Globular Clusters Messier 13 Messier 5 Messier 15 & Messier 92
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W
254mm Skywatcher Newtonian, EQ6 Mount, Philips SPC900NC Modified Webcam with LX Mode
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker & G.I.M.P.
Some of my very early attempts from 2011 to 2013 at simple deep sky imaging with a modest imaging device, low exposure times and my old EQ6 mount.
Sharpcap Settings (on LX mode).
Messier 13 (top left)
21 frames at exposure of 20.05s, gain 36, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 3 & saturation 72.
Messier 5 (top right)
20 frames at 11.94s, gain 35, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 7 & saturation 72.
Messier 15 (bottom left)
16 frames at 12.65s, gain 35, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 2 & saturation 72.
Messier 92 (bottom right)
25 frames at 20.05s, gain 25, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 7 & sat 72.
They may be not worthy of a comment or a fave but still a lesson that we have to start somewhere. The important thing is, to give it a go, keep learning and try our best to improve. I always look back to my first attempts at astrophotography to remind myself how things can develop as the years advance.
From an early age I was interested in astronomy and was fascinated with the photography displayed in the many books I had access to.
On many occasions it did cross my mind if I would ever have the ability and good fortune to capture my very own images of the night sky.
Eventually, as time went by, I managed to captured these, I still remember the pleasure and sense of achievement in doing so.
Globular Clusters Messier 13 Messier 5 Messier 15 & Messier 92
Aberkenfig, South Wales
Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W
254mm Skywatcher Newtonian, EQ6 Mount, Philips SPC900NC Modified Webcam with LX Mode
Processed with Deep Sky Stacker & G.I.M.P.
Some of my very early attempts from 2011 to 2013 at simple deep sky imaging with a modest imaging device, low exposure times and my old EQ6 mount.
Sharpcap Settings (on LX mode).
Messier 13 (top left)
21 frames at exposure of 20.05s, gain 36, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 3 & saturation 72.
Messier 5 (top right)
20 frames at 11.94s, gain 35, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 7 & saturation 72.
Messier 15 (bottom left)
16 frames at 12.65s, gain 35, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 2 & saturation 72.
Messier 92 (bottom right)
25 frames at 20.05s, gain 25, brightness 90, contrast 40, gamma 7 & sat 72.
They may be not worthy of a comment or a fave but still a lesson that we have to start somewhere. The important thing is, to give it a go, keep learning and try our best to improve. I always look back to my first attempts at astrophotography to remind myself how things can develop as the years advance.
From an early age I was interested in astronomy and was fascinated with the photography displayed in the many books I had access to.
On many occasions it did cross my mind if I would ever have the ability and good fortune to capture my very own images of the night sky.
Eventually, as time went by, I managed to captured these, I still remember the pleasure and sense of achievement in doing so.