Tag Archives: Cassiopeia

Leveling up my post-processing with StarNet++

Posted on 18 November 2020 by matthannan

The other night I posted an image of Cassiopeia that I banged out very quickly in Sequator and The GIMP. Over the last few nights, I have re-run those images through Astro Pixel Processor as a way of getting better acquainted with that tool and its huge amount of features.… Read the rest

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Finally caught M31 and M33 together. Plus Cassiopeia with M103

Posted on 15 November 2020 by matthannan

I finally got a good shot of M31 and M33! So happy.

50mm, f/2.8, ISO 640, 361 exposures at 5 seconds each (just over 30 minutes)

I have a much larger version, should you be interested. In that one, you can see that I was starting to capture the arms of M33, but I really like the spikes on Mirach (the star in the center of the picture).… Read the rest

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Jupiter and his Court

Posted on 12 August 2020 by matthannan

So, I was kind of interested in why Jupiter was showing up as a dash in the photos from a couple of nights ago. Last night I brought out my 55-200mm telephoto lens. Focusing was a snap. And it proved its worth when pointed at the King of the Planets.… Read the rest

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