attempt to stack and then process the Heart of the Heart nebula, Melotte 15. This beautiful clump of dust in the center of the Heart Nebula - which we stacked in episode 2 - is also close to a cluster of stars. These stars dominate the field of view if not processed with a star removal step. Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "...
Stacking Sunday 6: A common mistake: Do not clip your background to black.
Просмотров 5379 месяцев назад
This episode of Stacking Sunday covers the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) around M81 and M82. In their own right, those galaxies are already very interesting due to their H-alpha details. But there is something hidden in the background, which is easily overlooked if you process incorrectly. Many people tend to make their images much too dark. Some do this to hide imperfections. This video is hope...
Stacking Sunday 5: M13. A (flawed) comparison of an Celestron EdgeHD 8" and the 9.25"
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Another Sunday. Another Stacking video. This time we once again have an opportunity to show the difference between an EdgeHD 8" and the EdgeHD 0.25" by stacking a similar set of data of M13, the Hercules cluster. The comparison is a bit flawed though as I didn't shoot in the exact same exposure times and I also seemed to have completely botched up the focusing of the EdgeHD 9.25 ;-) Feel free t...
Stacking Sunday 4: Stacking the Witch Head Nebula using Siril.
Просмотров 3359 месяцев назад
The Witch Head Nebula is a faint nebula just to the right of Orion. I think in 2023 I shot my very first subs on this target and this is my first look of the data. I've left the video almost uncut to make sure I get this video live on the same day ;-) Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL40pZwFi...
Stacking Sunday 3: Stacking the Soul Nebula in a SHO palette using Siril and Photoshop.
Просмотров 49610 месяцев назад
An attempt to see whether or not I shot nice data in March of last year. At the end of the video I even try to stitch it to last weeks result. Without too much rambling in between (I hope). Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL40pZwFiEpXPCwSy82MzCJp1QVy7tSKNx #asiairpro #asiairplus #zwo #optolon...
I messed Up - Let me fix my mistake in the Heart Nebula HOO Stacking Sunday video!
Просмотров 50810 месяцев назад
My last video turned from a Stacking Sunday into an full processing video... and in my attempt to keep the length of the video short I made a few mistakes. This video is to show you what I did wrong, and how to fix it. The PixelMath for a surrogate green from Ha and OIII is one I found on thecoldestnights.com/2020/06/pixinsight-dynamic-narrowband-combinations-with-pixelmath/ ((Oiii*Ha)^~(Oiii*H...
Stacking Sunday 2: Stacking the Heart Nebula in a HOO palette using Siril and Photoshop.
Просмотров 94010 месяцев назад
UPDATE: I messed something up in this video. Make sure to check this one immediately after: ruclips.net/video/Q0uZVE0jniY/видео.html Again missed the deadline for a Sunday video... ;-) This time you'll see me stack some Ha and OIII data for the Heart Nebula. It details how I stack my ASI2600MM data with Siril. You'll also see me do the finishing touches in Photoshop. Feel free to also checkout ...
Stacking Sunday 1: Stacking M57 in Siril. Celestron EdgeHD 8 inch versus EdgeHD 9.25 inch
Просмотров 75210 месяцев назад
A bit too late for a Sunday video... ;-) This video tries to show the difference between an EdgeHD 8" and the EdgeHD 0.25" by stacking a similar set of data of M57, the Ring Nebula. Stacking is done in the free software Siril. Feel free to also checkout the other videos in my series "Stacking Sunday", which you can find in its dedicated playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL40pZwFiEpXPCwSy82MzCJp1QVy7tSKNx...
Was 2023 as rainy as I thought? The amount of photos prove otherwise.
Просмотров 54710 месяцев назад
Was 2023 as rainy as I thought? The amount of photos prove otherwise.
100 Astrophotography Abbreviations Explained.
Просмотров 60311 месяцев назад
100 Astrophotography Abbreviations Explained.
ASIAIR Plus + EAF on the EdgeHD makes OAG Focus Super Easy!
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
ASIAIR Plus EAF on the EdgeHD makes OAG Focus Super Easy!
Landscape astrophotography without a DSLR camera? It became very easy!
Просмотров 394Год назад
Landscape astrophotography without a DSLR camera? It became very easy!
Nightscaping with a broken Canon 80D. ZWO ASIAIR saved the day - uhm the night!
Просмотров 373Год назад
Nightscaping with a broken Canon 80D. ZWO ASIAIR saved the day - uhm the night!
How the dark killed my camera... oh and some meteors fell too.
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How the dark killed my camera... oh and some meteors fell too.
My EdgeHD got an enlargement - mounting EAF, OAG and ASI294MC Pro and then image the Moon.
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.Год назад
My EdgeHD got an enlargement - mounting EAF, OAG and ASI294MC Pro and then image the Moon.
Astrophotography panaromas aka Mosaics using free software - Siril + Sirilic + ICE
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Astrophotography panaromas aka Mosaics using free software - Siril Sirilic ICE
ZWO ASIAIR Plus 256Gb. From unboxing to a first light stacked image of the sun within no time.
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
ZWO ASIAIR Plus 256Gb. From unboxing to a first light stacked image of the sun within no time.
ATT Essen 2023, an impression of Europe's version of NEAF.
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.Год назад
ATT Essen 2023, an impression of Europe's version of NEAF.
Timelapse of two wonderful nights at Nieuw Navis, Aalten
Просмотров 240Год назад
Timelapse of two wonderful nights at Nieuw Navis, Aalten
AM5 review. Ik mocht een AM5 lenen van Ganymedes.
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AM5 review. Ik mocht een AM5 lenen van Ganymedes.
News flash and a teaser to what is to come!
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News flash and a teaser to what is to come!
Geminids on the night of Dec 14th, 2022.
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Geminids on the night of Dec 14th, 2022.
Backfocus on the EdgeHD 8 using an OAG
Просмотров 13 тыс.Год назад
Backfocus on the EdgeHD 8 using an OAG
Dankjewel Martin. Ik heb exact hetzelfde meegemaakt met de GEM28. Belt besteld tbv RA. Gr Giovanni
Graag gedaan. Hoop dat je de GEM28 weer helemaal op en top laat functioneren met de nieuwe belt
I LOVE YOU GUYS. SILLY AND FUN
WHAT A PAIR. THE OLD MOVIE AND TV SHOW CALLED THE odd couple. PRETTY FUNNY IN AMERICA, 50 YEARS AGO. AMERICA LOVES OUR SUPER BRAVE FRIENDS THE AUSTRALIANS, BUT NOW DRINKING ON THE JOB. OK
I love the Australian guy, very weird and funny and knowledgeable. His little announcement at the end, like and subscribe, he says that was fucking hard, hilarous
@@kevinmccarthy8746 you should’ve seen the outtakes 😇
Great job, thank you for the very informative video
@@simonlaverick9920 you’re welcome
Love the walkthrough. I have been planning on getting one for a while now and it’s nice to see hands on stuff with the app
You're welcome. Hope your purchase will not initiate a week long of clouds ;-)
From curiosity, what will happen if the slow mak 180 enter the scene ? I say a clip comparing a similar situation where the skywatcher 180 was being close to the standard c9.25 ? Curious to hear your opinion . Cheers dude 👍
If I could get my hands on a 180mm MAK, I could try setting something like this up. I have no experience on scopes, other than what I own myself, so I can't give a prediction on what will happen. All in all you would expect that with a 2700mm focal length at F/15 you'll get a bit closer in on objects, but you'll also lose a lot of light. The 9.25" EdgeHD I have now is at 2225mm at F/10. That is obviously also why the MAK is more used (and suitable) for planetary work.
Unfortunately it will not let me stitch, it just gave me a general error. "could not stitch any of the iput images, please make sure your images are taken from one location and overlap one another." Obviously they do overlap...
I've had that message too on certain data. It usually means that ICE has too little information to go on. Is the image too dark still? Perhaps you can stretch the individual subs a little more, before stitching? We must appreciate that this software was not exactly intended for astrophotography...
Bedankt Martin! Erg duidelijke video. Goede tip van de video modus!
Graag gedaan
Die Duitse somer was presies dieselfde 😅
Deutschland und die Niederlanden sind natürlich ganz nah zu einander. Ich wohne nur 14 kilometer von der Grenze 😅
Geweldige video 👍
Dankjewel
BEAUTIFUL! I did almost the same thing last week in Kos Greece! Just Camera (90D) and same 14mm lens (beautiful lens!). For the last night where the best picture resulted I didn't use the external shutter since I realigned the stars after every 10 pictures. BECAUSE: Sequator doesn't run on Mac 🥲 thus I stacked with Siril and Siril get's quite confused when distortions vary between different pictures. And that will happen because even for me the earth wasn't willing to stop turning for 15-20 minutes or so 😩🤩 ... next thing I found out: Don't include any lights of the horizon in your picture, just take one for the foreground and paste it underneath at the end. Because Siril get's confused AGAIN! At the end I ended up with a result that I am very happy with. And the most important thing was enjoying the moments trying! It can't get any better then being outside on the beach with the sound of waves and the stars above you! Last problem: This lens covers a huge area of the sky, which is great - but it was almost impossible to get one single series of pictures WITHOUT A PLANE ENTERING LEFT OR RIGHT 😩🫣Thx. for the video!
Haven’t used Siril for other things than DSO’s and comets. The latter I found pretty complicated, so I can only imagine how difficult a horizon in your images will be. Have it posted somewhere?
@@KopLamp No - see mail ☺!
@@stefanschneider3681 Thanks! Wonderful images. I sent you a mail reply back! Auf Deutsch 😛
Hallo Martin, Mooie video met duidelijke uitleg van je werkwijze. Vooral de opname met het hunebed vind ik erg mooi. Ben benieuwd naar de volgende video. groet Paul
Het hunebed komt in een volgende video uitgebreid aan bod.
Nice video Martin! Ik moet het nog steeds eens proberen de Melkweg vastleggen. Ik heb nèt wel M24 weten vast te leggen met 3 seconden lights en een 135mm lens, maar de Melkweg nog steeds niet gedaan... 🤭
Dank! Wees er snel bij. Voor je het weet is het winter en is het fotogenieke deel van de Melkweg niet meer goed zichtbaar.
You teased out that milky way rather well!
Thank you. I was amazed at one step too where I subdued the light pollution close to the horizon pretty effectively. I am afraid that was a fluke though. AKA: I have no clue how I achieved it 😅
Very nice Martin I haven't attempted any Milky way shots for a while now I really should do though.
Definitely try it while the Milky Way is still showing the photogenic side…
What a nice and proper video.
Thank you for watching! Did you also shoot astrophotography on your holiday? Come find me on Instagram and tag me in your images. instagram.com/astrokoplamp/
Hot spot and newton rings was pretty bad after stacking need to use flat frames and tilt adapter.
The PST doesn't allow for fitting a tilt adapter AFAIK. Flat frames is something I know how to do on nighttime astrophotography, but solar has me stumped ;-)
Informative and entertaining. I am contemplating these two scopes right now and this was very useful. HD it is.
Thanks! Feel free to tag me on your first results with the new telescope.
Thank your for the subtitles. I have a C8 SCT (non HD) with Celestron OAG. It's been a year since this video. Is your AM5 still performing as well with your 9.25" SCT? Now that the AM5N with better PE specifications, <=10", are you planning on upgrading? I'm in the market for a new mount and I've been looking at your CEM40 videos. Other than the slew noise being higher, counterweights and heavier mount weight, is there an astrophotography advantage of the CEM40 over the AM5, AM5N? My understanding is a lot of uses are recommending short guide camera exposures when using harmonic mounts. such as 0.5secs. I cases of light pollution and targets that have few guide stars around them would that be a disadvantage? My current mount, Celestron AVX, if find guiding is best at shorter exposures. 0.5" is often too short as I get lost stars so I've settled with 1 sec exposures, sometimes 1.5 seconds just to get better signal to noise. I also increase the gain on the guide camera (ASI174mm mini). Currently iOptron has a sale going on in the US for the CEM40/GEM45 until the end of October. The price with the mount, LiteRoc tripod, iPolar, GPS, is about the same as the AM5N. Currently in the US AM5N is backordered everywhere. With reported waiting lists it may be until early 2025 when AM5N stocks will be available. Any plans to make the video on interpreting the AM5 PE graphs that come with each unit? Thanks.
One thing I would like to mention, when you make such a tutorial video, is it possible to make it such that the text on the Siril screen is clearer? For example, in my setup, the default Registration method was 1-2-3 Stars Registration, I had to look very hard, for a long time, to learn that you are using Global Star Alignment instead. I would like, for each screen, to confirm that my settings are the same as yours. But this is very difficult because of how fuzzy the text appears to me. Maybe you can change the focus on the camera so that the screen is focused, but your face is fuzzy?
You drag the flats files to the conversion tab. But why? Are these not .fit files? All of my images are taken as .fit files. I don't need to convert file types. I just want to arrange each color in its own sequence. Would I still copy the .fit files to the conversion tab?
The conversion tab is also the step in which Siril groups files into sequences. You see me name the flats as such. You are right, there is no conversion taking place for these fit files. And because I also have symbolic links checked, there are also no additional harddrive space used.
thanks good sir , open source teachers and trainers are nymphs and demi gods
Hey, great video! Just so you know, the link to ICE in the description doesn't let me download the program :) however, I got it from another website and I believe it's the same or similar version as the one you used in the video, but the stitching fails and throws an error "Could not stitch together any of the input images. Please make sure your images are taken from one location and overlap one another." Do you have any clue on why would this happen or how to solve it? By the way, all of my images show slight dark circular abberation near the center of my images, so could this thing confuse the ICE?
Precies de info die ik zocht. Bedankt!
Graag gedaan!
2:59 a true statement by Dylan? I wish Euro-observers could easily experience objects like the Milky Way's largest globular Omega Centauri, stunning globular 47-Tucanae (50% larger and 3x brighter than M13) or the Magellanic Clouds. On the other hand...
Dylan keeps teasing about it, so I thought to include it in the video 😅 Luckily, the Northern Hemisphere also has enough to offer. The bigger concerns are light pollution and clouds.
So the start time was in the ASIAIR or…?
Yes, correct. You can set the start time for the plan. Say it will be astro-dark at 2300, but you have other things to do that evening. You can then start the plan much earlier. The ASIAIR will wait until it gets 2300 and start imaging.
Fun video. PSF Point Spread Function
That is a good one too indeed. Thanks
thank you! I have a question if you don't mind: often when using a composite green channel - some nebula parts which should be blue (strong signal in oxygen) appears to be white. is it how it is supposed to be? or is there any trick to avoid that and get a nice blue color in oxygen areas, instead of white ?
In the processing there is a step where you color balance the data. You generally do this before stretching. During the stretching phase, you then have a better chance retaining the blue color. Siril has some nice tools for that (free). This page has some explanations to that regard: siril.org/tutorials/rgb_composition/#2-equalizing-image-levels
Obviously, this is the best comparison of those telescopes on YT right now
Thanks! It was fun writing, filming and editing too!
in de achtertuin ? 😎 Die mount is wel heel nice planetwave denk ik ?
Dat is een Planewave L350. Niet in mijn achtertuin hoor! Dit is bij de Cosmos Sterrenwacht in Lattrop. Ik ben daar vrijwilliger.
lol dutch people never read manuals xD great one
I once worked at a help hotline for an internet provider. It also has its downsides 😅
Mooi duidelijke uitleg, en een leuke en handige adaptor
Great video Sir. I thought I read that you could NOT use the .7x reducer with the OAG but see you've done it so that must have been bad information.
You can use them together indeed. I thought I even saw that written in the OAG manual somewhere.
Thanks for this and your other videos on the Edge 8 HD, the OAG, the .7 focal reducer and all the accessories that go with it! We have the exact same setup except I have an EQ6 R PRO. I'm headed out to Bortle 1 and 2 skies this weekend with all my gear, so I'm pretty pumped. Thanks again for all your help, Martin! Liked and Subscribed! Aaron.
Bortle 1 🥹 The best conditions I have experienced so far was Bortle 4-5. Clear Skies!
@@KopLamp I live in Bortle 5 and drive an hour to get to Bortle 3. Bortle 2 and 1 are more like 3-4 hours away. This weekend should be epic, except for that pesky full moon!
What's the weight of the counterweights? I've just ordered CEM40 for my C8 😀
@@zrofuxgvn I think it was a 5kg iOptron counterweight (the black one in the vid). The white counterweight is 3kg I think.
@@KopLamp Im also planning on getting the cem40 for a skywatcher mak 180 . Ive never had a motorized mount before and wanted to ask if its possible to manually move the telescope with the remote left and right and upd/down (like a camera ) ? Also a silly question , but what does that gps do ? When on it calibrates the machine or something and does it need any registration ? (apologies for the most probably silly question mate ) Cheers
How is the mount so far ?
@@thesteammachine1282 Yes, you can slew the telescope with the remote. The GPS is used for accurate time and location information. All to make the pointing more accurate.
@@thesteammachine1282 I went with HAE29 instead
Hoi Martin, korte vraag. Wat stel je in voor je focal length van je C8 als je een 6.3 reducer hebt gemonteerd?
@@Martinreij 2032mm x 0.63 = 1280mm. Dat stel ik dan in als brandpuntsafstand.
Dank je voor je antwoord, We hebben een soortgelijke setup. Ik heb een C8 OTA XLT Op een Skywatcher HEQ-5 Guide scope is een SVBONY SV106 50mm focal length 190mm Zwo asi 120 mini ASIAIR PLUS Celestron dew heating ring En een dslr canon 1200d unmodified Een belangrijk verschil is dat ik nog geen enkele foto heb kunnen maken. (Wolken) En mijn recente sprong van visual naar EAA. Dank voor je heldere uitleg. Ik hoop binnenkort een gaatje in de lichtvervuiling te prikken en wat data te verzamelen. Ik hoop dat je het okay vind als ik je af en toe met wat vragen bestook. Zoals gebruik je filters en zo ja welke en hoe? En hoe kom je dan tot de juiste backfocus? Groet uit Langedijk Martin
Unfortunately it is no longer possible to install the Streetview app. I will have to look for an alternative and remake this video with the new tool. Suggestions are welcome.
Unfortunately it appears Street View as described in this video no longer exists.
Correct. I need to revisit this topic soon when I find a worthy alternative to the street view app
The bane of the astronomer's life: rain!
Yes indeed. But to be fair, the coming days/nights look to be clear. Unfortunately summer at my latitude also means that I get 0 astro darkness.
Yeah, astro is hard in NL :/
The coming nights (and last night) prove to have some potential.
Good to see you're ok & yes sometimes life or other hobbies can take a higher priority sometimes. Take care & good luck with the concert
Thanks 👍
Just checked the weather in NL. Looks clear on Monday. What RMS guiding errors do you get with your AM5 and your SCT on that last target you showed in this video. I have a C8 SCT and I’m researching for a new mount. Too many AM5 owners review with short focal length scopes. I’m currently located in Utah, US, near the mountains and it clouds up every evening. I’m missing out on Bortle 2 skies but the full moon is out. Thanks for the update. I’m still subscribed.
5:47 for me there’s no favorite method of collimation-it’s usually a bit of a chore-but am experimenting with a precision artificial star to achieve reasonable collimation. BTW, love the Edge design. Have used a Classic 8 on a wedge since 1988, but am looking at my first goto, an Edge tube on the Evo mount. Awesome video and images-thank you indeed :-)
Still have to make that video about collimating with the tri-bahtinov mask. I usually don't fuss too much on my collimation though. It seems to hold pretty well on my current scope (EdgeHD 9.25")
I have an EHD800. In comparison to my TS 102/f11 SDP APO: if I take a picture from the Moon: EHD is much worse. It looks like a view through fog. No chance to beat the fine APO.
Bigger aperture telescopes are more susceptible to the seeing-conditions. A smaller aperture will give a sharper looking result, but you will not be able to resolve details as small as on the bigger aperture telescope. Secondly, on the EHD800 - especially doing planetary/moon shooting - you need to have proper collimation to get the best results.
@@KopLamp do you have a proper way to go for collimating an EHD800? Or some tools for this?
I have found that a Tri-Bahtinov mask can help. But collimating should not be rocket science. Dylan O’Donnell has a good one on his channel explaining the process.
What does the Green channel=((Oiii*Ha)^~(Oiii*Ha))*Ha + ~((Oiii*Ha)^~(Oiii*Ha))*Oiii mean ? I don't understand the expression and what it does. Thanks Martin.
This expression takes the Oiii and Ha data to make the data for a Green channel. I got the expression from this site, that probably can explain it much better than I can: thecoldestnights.com/2020/06/pixinsight-dynamic-narrowband-combinations-with-pixelmath/
Thank you Martin. I am unsure which star layer you put back. Was this from the HOO stack (starless) ? I did not see this in this video. Otherwise very helpful, I will follow your steps from original video with this video's corrections.
It was a long time ago for me too. Yes, from the other video (ruclips.net/video/cwCJF2163J8/видео.html) you see me do Starnet on the HOO combination. There are several ways to go about star-removal and star replacing. All have pros and cons. This was a quick way to achieve a pleasing result (not necessarily the best result).
Great video! I also make the sound of the noise of my AsiAir and my mount gets turned on lol! Clear skies!
There are far worse habits possible 😅
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