Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@philo @world_beauty
Nuts is right. I was able to use the Chili based to capture Omega Centauri also. I'd love to be able to observe it with one of my scopes, but that's unlikely to happen.

#microobservatory

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@world_beauty
Fantastic.

Being in the northern hemisphere, I've never seen it. But I became aware of the a couple of years ago. It's composed of a half dozen or so 6 inch Mak-newts, mostly in either Arizona or Massachusetts.

For a time though one was in Chile, and I was able to process an image of 47 Tucanae taken with it. Cheating in a way, as it's not my telescope, but am public one.

#microobservatory

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@catherineryanhyde
That's a terrific photo.

I tried the with the , and barely got an image. Their photo equipment is beyond most amateur astronomers' equipment, but is old. Plus the web site allows a max of a 60 second exposure. That just isn't sufficient for that target.

#RosetteNebula #microobservatory #stargeezer

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@photo
Clear atmosphere always helps. So from what I'm reading the objective lens is about 90mm in diameter?

You did better than my effort using the publicly available 6 inch Mak-Newts.

#m42 #microobservatory #stargeezer

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@world_beauty
Can you briefly describe the equipment used for that very good image?

I used the publicly available to get this image of the . They provide 6 inch Mak-Newts. I don't have equipment that can adequately do star photography, so occasionally I use the Micro Observatory.

The raw images take some considerable processing, and I get enjoyment by providing my own for that purpose.

#software #trantulanebula #microobservatory

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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I tried for a couple of days to use the publicly available Micro Observatory to get a color image of the Andromeda galaxy. But during the times my request was enacted weather was always poor.

So I did the next best thing and went to their image archive for the last few days and found a time when the weather was clear, and found an r, g, b set of Andromeda images. I processed and aligned the components and was able to get the following color image of M31.

#stargeezer #microobservatory #m31

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Larry Smith · @stargazersmith
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@ComradeRobot
That's a beautiful shot, especially being in color.

Do tell me, is this cheating? Not having the proper equipment for serious , I make use of the publicly available . The Observatory makes available a half dozen 6" -Newts from different locations.

I can schedule and get raw b/w and R G B images. I then use software I've created to process and produce final results, like the photo below.

#andromeda #MAK #microobservatory #starphotography

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L Smith · @stargazersmith
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@PaulGreene @AlexSanterne
I don't have the tracking equipment to compete with that. I have the optics, but not the tracking.

I've make do by using the publicly available , a Harvard Smithsonian project. They make available a half dozen 6" -Newts, and on this occasion one in Chile. I processed the raw RGB images with my own software.

The , Micro Observatory 6" image.

#carinanebula #MAK #microobservatory

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L Smith · @stargazersmith
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@alrouen @AlexSanterne
That's a great shot.

Do you have some kind of auto-guider, as your tracking is spot on?

I don't have any way to take "through the scope" star images because of tracking. When I get the urge, I sometimes use the , a publicly available collection of about 6 Mak-Newts. They will send you a raw image through email, and you must reduce it.

A good option if you don't have astro-equipment, but have computer.

, ,

#stargeezer #astrophotography #dumbbell #microobservatory

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L Smith · @stargazersmith
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@catherineryanhyde

I cannot compete with you on small field . I have only have star photography capability.

To get your quality of images, I've used the publicly available . The half dozen or so telescopes are 6 inch Mak-Newts. One can schedule targets and get emails of raw images. I process them with a Yorick program.

It's a solution for those lacking equipment but having computer.

Here's my best .

#m15 #microobservatory #piggyback #astrophotography #stargeezer

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L Smith · @stargazersmith
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@DavidBflower
That's a nice image. Was that a , maybe using a telephoto?

Here's my best effort. Yeah, it's kind of another cheat, taken with the publicly available . More of these of these photos and my supporting logic is at

afterdark-skies.blogspot.com/p

#microobservatory #piggyback

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