Chuck, seriously, that is absolutely AMAZING . Combining all the different wavelengths like you have. That final image is pure Astrophotography at its best. Outstanding 🧐
Hey Chuck. I finally got a chance to watch this video. I saw this image on FB the other day and it really reinvigorated my interest. I really don't have the funds for astrophotography but it's wonderful to be able to enjoy the hobby through your eyes. Keep up the amazing work!
Er.....Chuck....you got a minute?........this is one of the most understated videos of a most wonderful image I have seen on UA-cam. Congrats mate. Fantastic dedication to a target.
Amazing Final Image Chuck..!! 👊😎 I was a little let down that when I got to the end of the Video there was no Funny Outtakes.! Haha..!! Awesome Work Chuck.. I am learning a lot from Your Channel..!!
Thanks Bruce, when there are no outtakes that means I didn't screw up enough for an outtakes section, which makes me happy but disappoints others, lol.
Thanks Jon, yes - I was very pleased with how it turned out. I went through quite a few variations of it until I was finally happy with the end result.
Thanks AstroQuest1 , I think the extra hours I put in helped a lot, but it still took a lot of gentle coaxing in post-processing to bring it out even more. I'm happy with it now.
Hey Chuck ! First of all , you are definitely not lazy... But believe me you will love that new mount. I never had problems with it. Hope you got that special wire you need for it.... I’m sure you did . Anyway just wanted to say that you did produce an amazing final image. You are an inspiration. Keep it going !
That’s great news and and much valuable improvement.... that wire was expensive... A wish..... that you one day produce a 2 part video of your Pixinsight full on video of your processing of your mono images with filters... A true from hour 1 to hour ...... to your end and final image. I get to image but then I get behind with processing because I find Pixinsight a bit overwhelming. I do not have my list yet of my steps..... perhaps you can share yours. Thanks Chuck . Much appreciated.
Chuck's Astrophotography . Hi Chuck. I follow your channel and all of your amazing videos because I learn from them. I want to get a bit more comfortable with this overwhelming and difficult pastime which we call astrophotography... and so I hope to learn from watching every videos and every mistake and effort that you do. I do not have the time which I would like to, to try to image as much as you do and learn on the fly... So I subscribed to your amazing channel in order to learn.... For me you are a teacher. I hope one day to achieve one astrophotography image like yours... a somewhat dream as a pupil. My suggestion was simply as a fan and student wanting to learn... I hope you can understand... I follow to learn .... Cheers.
Fascinating image Chuck! Just subscribe to your channel. I was capture Trunk nebula last week, but with my Hyperstar and Celestron 8 SCT telescope. But not even closer to your result. Of course your HA filter helps you a lot since my camera is ASI 1600 MC. The last few days I am working on west Veil nebula. Trying to capture in a different magnifications to see witch one will like better. Tonight I am with my SCT and the F6.3 focal reducer , but is too windy outside and I don't think will be a good night :)
Nice image!!! I am subscribed to your channel and not astrobackyard. You remained a true user of equipment you purchased. You are not a display window for shops. Keep it that way! ;-)
Thanks Mike, I woulnd't advise it - but the moon wasn't completely full when I was doing the OIII. And my target was also on the opposite side of the sky so that helped.
Congratulations Chuck’s! I have just been starting astrophotography for days, I clearly have a lot to learn! Btw do you think it’s possible to record zoomed images from a ZWO 120 mc with a software and to stack them or do I need to use Barlow lens? I have good images of Jupiter but I want to have a « bigger » view of it! Thanks for your videos and maybe for your answer !
Thanks Astroness. I don't know much about the 120MC, but what I would do is search Astrobin for whatever objects you are interested in capturing. You can also search on cameras. You will find so many examples and see what equipment can do for certain objects.
Wow! What a beautiful and inspiring image. Thanks for Giving those of us that are still “hacks” 😊 at this an idea of what can be accomplished. I’m Planning on getting the 1600mm once my mount and scope are paid off. I’m really looking forward to taking the first steps to one day getting some images I’m happy with or at least semi 😊
Agree with Ray 300,000% !!! This image of the region is super amazing! I even showed my chromatic assistant this one & she couldn't even find the words to describe it Lol.
Hey Chuck, Great job on the processing. I image under the same Metro Detroit light dome you do but you seem to get a lot more from your data. I might need a lesson!
Thanks for sharing this with us. Great capture. Looking at your technical data did you only use two filters Ha and green? You mention oxygen in the video but I don't see it listed in the specs?
I totally screwed up the fitter usage. This is what I meant: Astronomik Ha: 100x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21) Astronomik OIII: 130x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15) Astronomik SII: 111x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Freaking amazing! Good job. So here's a quick question as a new astrophotographer. Are you using a focusing mask every time you set up or do you just do it by eye?
Thanks Roger. I don't use a mask and I don't do it by eye either. I use an electronic focuser. As long as the focus is close enough - which it usually is, the focuser will find focus and I don't have to do anything.
@@ChucksAstrophotography i have been looking at the moonlight focusers for a few weeks.(just seen on your Instagram you had one). Cant seem to find enough about them to get one for my ES ED80. I just dont know the dimensions i would need so im just holdings back till i find the info
OMG what a great image. Makes me want to get going on my own programs. Just a question, do you leave your scope out and covered during the better weather to save set up time for the next session?
Thanks James. I have left it out on back to back nights (uncovered). But it's rare when I do that. I would only do it if I know I'm going to be home all day.
Any chance of a permeant pier in good location. But would that limit the use the use of different scopes on it? I worked from an observatory for 45 years. Now in retirement housing and setting up from scratch at my age has become a real problem.
@@jameshannonmoonscapes9060 Wow, from an observatory for 45 years? Nice! Because I have so many rigs, I actually like the flexibility of just rolling out whichever setup I want to use. So I don't see the need for a permanent pier.
Damn, whoever said they need a bigger scope, and not longer integration times is a fool. Patience and dedication to get a massive, quality dataset will always beat out big fancy gear. Unless you use your big fancy gear to get a massive, quality dataset! lol
Hi Chuck, how do you get the event offset to show up on the ASI1600MM on SGP event settings? Mine only shows gain and offset is grayed out. I read somewhere that the current ZWO ASCOM driver doesn't support this on SGP. Maybe it's an easy fix but I can't figure it out:)
I was wondering if you could do a video on telescope storage solutions? This is something I'm struggling with now that I'm getting a collection of telescopes, however I do not have enough mounts/space for them to be fully assembled
Hi chuck I have a nexstar 4se , im new to the hobby.. i want to get into astrophotography, but im finding it to be very expensive.. ive been calculating the cost of a full setup, and cant get any lower than 5000$ which is way out of my budget.. ive been looking at triplet scopes with fpl 53 glass ( i presume is the best).. can you recommand a scope with a mount that dont cost alot ? it doesnt have to be a triplet .. im interested in galaxies and nebulas Thank you
Canada needs to do something about their forest fires. The last 2 years we've been absolutely inundated with smoke in Washington state. Absolutely ruined the Table Mountain star party last year.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to this UA-cam Channel for more videos like this. Thanks.
Thanks for the shout out buddy! Incredible image!!
Thanks Trevor!
Subscribing You both :) Keep up the good work!
@@SzymekCRX Awesome, thanks SzymekCRX
Following both of you as well! You made me learn the stuff and start capturing my own photos!
@@bjoernschmitt8719
Glad to hear it, Bjoern
Another APOD image Chuck! So beautiful!
Thanks Ray, I don't know if it's worthy for APOD, lol, but I'll submit it anyway :-)
@@ChucksAstrophotography There's never harm in trying.
Thanks Chuck. Being very very new to astrophotography, and a fellow Detroit area resident, I've enjoyed every one of your videos. Keep them coming.
Thanks WeegieMe52
Chuck, seriously, that is absolutely AMAZING . Combining all the different wavelengths like you have. That final image is pure Astrophotography at its best. Outstanding 🧐
Thanks Stu, "pure Astrophotography" - I like that comment, much appreciated!
Hey Chuck. I finally got a chance to watch this video. I saw this image on FB the other day and it really reinvigorated my interest. I really don't have the funds for astrophotography but it's wonderful to be able to enjoy the hobby through your eyes. Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks Edward, I'll do my best to keep it interesting for you. Thanks for watching!
Er.....Chuck....you got a minute?........this is one of the most understated videos of a most wonderful image I have seen on UA-cam. Congrats mate. Fantastic dedication to a target.
Wow, that is an awesome compliment Hughsie, much appreciated.
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE FROM THE AUDIENCE !!! ....the final result is amazing chuck appreciate the upload
cheers
james D
Thanks James!
Great image Chuck..love the glow you captured around the trunk itself
Thanks Les!
An inspirational image. I appreciate the opportunity to see and learn from your experiences and experimentation! Thank you.
Thanks Nick!
Absolutely Amazing. No doubt one of the best shots I’ve ever seen of the trunk.
Wow, that is a quite a compliment,
axford696969, much appreciated.
Such a beautiful result, all that amazing work paid off. I love your elephant trunk!
Thanks Jcorban08
WOW! Beautiful!!!!
Congratulation!
I all ways liked images from refractors!
Glad you liked it, szaki
Such depth and detail. It’s stunning Chuck!
Thanks Sweatsox8
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Chuck this is incredible. the final image is so sharp and the colors are beautiful. Great work as always.
Thanks Cody, glad you liked it!
The final result looks like a Hubble Telescope photo. Excellent job!
Awesome, thanks for the compliment, 88fxstd
Amazing Final Image Chuck..!! 👊😎
I was a little let down that when I got to the end of the Video there was no Funny Outtakes.! Haha..!!
Awesome Work Chuck.. I am learning a lot from Your Channel..!!
Thanks Bruce, when there are no outtakes that means I didn't screw up enough for an outtakes section, which makes me happy but disappoints others, lol.
Everyone: I am waitibg for clear skies!
Chuck: I am waiting for cloudy skies
😂
LOL, that made me laugh out loud. Thanks Nikola.
@@ChucksAstrophotography thank you for the video Chuck!
You got you some hubble quality photos there my friend. I can image a huge amount of time and effort went into this.
Thanks ALA, I have about 20 different versions with this data because I wasn't satisfied until the very end.
@@ChucksAstrophotography Your very welcome, pretty cool. Awesome, to have all that exposure.
Amazing results there Chuck.. Simply WOW
Thanks LostOzzie
Wow, I wasn't expecting that! Absolutely incredible image. You must be really pleased! 👍
Thanks Jon, yes - I was very pleased with how it turned out. I went through quite a few variations of it until I was finally happy with the end result.
Amazing image there Chuck, can’t wait for more.
Thanks taine!
Wow. That final image.. amazing work Chuck
Thanks
clungebucket23
Wow..was blown away, outstanding work Chuck, definitely one of your best ever +10.
Thanks JD!
Awesome image, Chuck. You're the man!!
Thanks Eduardo
Incredible photo!! Well done Chuck!
Thanks Bjoern
Absolutely fantastic image Chuck. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work
Thanks Ozzie!
Whoaaa......that looked amazing beautiful and impressive!!!!
Thanks SB
Greetings from Traverse City! Fantastic result! Definitely better than my attempts. I think I need to collect more data.
Hi Kevin, we're almost neighbors, lol.
I think you're going to get that "Image of the Day" on Astrobin you've been after. Great image as usual, but the colors are spectacular! Good job!
Thanks Don, but I already have three Astrobin 'Image of the Day' pics now. But a fourth would be nice! Another NASA APOD would be even better, lol!
@@ChucksAstrophotography I always forget to look at the date of the video I'm watching. LOL Danged old age.
@@DonGoddardAllAboutPaint lol
Great capture! and 7k people subscribing is nothing to sneeze at either! keep up the good work :)
Thanks EA!
Wonderful image Chuck. You definitely got the blue you were after
Thanks Mostafa, it was still a fist fight in post-processing to get it, but I'm happy with it.
Wow, absolutely beautiful Chuck. I cant wait to get my own rig and start capturing images and hopefully I'll get to your level one day.
Thanks Anton, when you start imaging, make sure I know where to see what you capture, I love seeing other people's work.
Great job Chuck. It looks like your goal of pulling out the blue worked. - Kurt
Thanks AstroQuest1
, I think the extra hours I put in helped a lot, but it still took a lot of gentle coaxing in post-processing to bring it out even more. I'm happy with it now.
Great image Chuck!! You do some absolutely amazing work!,
Thanks Bill
Wow! What an image, Chuck! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Enrique
Awesome final image Chuck well done.
Thanks Ace!
Great image Chuck, as always
Thanks Jason!
Hey Chuck ! First of all , you are definitely not lazy... But believe me you will love that new mount. I never had problems with it. Hope you got that special wire you need for it.... I’m sure you did . Anyway just wanted to say that you did produce an amazing final image. You are an inspiration. Keep it going !
Thanks Rosevan! I don't need any special wire since the new EQ6-R runs on a regular USB cable now. I can't wait to start using it - one of these days.
That’s great news and and much valuable improvement.... that wire was expensive...
A wish..... that you one day produce a 2 part video of your Pixinsight full on video of your processing of your mono images with filters...
A true from hour 1 to hour ...... to your end and final image.
I get to image but then I get behind with processing because I find Pixinsight a bit overwhelming. I do not have my list yet of my steps..... perhaps you can share yours.
Thanks Chuck . Much appreciated.
@@rosevan5485 One of these days, I would like to do that, but some things I hold close to the vest, lol.
Chuck's Astrophotography .
Hi Chuck. I follow your channel and all of your amazing videos because I learn from them. I want to get a bit more comfortable with this overwhelming and difficult pastime which we call astrophotography... and so I hope to learn from watching every videos and every mistake and effort that you do. I do not have the time which I would like to, to try to image as much as you do and learn on the fly... So I subscribed to your amazing channel in order to learn.... For me you are a teacher. I hope one day to achieve one astrophotography image like yours... a somewhat dream as a pupil. My suggestion was simply as a fan and student wanting to learn... I hope you can understand... I follow to learn .... Cheers.
Breathtaking work. well done. stunning
You have such a nice channel and community!
Thanks Brone, I'm lucky all of the comments are very supportive and complimentary. It's a really positive subscriber base.
Absolutely beautiful Chuck!
Thanks Steven
Nice image Chuck! Great job on the processing too!
Mike
Thanks Mike!
You sir, are good at this...thank you!
Fascinating image Chuck! Just subscribe to your channel. I was capture Trunk nebula last week, but with my Hyperstar and Celestron 8 SCT telescope. But not even closer to your result. Of course your HA filter helps you a lot since my camera is ASI 1600 MC. The last few days I am working on west Veil nebula. Trying to capture in a different magnifications to see witch one will like better. Tonight I am with my SCT and the F6.3 focal reducer , but is too windy outside and I don't think will be a good night :)
awesome chuck..love the colors.
Thanks kajouman
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Nice image!!! I am subscribed to your channel and not astrobackyard. You remained a true user of equipment you purchased. You are not a display window for shops. Keep it that way! ;-)
Thanks Tempus. Trevor is a really nice guy and I know he works hard. Let's all play nicely.
That is out of this world! Great image 👍 wow
Thanks Thomas!
Those smoky skies ruined a night over here on the West side of the state as well.
Yeah, it was very wide spread.
That is a great photo Chuck.
Thanks Charles
This is insane! Great work!
Thanks Kristof
Amazing colors, Chuck. Curious, what pixelmath did you apply?
Thanks. Straight mapping, SII 100% in Red, Ha 100% in Green, and OIII% in Blue. Then I just tweak the colors after the combine.
Lovely image Chuck. Brave to try O3 with a near full moon but it paid off.
Thanks Mike, I woulnd't advise it - but the moon wasn't completely full when I was doing the OIII. And my target was also on the opposite side of the sky so that helped.
Awsome Picture! Well done 😁😁
Thanks
Bonbon, much appreciated!
Congratulations Chuck’s! I have just been starting astrophotography for days, I clearly have a lot to learn! Btw do you think it’s possible to record zoomed images from a ZWO 120 mc with a software and to stack them or do I need to use Barlow lens? I have good images of Jupiter but I want to have a « bigger » view of it! Thanks for your videos and maybe for your answer !
Thanks
Astroness. I don't know much about the 120MC, but what I would do is search Astrobin for whatever objects you are interested in capturing. You can also search on cameras. You will find so many examples and see what equipment can do for certain objects.
Chuck's Astrophotography Thanks! Let’s check out this website
That image is really amazing. I also subscribed to Trevor, cool guy.
Cool, yes - he's a good guy!
Wow! What a beautiful and inspiring image. Thanks for Giving those of us that are still “hacks” 😊 at this an idea of what can be accomplished. I’m Planning on getting the 1600mm once my mount and scope are paid off. I’m really looking forward to taking the first steps to one day getting some images I’m happy with or at least semi 😊
Thanks Dave, I am a total hack, I have no set process. I would love to see what you can produce with the ASI1600MM.
Oh wow! That's gorgeous.
Thanks YTMegiddo
Superbe :) L'image finale est magnifique... Bravo Chuck.
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Agree with Ray 300,000% !!! This image of the region is super amazing! I even showed my chromatic assistant this one & she couldn't even find the words to describe it Lol.
Wow, thanks Rob :-)
Looks great Chuck.
Thanks Christopher
Fabulous Chuck! Thanks.
Thanks Dan!
It turned out soooooo beautiful!
Thanks Who'sThatGirl
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Love the color.
Thanks Rudy
Hey Chuck, Great job on the processing. I image under the same Metro Detroit light dome you do but you seem to get a lot more from your data. I might need a lesson!
Thanks
Franklin, my lessons would make people quit the hobby. I practically have to stand on my head and chant Kumbaya to get this results I want.
Wow Chuck that turned out amazing
Thanks CSA, I created so many variations until I settled on this, I'm glad people like it!
Thanks for sharing this with us. Great capture. Looking at your technical data did you only use two filters Ha and green? You mention oxygen in the video but I don't see it listed in the specs?
I totally screwed up the fitter usage. This is what I meant:
Astronomik Ha: 100x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
Astronomik OIII: 130x240" (gain: 75, offset: 15)
Astronomik SII: 111x240" (gain: 139, offset: 21)
@@ChucksAstrophotography Thanks Chuck, your the best ... I mean that.
Thanks Walter!
Freaking amazing! Good job. So here's a quick question as a new astrophotographer. Are you using a focusing mask every time you set up or do you just do it by eye?
Thanks Roger. I don't use a mask and I don't do it by eye either. I use an electronic focuser. As long as the focus is close enough - which it usually is, the focuser will find focus and I don't have to do anything.
@@ChucksAstrophotography i have been looking at the moonlight focusers for a few weeks.(just seen on your Instagram you had one). Cant seem to find enough about them to get one for my ES ED80. I just dont know the dimensions i would need so im just holdings back till i find the info
@@rogerjackway429 If you email Ron at MoonLite,, I'm sure he can help you out.
@@ChucksAstrophotography awesome thank you!
OMG what a great image. Makes me want to get going on my own programs. Just a question, do you leave your scope out and covered during the better weather to save set up time for the next session?
Thanks James. I have left it out on back to back nights (uncovered). But it's rare when I do that. I would only do it if I know I'm going to be home all day.
Any chance of a permeant pier in good location. But would that limit the use the use of different scopes on it? I worked from an observatory for 45 years. Now in retirement housing and setting up from scratch at my age has become a real problem.
@@jameshannonmoonscapes9060 Wow, from an observatory for 45 years? Nice! Because I have so many rigs, I actually like the flexibility of just rolling out whichever setup I want to use. So I don't see the need for a permanent pier.
I under stand that, just that polar aligning each night gets old. But your results says it all!
@@jameshannonmoonscapes9060 I hate Polar Aligning, lol, but it's a quick process with PoleMaster.
Brilliant fantastic what can I say. well done on your image
mick Morris Thanks Mick!
Yes, I did come here from astrobackyard. New sub here!
Thanks Nicholas
Is the reason for large guide scope is so the scale of both scopes is close together?
Exactly!
Chuck's Astrophotography just learning this.
Incredible image
Thanks dillon!
love it! Great work!
Thanks Bradley
That is badass work, and what is that jingle at the end, we're still dacing!
Cool, thanks Johnathan! That tune at the end is called 'Daydream Bliss'. I found it in Google's Free Library for UA-cam Creators.
beautiful image. what Bortle class are you in?
Chuck the GREATEST!
lol, thanks
retrodavide
Damn, whoever said they need a bigger scope, and not longer integration times is a fool. Patience and dedication to get a massive, quality dataset will always beat out big fancy gear. Unless you use your big fancy gear to get a massive, quality dataset! lol
lol, thanks Allen!
You Doug, Jason, and Andrew Martin. Don't forget about your fellow Wayne county Astro buddy
Thanks Andrew, I'll try and remember you next time! lol
Hi Chuck, how do you get the event offset to show up on the ASI1600MM on SGP event settings? Mine only shows gain and offset is grayed out. I read somewhere that the current ZWO ASCOM driver doesn't support this on SGP. Maybe it's an easy fix but I can't figure it out:)
The ASCOM ASI driver doesn't support it, but the native ZWO driver does and I'm using SGP version 3.0294
Not sure why there's still a smoke problem...its pretty much gone up here in Edmonton. Fires were real bad May/June...could hardly breathe here.
There isn't a smoke problem anymore, these bits in the video weren't recorded today.
Was it black and white and then you added the colour after?
Subbed btw, via Trevor.
Thanks for subscribing DG, the software I use, PixInsight, creates the color when the data I captured with the different filters is combined together.
Chuck's Astrophotography Thanks. Very interesting.
I was wondering if you could do a video on telescope storage solutions? This is something I'm struggling with now that I'm getting a collection of telescopes, however I do not have enough mounts/space for them to be fully assembled
I don't actually have a storage solution other than to cover them up with a cloak or some kind of sheet. And I just make sure the lens cover is on.
Hi chuck
I have a nexstar 4se , im new to the hobby.. i want to get into astrophotography, but im finding it to be very expensive.. ive been calculating the cost of a full setup, and cant get any lower than 5000$ which is way out of my budget.. ive been looking at triplet scopes with fpl 53 glass ( i presume is the best).. can you recommand a scope with a mount that dont cost alot ? it doesnt have to be a triplet .. im interested in galaxies and nebulas
Thank you
I would call 'High Point Scientific' or OPTCorp. I'm sure they will be able to go over different combinations of equipment for you for your budget.
Very nice!
Thanks athopi
From now on, I don't wanna see more Hubble images... I'm gonna stick with yours 🤯
Thanks Zeen, you are too kind!
Fab Piccy
really likethat
Thanks Andy
Canada needs to do something about their forest fires. The last 2 years we've been absolutely inundated with smoke in Washington state. Absolutely ruined the Table Mountain star party last year.
Yes, this was not the first time we were affected. I guess we are downwind.
@@ChucksAstrophotography Yeah, for us it's now clouds all winter and smoke all summer. Beautiful image BTW.
I usually turn blue without oxygen but that's me
That was a good one, LOL!
Ho ly smokes