Hope this low effort post is accepted, I just wanted to share my first image when I started.

There was no telescope or tracker used, just a smartphone leaned against my wallet.

Images:

  • ~400 x 1s
  • ISO 3200

Editing:

  • stacking/ stretching in Siril
  • GraXpert for gradient and denoising
  • BlurXTerminator for deconvolution
  • Starnett++ to edit the barely visible nebula a bit better
  • final editing in Photoshop
  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I take it there was heavy editing after the initial capture - not least because of the constellation lines.

    • bistdunarrisch@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yes, I used Siril for stacking/ stretching, Starnett++ for star removal (to edit the glimpse of orion nebula a little better), GraXpert for gradient and noise, and BlurXTerminator for deconvolution. Final editing was done in Photoshop.

      So heavy editing indeed…

        • bistdunarrisch@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I mean, I literally just put the phone on the roof of my car and leaned it against my wallet. It was just an experiment because I wanted to know whats possible with just a phone

          • starman2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            10 months ago

            To my mind, a lot of astrophotography seems to be hooking a camera up to a telescope, making sure it’s focused right, and taking a buncha pictures. Of course proper maintenance of equipment plays a massive role, but my understanding is that a lot of the effort comes from knowing how to post-process