The Cloudy Nights community lost our Den Mama - Carol Anderson aka csa/montana on Monday, 20 Jan. Carol joined Cloudy Nights in 2005 and volunteered for the the moderator ranks in 2007. She moderated my very first post on Cloudy Nights.

Our goal at Cloudy Nights is to assist amateur astronomers in better understanding the equipment that goes with the hobby. We strive to accomplish this goal in three ways. by providing a forum for reviews of telescopes and accessories by providing a forum for commentary articles on the many facets of amateur astronomy by encouraging and sponsoring events and contests to get kids …

2024年12月1日 · Flaming Star Nebula - posted in Experienced Deep Sky Imaging: First attempt at this nebula. Enjoyed all the beautiful colors. Shot with 2600MC with L-Enhanced filter. 186 stacked images taken at 300 seconds each.

2024年12月14日 · Page 1 of 2 - Full frame astro camera recommendations - posted in Experienced Deep Sky Imaging: After the first of the year, Im considering springing for a full-frame astro camera. I currently have a QHY-168C (APS-C size OSC) that I really like, and a couple of astro-modified DSLRs (both APS-C and FF sizes). I am leaning toward an OSC model since …

2024年12月28日 · 16 processing workflows under Pixinsight - posted in Experienced Deep Sky Imaging: Hi folks, I have updated my website on Pixinsight processing tools (all in English). You have fully preprocessed your stacks under Pixinsight (or maybe other programs)) and you are ready for processing ? theses complete workflows could be able to help you in any situation …

2024年12月25日 · Combining Multi Night Exposures - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Im trying to figure the best way to combines exposures taken over several nights. Ill pose the following example: Night 1: 30 lights 10 bias 5 dark 5 flat Night 2: 35 light 10 bias 6 dark 5 flat Night 3: 30 light 10 bias 6 dark 7 flat Now, is the best way to combine all this data to: 1. …

2024年12月20日 · The 8h image was taken with a redcat 51, an asi2600 MC and an altair 6nm dualband filter over 2 nights during full moon (100%) from my balcony which give me access only to a low part of the sky (altitude between 20 and 50° max) with the lights of the coast cities just hidden by a hill in front of me.

2025年1月4日 · Found the Boogeyman - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: Over three nights over the past month, I was gathering subs on the dark nebula LDN1622 and the emission nebulae behind it. Also known as the Boogeyman Nebula, it resembles the Horsehead Nebula except its larger and the background emission nebulae behind it are fainter. More than twelve …

2024年12月23日 · NGC 2264 Christmas Tree Nebula - posted in Experienced Deep Sky Imaging: This is my last image before Christmas. This is the Christmas Tree Nebula (NGC 2264) in the Constellation Monoceros. It is 2700 LY away from Earth. I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season. God Bless you all! SvBony SV503 80ED, SV193 .8 Reducer, ZWO 533mc Pro …

2024年11月27日 · Page 1 of 3 - Triangulum Galaxy (M33) - posted in Deep Sky Observing: How hard is this thing to see? I had my 10 dob pointed where I thought the galaxy should be, and I thought I saw a VERY faint smudge, but couldnt tell if my eyes were playing tricks on me. Is this galaxy notoriously difficult to spot, or do I need to try again? Side note, the Owl Cluster is one …