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FWIW, a good telephoto lens is also a good refracting telescope. But I am not sure what you mean by "resolve Andromeda as a galaxy"... -
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Experimenting with a wider lens, imaging the area around Brocchi's cluster/NGC 6802: Nikon D810 + Nikkor 105/1.4 @ f/2; 30s subs on... -
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I would suggest a 135mm or 200mm tele lens, but it also depends on if your camera is a full frame, APS-C (or even Micro Four Thirds)...
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Wish I had kit to take pics like you guys are taking! Practically speaking I guess the next step for me will be some form of telephoto...
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First light for my RedCat 51 at the Astro-Farm Kiripotib in Namibia in May 2025. The conditions have been overwhelming, 10 hours dark...
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Pretty happy with this one of Hoag's object: From astrometry.net (not sure why it didn't identify the galaxy): Not sure how well...
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The Pointers. 19th June 2025
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The Tadpoles (IC 410) captured from my back patio, Dec 2024 - Feb 2025. IC 410, commonly called The Tadpoles, is an emission nebula in... -
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The past few months have been absolutely wretched in terms of sky viewing. I was hoping for more time, but this is what I was able to...
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The Angel Nebula (NGC 2170) descended to my back patio, November 2024 - March 2025. NGC 2170 is a reflection nebula in the constellation...
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pinball1970 reacted to Andy Resnick's post in the thread Our Beautiful Universe - Photos and Videos with Wow.
Over the past couple of months, there was a clear night now and then through which to image M51 and surroundings: Nikon D810 + Nikkor...
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pinball1970 reacted to collinsmark's post in the thread Our Beautiful Universe - Photos and Videos with Wow.
The Heart Nebula (a.k.a. SH 2-190) pierced from my back patio, Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025. the Heart is an emission nebula and can be found...
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As to my impression the Spiral Galaxy NGC 4051 in UMa isn't shown often. The spiral arms aren't symmetric, most probably due to some...
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IIRC those match the sunspots recorded that day. I looked it up that day using https://www.spaceweather.com and those are the locations...
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Partial solar eclipse, 29 March 2025 There was a partial solar eclipse yesterday, and I shot it. It was the first time for me shooting...