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06/08/2016
Backyard Oakdale, Louisiana
Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Reflector Telescope
Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial Telescope Mount
Nikon D3000 dslr
Deep Sky Stacker. Gimp, Photoscape
40X30 Sec
I've been stargazing for 35 years. I wanted to get into astrophotography to add another dimension to this hobby. I've been doing astrophotography for about a year. From the start I wanted to show that it is possible to capture an acceptable astro photos using very basic equipment and at an economical cost. I intentionally have not used computerized tracking. There is nothing wrong with that and I've seen amazing images using computerized tracking and very long exposures. However my goal was to produce images using only minimal equipment with affordable prices. I am still at the steep end of the learning curve but I am pleased with most of my images.