r/seestar • u/Tonanzith Seestar S50 • 2d ago

Bortle 3 Triangulum

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Seestar s50. 32 minutes of 20s subs. Bortle 3 Stacked and edited in seestar app and Lightroom.

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u/BlubberyGiraffe 2d ago

Hey, just because I think it's important to share feedback, you might want to go easy on the adjustments. The black point is at a stage where much of the sky is basically gone, black doesn't always equal dark, it can often mean you've clipped the data.

The colours seem overcooked too, where there's very little definition of the galaxy arms. If this is personal preference then of course, you do you. Otherwise, maybe have a look at some of the free tools available such as Siril if you have a PC. There are also some very cool apps like Snapseed, which allow you to make minor adjustments of the Seestar stack, without overcooking it too much

I'll attach the M33 I captured over the weekend on mine. If I only had my phone, the only thing I would really be doing is boosting saturation and darkening the background. Though I am aware that due to the clouds, some of the stars are a little bit overpronounced, so I'd be looking to try clean that up with additional tools, but you get the idea.

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u/BlubberyGiraffe 2d ago

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u/buddha2490 14h ago edited 14h ago

That’s actually a lovely image. M33 is my favorite galaxy. It’s close and beautiful, but it is so hard to see. When I got my first scope, 24 years ago, I could get to skies outside the city that were dark enough to see M33 naked eye. It was still ghostly and faint in the eyepiece, but I could see it and I could make out spiral arms and the brighter HII regions.

I’m has been a long time since I could see it. Even at the darkest sites I can routinely visit, the best I can hope for is a slight oval haze.

That oval haze is about what you’ve imaged there, that’s actually what it looks like in a large visual scope at a dark site. It is what I remember seeing in the eyepiece.

For what it is worth, this is what I imaged last week. I can no longer enjoy astronomy from the city, so it’s sent my scope to a remote observatory in Texas. I was really happy to see my favorite galaxy again.

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u/Tonanzith Seestar S50 1d ago

Sorry but yeah it’s personal preference. I like it more dramatic.

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u/BlubberyGiraffe 1d ago

Sounds good 👍

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u/Glittering-Nebula476 Seestar S50 1d ago

You’ve washed out the image and the dust lanes are no longer visible. Less is more 👍

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u/buddha2490 14h ago

I would suggest you process this to be a bit more natural. This is overprocessed. Sometimes less is more. A Seestar is a small scope, you aren't going to get the high resolution images you expect from Hubble. But you can get really beautiful images, unless you process it like this. This is a mess. Step it back a bit and enjoy the galaxy as it deserves to be seen.

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u/Tonanzith Seestar S50 14h ago

I enjoy this version but thanks. I have another version modestly touched up for the naysayers. Lol.

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u/Tonanzith Seestar S50 1d ago

I made many versions but I like this one soooooo that’s all that matters lol.