Astrophotography - 3 years later
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ม.ค. 2025
- In this video I compare the drastic contrast between the astrophotography I was doing 3 years ago compared to the astrophotography I'm doing today.
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Just a couple weeks ago I saw your older Lion Nebula short with the lion roaring! That inspired me to image the Lion Nebula, which came out great and is the last thing I shot. Funny that you put this out right now! Ha ha, thanks Joe 😁 your images are awesome!!
Thanks Joe! I'm happy that I'm able to inspire others! Makes me feel good. The Lion Nebula has always been one of my favorite targets.
The Lion Nebula is striking Joe. Nice job! I'll have to check out Bill and Jay's channels too!
Thanks Brian! Both are full of useful videos as well.
WOW! Incredible images Joe! 😮 In fact, you have captured so much nebulosity in the second image that my first response was "OMG....where is the Lion in all of that?!".😀(a nice problem to have...well, it's NOT a problem, really!).😀 Joe, you have every right to be extremely proud of the significant progress you've made in capturing data and processing it! 👍👍
Thanks so much Derek! I was the same way actually. I was like, man I really over-cooked this image, but then realized that’s what’s really there and I just couldn’t pick it up before. I’m really happy with my progress to this point.
Both shots came out great Joe! Always fun watching the progress we make over the years. CS!
Thanks so much James! I can't believe the differences as we progress in this hobby.
Great to follow your journey into deep space photography. The cave nebula is an extremely difficult target to process and also my nemesis. Both your images came out absolutely fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Roy! I really do have a love hate relationship with the Cave Nebula lol.
Wow that image of the Lion Nebula is one of the best I've ever seen, great job Joe and thanks for sharing
Yeah in three years lot has changed in the astrophotography world, it made everything a lot easier to step in, though the prices are rocketing at the moment here in Europe, Belgium
Thanks Siegfried! I agree, the prices are getting astronomical now. I'm not sure I could have afforded my gear if I had to buy it now as opposed to the prices 3 - 4 years ago. I paid $1450 for my EQ6 and now they are going for over $2,000. It's gone mental.
Wow Joe, a couple of weeks ago you were in a tent shirt and now it's snowing. Your images are lovely. I tried the Cave Nebula last year and got absolutely nothing 🤣
Thanks John! Our weather here is so weird. Tonight it will be clear but too cold to image -15c, but tomorrow it will be almost 15c, just wild temp shifts this time of year.
Great sponsor! love the 3 year progress.. wonderful images.. Man it sure looks cold!!
Thanks so much Jason, I have the best sponsor lol! It’s really cold here right now, it’s not usually this cold till January. I’m hoping to make it down your way this winter to warm up and get some of that amazing food you’re always grilling up.
Old man??? Hey, don't steal my thunder ... as I am the king of the "old Man' in these Astro TH-cam videos. But, yes, you did get my attention. SNOW, YUK!!! Snow is not allowed here. But I feel your pain with all those cloudy skies. Great final image. It's always good to see the progress of others in their venture. Mine ... well, I shutter to reveal my earlier images.
Hahaha thanks so much Pat! I wouldn't be embarrassed of your old images. It just shows how far you've come. Your current images are absolutely stunning! It's a great example to those just starting out the learning and growth in the hobby.
Congrats on all that data mate, must have been awesome to have those clear nights, definitely looks like winter has hit now thought....it looks freezing! Those images are awesome, I think the Lion Nebula is one of my favourite targets and your image is amazing (as is your cave nebula) so much progression in those 3 years
Thanks so much Russell! Was just watching your video on the Cave Nebula as well. It’s such a tricky target.
Man..,Joe..you collected data and data over two weeks straight. Happy for you, that's awesome. Wish we had such great conditions (except the snow). Great final images! 👍🏼 Clear skies mate!
Many thanks Tully! It’s making up for the awful summer we had here.
@@JoesAstrophoto Yeah..I felt your pain..same here during summer time. Have a good time, clear skies.
Always inspirational, Joe!
Thank you Douglas, much appreciated!
Love both images. I am not jealous at all about all those hours of clear sky you have been getting - no really I'm not. It's rewarding to look back at previous images to see how far along the journey we are progressing. Also means we have a great excuse to image targets over and over again. We are in T-shirt and shorts weather here as we enter into summer (although some clear skies would be nice). Great to hear from your sponsor of the video - he kind of looks familiar 🤣
Thank you Logan! I've been so busy that I didn't really have time to find other targets which worked out well in the end. My sponsor is awesome, gives me all kinds of free astro gear rofl!!
What an amazing journey, Joe! I love learning about others' journeys in this hobby. Your work speaks for itself!
Thanks so much Sarah! I enjoy the comparisons from old work to new.
3 years - a Long Journey! Despite how modest your equipment can be, it's just amazing to progress. I only started astrophotography last year, before that I used to do visual and take photos with my phone held on the eyepiece of my small telescope! Great video as always joe!
Thanks so much Avanteesh! Someday I hope to capture planets as well as you do too. As you know I just started that journey a couple months ago, so here's hoping it won't take 3 years lol
Very nice photos Joe. Thanks for sharing.
Many thanks bob!
Great pair of images Joe I've never imaged the cave nebula before, it's taken me a lot longer to see any improvements over the years, but then most of the time I were using modified DSLRS with no filters so no wonder they were pretty bad lol.
Thanks so much DDO! Having good equipment also helps a lot. I wonder how much better my images would look with higher end gear as well, but then also wonder if my own skill is ready for that next step up.
Beautiful Cave & Lion Nebulae Joe!!
Many thanks Luke!
Beautiful images Joe! I'm glad to hear the math scripts have helped you. More math to come 😎 Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much Bill! I'm excited to see what you come up with next.
awesome joe!! im playing with the data right now!!! happy new year
Thanks EAI! Happy New Year!
That's one of the best sponsors I've ever seen.
Thanks Patrick! Best sponsor I've ever had for sure! 😀
That sponsor though... Great idea... I am probably going to steal that idea for one of my future videos :P
Thanks Martin! Go for it my friend!
I really get mad at the clouds because i want to do Astrophotography but it's cloudy ☁️
Thanks for another great video and sharing how you progressed...truly inspiring. Just wondering what SHO filters you used for the latest images.
Thanks so much Tribble! I used the Antlia 3nm pro filters.
Wow! Incredible progress! It is truly amazing how enjoyable it is to process many hours of data collected over many nights. The investment pays off.
Thanks David! It really is so much easier to process images with sufficient data. Sometimes, just combining the channels and slight curve work is all that’s needed when you have enough data.
Gorgeous images Joe. Your original images were pretty good but what an improvement. I keep using more and more of Bill's stuff - it is incredible! I was expecting to see Elon Musk as your new sponsor but sure enough you found someone better. Cheers Kurt
Thanks Kurt! Hahaha, wouldn't that be nice to have Elon as a sponsor.
I like older images. Lesser dust, which clutters images. Shape of lion with blue legs is great!
Thanks Ana! I can see what you are saying and at first I felt the same way, but then realized that that's really what's there and I was missing so much of it before, but definitely feel ya!
@@JoesAstrophoto I just more value and like resolution. Resolution, when you can magnify and see every string of dust.
Low FWHM is a key. Real deal starts below 2. Very-very tough to achieve. I just cannot drop below 2.3 as yet.
Integration time matters, but guiding below 0.5, seeing below 1” and image scale
Is that blue dot a planetary nebula on the bottom left of the lion?
I’ve been trying to find out what that is, it’s really cool looking. It show’s up in Stellarium, but there isn’t a name associated with it. There is a star in the center so I’m guessing it is a planetary nebula, but not positive.
Hope new moon clears away the atmospheric nebula and the sky quality will be better in the next 8 days or so
Thanks Orion!