I took a picture of the SWAN NEBULA | Astrophotography
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2021
- I took a picture of the Swan Nebula, M17, through my telescope using my ZWO ASI294 MC Pro camera. I used Astrophotography tool (APT) and PHD2 Guiding for the acquisition software (making use of multi-star guiding), with my Skywatcher 200PDS, EQ6R-Pro Mount, and Optolong L-Extreme filter to create a narrowband image of the nebula, post-processed in photoshop. This was captured by creating a high dynamic range (HDR) image through combining short exposures with long exposures.
I spent multiple nights capturing the Swan (or Omega) nebula and was hoping to have many hours of data to play with but was a bit gutted that a lot of the data got corrupted, so I had to work hard in the post-processing to bring out the detail without creating too much noise. I'm still very pleased with the result given the circumstances! I'm also pleased to have finished my exam recently so can spend more time on astrophotography, I tried to make sure I took my time with this video to ensure the quality was there, I particularly enjoyed creating the scene of myself gazing up at the planets, that was fun to make (albeit very long). Let me know if you liked this style of video in the comment section below and please like and subscribe for more astrophotography from me in the future!
I normally post every 3 weeks, which I feel gives me enough time to focus on the quality to improve the viewer experience, I'm still learning a lot on this side of things so hopefully you'll see an improvement on each video!
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Image details:
Total Exposure Time - 2 hours
Sub-Exposure Lengths - 180s (long exposures) 30s (short exposures)
Gain - 120
Binning - 1x1
Camera - ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Guide Camera - ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
Telescope - Skywatcher 200PDS
Mount - Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Filter - Optolong L-Extreme
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Awesome job mate! - Glad to hear you'll be able to create more now your exams are over too! - regardless of the data lost, you still ended up with a really nice end result - top stuff :-)
Clear skies!
Thanks!! I really enjoy watching your videos too👊
Great video and image Rajan! I'm partial to William Optics scopes myself for small refractors.
Thanks Joe!! Will have a look into them 😃
Absolutely Incredible video God's art! You really put a lot of time into this one and it definitely shows! I love how you told the story through the video and added b roll/ music to add to the mood, they are subtle but make all the difference! The music in particular was excellent and really added to the emotion. I have my own RUclips channel as well and Im always working twords telling a story in my videos and I always look up to you and all the others for that! Keep up the outstanding work! I can't wait for the next one! :)
Wow thank you so much! That really means a lot to hear. I'll check out your channel 😃
Excellent pic!
Thanks Chuck!
Beautiful!! Great edits too🥰👍
Thank you!
Awesome video, loving the content
Thank you!!
Very nice video, that’s a lot of time and effort you are putting in there but it does show. Great image at the end also, not one I have done myself, will add to the bucket list
Cheers! Yeah did take a while to make haha, it's it's great target, you should definitely go for it!
Absolutely sensational video, thank you for letting us know the camara, filters and telescope 🔭 you are using. Really useful information, tips and all round knowledge displayed. You have an extremely positive attitude and a very promising career ahead. 👏
Thanks!!! Means a lot to hear feedback like that 👊👊
Cool photo. Look into the Askar FRA400. Two scopes in one if you also get the f3.9 reducer. 400mm and 280mm 👍🏻
Thanks! That sounds interesting, I'll look into that, cheers 👍
The resulting image looked great despite the loss of some of the data.
Thank you Logan!!
Great video and really nice image at the end. Also, good target.. you don't see M17 as often as M16 and M8. I happen to be shooting in that area myself at the moment.. but with a wide field setup. CS!
Thanks!!! Yeah it's a really nice target I think. I want to do some wide field shots too soon but need a smaller scope😬 what target are you going for in that area?
@@spacefrenz I started with m17 but it's evolved into a 6 panel mosaic.. so from the small Sagittarius cloud to M16.
I'm using a stellarvue sv70t which is a nice little scope but they are not sold any more. The image circle is a bit small too but it works well enough with my asi1600.
@@DSOImager very nice!! I look forward to seeing the result!
Fantastic image. Wish I didn't have a whopping great tree blocking that part of the sky 😔
Cheers!! Yeah I had a big tree which was so close to blocking the view too, thankfully it just about rose above it. I'm very fortunate to have a lot of the night sky within view where I live!
Corrupted Data or not... Great Picture. 👍🏻
Thanks so much!
hi, i have a william optics flt 91 - beautiful optics and stunning visuals. 540mm f5.9 or 430mm @ f4.7 great scope
Thanks for letting me know! I'll have a look into that scope, if you had to choose 540 or 430 which would you go for?
@@spacefrenz you have both if you get the 0.8x reducer.
Hello. How do you use your MacBook for running apt.
I use a piece of software called 'parallels' which let's you run a virtual machine so allows me to run Windows on mac. It's a yearly subscription but isn't too expensive, runs perfectly well
Since telescopes are pretty much impossible to get your hands on at the moment, there is always Mosaics
Yeah everyone's getting in to astrophotography haha, I did think about mosaics but I don't have the patience for that just yet🤣
@@spacefrenz With APP it is pretty "easy" and you get an amazing resolution with your scope.