-
Continue reading →: Pelican Nebula – Preliminary ProcessingThis is the preliminary result after 3 hours of data on the Pelican Nebula. It looks promising, but I’m a little unhappy with hour the color is developing. I used an abbreviated workflow here in Siril, where I did background extraction during the stacking. I think too much of the…
-
Continue reading →: Stacking and Post Processing – Southern Veil NebulaI’m currently using Siril as my main stacking and processing tool. And this is the basic workflow that I follow: I’ll go through all these steps and explain what I did and why. Stacking & Background Extraction Here is an example of an untouched photo that comes out of the…
-
Continue reading →: New Camera – USB issuesThe weather has been horrible for imaging for the last two months, so this site has been dormant. Last week I saw a good deal on a used astrophotography dedicated camera, made the purchase and it arrived coincidentally with a new moon and some clear skies, so I got to…
-
Continue reading →: M51 – Shot ConsiderationsSo, how long and how many exposures should you take? That’s a question that most astrophotographers seem to handle with experience and guess work, but there are some numbers you can look at. I will detail my equipment in a separate post, but the important thing to know for this…
-
Continue reading →: My First Astrophoto*So here’s the story of my first astrophoto*. It gets the Marris asterisk because I entered this hobby from the world of visual astronomy, so of course I had tried holding my phone up to the telescope, and also taking zoomed in phone photos directly of the sky. This can…
-
Continue reading →: Welcome
Welcome to my website. This is the beginning of a multi-platform experience that will showcase my astrophotography and explain my process in an accessible manner. At this point in time I’m a relative newbie, I’ve been doing this for only about six months, but in that time I’ve learned a…
Hello,
I’m Mike
I hope you’ll join me as I explore the amazing universe of astrophotography. This hobby can seem overwhelming at first, but it I find it to be perspective changing and inspiring.
Let’s connect
Join the fun!
Stay updated with our latest tutorials and ideas by joining our newsletter.
Sweetman Astrophotography 