This is my little page where I detail my struggles through learning Astrophotography. This is going to be raw, with all the mistakes, missteps and errors laid bare. Hopefully a few successes along the way also
App Tip #1: Dark Sky Meter
From time to time, I will find apps that are useful for astrohotography. Some are well known but others maybe not so much. In the “App Tip” series, I will highlight some of these apps that I find useful in the hopes I can help other people capture better images. I use an iPhone, so…
Nikon D5300 – Lossy NEF Compression (AKA Nikon Concentric ring problem)
So, one of the huge benefits to shooting RAW on a DSLR is the increase in image quality over JPEG – you are recording exactly what the sensor sees, as compared to a “visually lossless” image such as a JPEG. Of course, JPEG was mostly designed around regular images of the world around us and…
![[IMAGE] – NGC1499 (California Nebula)](https://astrophotonic.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/2020-11-07-ca-nebula.jpg?w=1200&h=900&crop=1)
[IMAGE] – NGC1499 (California Nebula)
Primary Name: NGC1499 Alternate names: California Nebula Object Type: Emission Nebula Constellation: Perseus Distance: 1000 Light years Coordinates: RA: 04h 03m 18.00s , Dec: +36° 25′ 18.0″ Links: WikiSky, Wikipedia, NED, Telescopious, AstroBin Capture Details: Dates:Nov. 7, 2020 Frames: 49×180″ Integration: 2.5 hours Avg. Moon age: 21.09 days Avg. Moon phase: 61.12% Equipment: Imaging telescopes or lenses: Nikon 300mm f4.5 AI Nikon 300mm f4.5…
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