This is what $4,700,000,000 in equipment will get you versus about $4k.
My first efforts at imaging in specific wavelengths of light to cut down on the light pollution, so I set my sights on the famous pillars of creation within the Eagle Nebula. This nebula is an active star-forming region, so you can actually see the stars being formed in this photo! This is an updated version of one I posted to a different sub this morning, which better displays the pillars.
This was about an hour of aquisition data, around 30 images ranging from 60 seconds long to 5 minutes, using HA, Oiii, and Sii filters.
For more space stuff, come find me on instagram @cosmic_background.. I give live updates while capturing things like this so you can check out the behind-the-scenes. Since I captured this image less than 24 hours ago you can see how I did it, as it's still in my stories.
![image showing Hubble's shot of the Pillars of Creation versus one I took from my backyard in Sacramento last night [OC]](9aa5bbb0-6e54-5743-9231-087ebd8fbd34.jpg)
ajamesmccarthy on June 2nd, 2019 at 00:02 UTC »
This is what $4,700,000,000 in equipment will get you versus about $4k.
My first efforts at imaging in specific wavelengths of light to cut down on the light pollution, so I set my sights on the famous pillars of creation within the Eagle Nebula. This nebula is an active star-forming region, so you can actually see the stars being formed in this photo! This is an updated version of one I posted to a different sub this morning, which better displays the pillars.
Equipment I used:
Celestron Edge HD 800
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
ASI1600MM-Pro
This was about an hour of aquisition data, around 30 images ranging from 60 seconds long to 5 minutes, using HA, Oiii, and Sii filters.
For more space stuff, come find me on instagram @cosmic_background.. I give live updates while capturing things like this so you can check out the behind-the-scenes. Since I captured this image less than 24 hours ago you can see how I did it, as it's still in my stories.
asianabsinthe on June 2nd, 2019 at 00:41 UTC »
Wow, didn't know a "backyard amateur" could capture this as well.
I'll try later tonight with my S10+.
SendMeToGary2 on June 2nd, 2019 at 01:32 UTC »
Wow did I ever just get sucked into your post history!! I’ve been zooming in on moon craters for ten minutes. This is really beautiful,