I’ve never actually used Siril, but for the longest time Pixinsight has been considered the be all and end all for deep sky processing, and I decided to dive completely into it once I moved on from photoshop. There’s also a number of processes and scripts made by the community just for pix which have become essential for some of my workflows, like BlurXterminator (paid), and a bunch of pixelmath expressions from the guys in the discord.
Here’s what single Ha, Oiii, and Sii frames look like.
Awesome, thanks! For a newcomer like myself I always find it super fascinating to see how “uninteresting” the single take looks like, and then how blastingly colorful, detailled and amazing the final result is compared to that.
I just shared my own story a few hours ago here on this community, where you can see my progress over the last few months.
How long did it take for you to get to this stage of awesomeness? How much does the equipment cost, and at what spots do you shoot them? Do you travel explicitly to very remote areas (e.g. the desert or forest), or do you shoot them in your frontyard? :D
Are you interested in being my “guide”, in terms of telling me what maximum quality and detail I can achieve with my current, shitty and absolutely-not-comparable-to-yours, equipment? I mean, you had to start somewhere too, right? What were your last results of the stage when you decided to upgrade from your first camera to a better one? Would you mind sharing a similar story?
I think, I will just make a post regarding that question, so it reaches a wider audience :D
It’s taken me several years to get to this point, and honestly I’m still continuing to learn new techniques and improve my processing to this day. I’ve never actually added up how much all my equipment costs, because then I’d have to give an honest answer when my family asks. I did buy a lot of it on the used market, and I haven’t really upgraded anything since covid and astronomy gear prices shot up. Most of my images I take from my apartment balcony, which has horrific light pollution. A couple times a year I’ll head out to a dark site like the Deerlick Astronomy Village for a weekend. If there are any astonomy clubs in your town they’ll tell you what dark sites are best near you.
I’m not sure how much of a ‘guide’ I could be, but I can help give advice and constructive criticism if you need it! If you use discord there’s also a ton of beginner info and people able to help out in ours (link in the sidebar).
If there are any astonomy clubs in your town they’ll tell you what dark sites are best near you.
I sadly don’t, but you can check out this.
Gladly, I’m at the edge of a dark-yellow zone, next to a green one, meaning it’s pretty good. The difference, just 500 or 1000 meters away compared to the mid city, is actually super noticeable even with the naked eye.
Maybe consider checking out the map and look for less polluted areas, e.g. a forest or big field :)
Here’s what single Ha, Oiii, and Sii frames look like.
I’ve never actually used Siril, but for the longest time Pixinsight has been considered the be all and end all for deep sky processing, and I decided to dive completely into it once I moved on from photoshop. There’s also a number of processes and scripts made by the community just for pix which have become essential for some of my workflows, like BlurXterminator (paid), and a bunch of pixelmath expressions from the guys in the discord.
Awesome, thanks! For a newcomer like myself I always find it super fascinating to see how “uninteresting” the single take looks like, and then how blastingly colorful, detailled and amazing the final result is compared to that.
I just shared my own story a few hours ago here on this community, where you can see my progress over the last few months.
How long did it take for you to get to this stage of awesomeness? How much does the equipment cost, and at what spots do you shoot them? Do you travel explicitly to very remote areas (e.g. the desert or forest), or do you shoot them in your frontyard? :D
Are you interested in being my “guide”, in terms of telling me what maximum quality and detail I can achieve with my current, shitty and absolutely-not-comparable-to-yours, equipment? I mean, you had to start somewhere too, right? What were your last results of the stage when you decided to upgrade from your first camera to a better one? Would you mind sharing a similar story?
I think, I will just make a post regarding that question, so it reaches a wider audience :D
It’s taken me several years to get to this point, and honestly I’m still continuing to learn new techniques and improve my processing to this day. I’ve never actually added up how much all my equipment costs, because then I’d have to give an honest answer when my family asks. I did buy a lot of it on the used market, and I haven’t really upgraded anything since covid and astronomy gear prices shot up. Most of my images I take from my apartment balcony, which has horrific light pollution. A couple times a year I’ll head out to a dark site like the Deerlick Astronomy Village for a weekend. If there are any astonomy clubs in your town they’ll tell you what dark sites are best near you.
I’m not sure how much of a ‘guide’ I could be, but I can help give advice and constructive criticism if you need it! If you use discord there’s also a ton of beginner info and people able to help out in ours (link in the sidebar).
I sadly don’t, but you can check out this. Gladly, I’m at the edge of a dark-yellow zone, next to a green one, meaning it’s pretty good. The difference, just 500 or 1000 meters away compared to the mid city, is actually super noticeable even with the naked eye. Maybe consider checking out the map and look for less polluted areas, e.g. a forest or big field :)