My first attempt at the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae!

A few minutes worth of 30sec exposures, 10 darks (had to leave in a hurry) and 20 flats/bias.

Edit: Shot with a 500mm f6.3 camera lens and a stock Sony A6000 on a Star Adventurer.

Edited with Siril, then Starnet++, then Photoshop and some minor adjustments in Lightroom.

Feedback appreciated!

  • Etnaphele@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Feedback: wow! Really love the composition.

    Edit: I wanted to add: I’m really new to astrophotography, could you share which Bortle scale the spot you took this is? It could help with the expectations for what I can get from my surroundings :)

    • Zer0_F0x@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Thank you!

      The spot is a Bortle 4 to 5 according to the map, nothing special but it’s only a 20 min drive and has no nearby light sources, offers decent protection from the constant Aegean summer winds as well. My advice is this: Bortle + Drive time + terrain difficulty= X, solve for the lowest possible X and only go to really remote and dark sites when you’re sure you’ve got the shooting process dialed in. Generally any moon less night under Bortle 5 skies or better yields great results.

      Hope that helps.