Taking a Tracking Break
All this work around troubleshooting the Lego Star Tracker has started to do my head in. So it's time to just put it away for a bit and focus on something else to clear my mind. I'm not in any hurry with the tracker and I'm at peace with the fact it's a long term project.
So on the back end of a disappointing tracking session, I decided to try and grab a few snaps of Orion with the Samyang 135mm. Didn't really plan anything fancy, just a quick setup on the back porch. It's just another opportunity to test some things out with this lens. Here is a look at results.
Orion Nebula - Canon 250D, f/2.8 ISO 3200 Exp 280 x 1.3s, DSS, Siril, Gimp
I had to fight to get this snap as the nebula was drifting across my neighborhood power lines and into the treeline in my backyard. But I managed to keep it well centered in my field of view by changing my shooting spot. I also went ahead and took dark and flat frames and stacked this in Deep Sky Stacker. Just a light post-process in Siril and then a small levels adjustment in Gimp to finish this picture.
I'm still not overly motivated at this point to up my Gimp game with post-processing. I suppose that I've had other priorities in working with the tracker and the Samyang takes such nice photos that I can produce good quality photos by simply using the Siril tools.
Anyway, that's all for a short and sweet update today.
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