Astrophotography Misadventures: A January Update

Astrophotography Misadventures: A January Update
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Astrophotography Misadventures: A January Update

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Jan 14, 2025

January brought with it not one, but two astronomical tragedies. The first was a promising dark site expedition that ended before it began—I arrived at the remote location only to discover I'd left b

November and December
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November and December

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Jan 10, 2025

November and December were dedicated to getting out in the night and preparing for family times during the day. I have a backlog of images that need processing. Here is a list of those targets th...

October Imaging Update
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October Imaging Update

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Oct 17, 2024

This month has brought clear skies to Texas and lots of imaging time. I've managed to capture a few targets including: North America Nebula, Clam Nebula, Tulip Nebula, and Orion's Nebula. These im...

What’s my processing workflow?
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What’s my processing workflow?

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Oct 9, 2024

In order to record and remember I figured it would be beneficial to post my current workflow. This is based on various youtube creators pointing to similar workflows. At the moment it seems to work g...

New Equipment Update!
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New Equipment Update!

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Sep 10, 2024

New equipment has arrived. These are not sponsored purchases and will be tested and commented on as such. Cameras A new guide camera from Touptek arrived this is the G3M662C. Unfortunately this...

Targets and Upcoming Plans
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Targets and Upcoming Plans

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Aug 31, 2024

The Veil Nebula The Veil Nebula is a beautiful target that has been visible for most of June through August. The Veil Nebula is relatively dim for me because it's the remains of a supernova and is...

August 7 2024 Astro session
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August 7 2024 Astro session

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Aug 8, 2024

I did note that I would try to analyze subframes in the last post, but I thought it was worth a shot to take some pictures. The target was NGC 6974, one of two luminous knots within the Veil Nebula....

Repeat Astro session
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Repeat Astro session

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Aug 7, 2024

Last night's (August 06, 2024) session started fairly late. I had initially checked the weather and it showed clear skies. However, when I went outside at 9pm it was raining. Perfectly over my area, ...

August 5 2024 Astro session
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August 5 2024 Astro session

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Aug 6, 2024

Tonight's session started around 9:30pm US Central time, under Bortle 9 skies. Polar alignment and focusing took a little extra time due to clouds and poor visibility. However, once completed the...

So I’m Starting A Blog
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So I’m Starting A Blog

  • By Alejandro Araya
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  • On Aug 5, 2024

I've decided to start a blog because I wanted a sort of journal to record where I've been. Maybe it can be useful to others so I'm deciding to make it public. As you may have guessed, the subject of ...