Breneman
@breneman.bsky.social
Engineer by trade. Amateur astrophotographer by night. New to Blue Sky, but trying to be better about sharing my work and contributing to the community.
This has been a fun and rewarding journey, and I enjoy going back and seeing my progress.
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other progress comparisons if this is interesting (they'll be shorter!). Clear skies!
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other progress comparisons if this is interesting (they'll be shorter!). Clear skies!
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This has been a fun and rewarding journey, and I enjoy going back and seeing my progress.
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other progress comparisons if this is interesting (they'll be shorter!). Clear skies!
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other progress comparisons if this is interesting (they'll be shorter!). Clear skies!
1 year in I've moved to an astro rig with a cooled OSC, GEM and NBZ filter. 3 years I've added a C6 and Pixinsight (and more).
Still learning. I messed up my acquisition last year to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but hopefully next! Getting closer!
Still learning. I messed up my acquisition last year to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but hopefully next! Getting closer!
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
1 year in I've moved to an astro rig with a cooled OSC, GEM and NBZ filter. 3 years I've added a C6 and Pixinsight (and more).
Still learning. I messed up my acquisition last year to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but hopefully next! Getting closer!
Still learning. I messed up my acquisition last year to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but hopefully next! Getting closer!
2 months in. I learned allot. Transitioned to using Siril from DSS. Started using a longer focal length. Collected, processed, reprocessed. Finally got imagery I was getting proud of.
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
2 months in. I learned allot. Transitioned to using Siril from DSS. Started using a longer focal length. Collected, processed, reprocessed. Finally got imagery I was getting proud of.
Night 2. Night 3. Pulled out my telephoto, learned more about stacking and processing.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico and all the others) that made this so approachable.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico and all the others) that made this so approachable.
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Night 2. Night 3. Pulled out my telephoto, learned more about stacking and processing.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico and all the others) that made this so approachable.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico and all the others) that made this so approachable.
I wanted the classic Milky Way over the tent shot with pinpoint stars. Really, just the next stage of my long exposure landscapes.
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn stable tracking. Pointed at a constellation I knew, and there was the nebula! Hooked!
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn stable tracking. Pointed at a constellation I knew, and there was the nebula! Hooked!
January 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I wanted the classic Milky Way over the tent shot with pinpoint stars. Really, just the next stage of my long exposure landscapes.
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn stable tracking. Pointed at a constellation I knew, and there was the nebula! Hooked!
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn stable tracking. Pointed at a constellation I knew, and there was the nebula! Hooked!
Congrats! Game changing to get the setup automated and have confidence in that meridian flip!
January 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Congrats! Game changing to get the setup automated and have confidence in that meridian flip!
It's been a fun and rewarding journey, and I enjoy going back and looking at my progress.
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other comparisons of previous work (they'll be shorter!) if this is interesting enough. Clear skies!
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other comparisons of previous work (they'll be shorter!) if this is interesting enough. Clear skies!
January 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
It's been a fun and rewarding journey, and I enjoy going back and looking at my progress.
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other comparisons of previous work (they'll be shorter!) if this is interesting enough. Clear skies!
Thanks for revisiting this with me! I'll post other comparisons of previous work (they'll be shorter!) if this is interesting enough. Clear skies!
1 year in I've retired my DSLR and SkyGuider and moved to a cooled OSC. 3 years and I've added a C6 and Pixinsight.
I'm still learning, messed up last year's acquisition to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but maybe next! Getting closer to what I want at least!
I'm still learning, messed up last year's acquisition to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but maybe next! Getting closer to what I want at least!
January 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
1 year in I've retired my DSLR and SkyGuider and moved to a cooled OSC. 3 years and I've added a C6 and Pixinsight.
I'm still learning, messed up last year's acquisition to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but maybe next! Getting closer to what I want at least!
I'm still learning, messed up last year's acquisition to get the core exposed and had bad flats. Won't get more data this year, but maybe next! Getting closer to what I want at least!
2 months, learned allot. Transitioned to using Siril from DSS. Started using a longer focal length. Collected, processed, reprocessed. Finally got imagery I was getting proud of.
January 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
2 months, learned allot. Transitioned to using Siril from DSS. Started using a longer focal length. Collected, processed, reprocessed. Finally got imagery I was getting proud of.
Night 2. Night 3. Pulled out my telephoto, learned more about stacking and processing.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico, and all the others) that made this so approachable.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico, and all the others) that made this so approachable.
January 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Night 2. Night 3. Pulled out my telephoto, learned more about stacking and processing.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico, and all the others) that made this so approachable.
Not only did the results exceed my expectations but so did the available tooling and educators (Trevor, Cuiv, Dylan, Nico, and all the others) that made this so approachable.
I wanted the classic Milky Way over the tent shot, but with pinpoint stars. Really, just the next stage of long exposure landscapes.
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn getting stable tracking. Pointed it at a constellation I knew, and there was a nebula! Hooked!
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn getting stable tracking. Pointed it at a constellation I knew, and there was a nebula! Hooked!
January 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I wanted the classic Milky Way over the tent shot, but with pinpoint stars. Really, just the next stage of long exposure landscapes.
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn getting stable tracking. Pointed it at a constellation I knew, and there was a nebula! Hooked!
My partner gave me a SkyGuider. So, into my Bortle 8 backyard to learn getting stable tracking. Pointed it at a constellation I knew, and there was a nebula! Hooked!