Mastodawn

First attempt at reprocessing images from the Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope, using my Prawn Nebula data from Friday night.

The first image is processed fully automatically, by the Seestar itself, and the second is my manual reprocessing using the Siril software on my computer.

I'm still impressed with how good a job the smart telescope is able to do in real time. The results make for a great live preview and are honestly just fine for viewing on small screens. If you have the option it is definitely worth the effort to reprocess the data on a computer, though.

#Astrophotograph #Astronomy #SeestarS30Pro #Seestar #Siril #PrawnNebula

chchastro Nov 14, 2022

Gary, one of our #SkyGuides also likes to do #AstroPhotography. This image of the #PrawnNebula (IC 4628) is a closer view than is normally found. If you include all its ‘suburbs’, the Prawn covers quite a significant patch near the midpoint of the Scorpion. IC 4628 is a fairly active stellar nursery, and it contains several hot, young, and bright stars #christchurch #astronomy #NewZealand https://astro.nz/blogs/entry/34-ic-4628-the-prawn-nebula-near-scorpius/

IC 4628 (The Prawn Nebula), near Scorpius

This image of the Prawn Nebula (IC 4628) is a closer view than is normally found. If you include all its ‘suburbs’, the Prawn covers quite a significant patch near the midpoint of the Scorpion. This area of the sky is well-known amongst astrophotographers as a rich hunting ground for these type o...

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