@fcain.universetoday.com Saw your Leo Triplet with the S50 at the end of one of your vids so thought I'd share this one to give you an idea of the S30s capabilities as well.

Shot data.

3025 x 10s
8hrs 24mins total integration
Internal UV/IR cut filter

Processed in PixInsight

And I did exactly that with the Askar C2 and @altairastro.bsky.social 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii in my "Hubble-a-like" Bubble Nebula image 😀

In the top left of the first image you can see the Elephant's Trunk Nebula and there is some lovely dark nebulas in amongst this widefield.

Shot from my backyard with the Samyang 135mm f/2 lens and the Touptek ATR2600C, Altair 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii 2" filter and the IDAS NBZ-II 2" Ha Oiii

Yes, well kind of, and requires a bit of scripting to do. @naztrono.my has an excellent video on how to do it.

Thankfully this wasn't a mosaic just the full native FOV

8inch Newtonian, Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 😊

A rock and roll 1hr 36mins!! Had to ditch around a 3rd of the subs due to star trails (didn't take a wedge with me so it was alt/az mode only). Manually integrated and processed in PixInsight.

2 Panel Mosaic

Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 1000mm at f/5 from
Touptek ATR585C
Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro
Altair Astro 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii

Panel 1: 254 x 180s at Gain 100

Panel 2: 283 x 180s at Gain 100

30 x flats per panel

Total integration 26 hrs 51 mins
Processed in PixInsight with RC Astro tools.

Shot data:

Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 1000mm at f/5
Touptek ATR585C
Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro
ZWO 2" UV/IR Cut filter (for the RGB)
Altair Astro 4nm Ha Oiii Dual Narrowband filter (for the Ha)

100 x 180s RGB
96 X 300s Ha Oiii

13hrs total integration

Processed in PixInsight

It's a fun and interesting little scope eh? I have brought bot the S30 and S50 with me to Indonesia while I'm out here for a few months....sods law it's been cloudy and rainy for the 2 weeks since I got here! Clear skies!

Very much looking forward to reading it! Clear skies!!

What's the name of your book Sam? Would love to read this. I've only be doing astronomy/astrophotography since Feb 2023 and have so much to learn.

Nuanced and incredibly well written as ever Hardeep

Welcome aboard Antonio!

Very kind words Mark! Very much still learning my craft as I only started in Feb 2023. What an amazing and deep rabbit hole astrophotography is. Clear skies!

Absolutely, it should be. Williamina Fleming did all the hard work with this one and discovered it photographically. She was such a pioneer and incredibly talented. Here's to all the amazing women who have advanced science and especially those who went uncredited.

#astrophotography #astronomy

Shot data:

2 panel mosaic

Rother Valley Optics Horizon 72ED 432mm at f/6
RisingCam ATR3CMOS26000KPA
Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro
@altairastro.bsky.social 4nm Ha Oiii Dual Narrowband 2" filter

60 x 300s at gain 100 per panel

Processed in PixInsight