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28/09/2026

Now thats something your phone cant do..

High-resolution lunar astrophotography of the Sept 2026 Harvest Moon from Jaipur. 🌕✨
250 stacked photos reveal crisp craters, blended with 1 overexposed shot for the glow.

Comment "Tutorial" for my stacking masterclass! 👇

📷 Canon R8 + RF200-800mm
🌕 800mm | f/9 | 1/400s | ISO 800

MoonStack

22/09/2026

Transforming the Eagle Nebula (M16) into Hubble Palette using Siril

Save this tutorial reel for your next editing session, and let me know if you have questions on any step!

⚙️ Gear & Processing:
• Seestar S50 Seestar
• 349x20s (~1.9h) | Bortle 8 skies
• Siril, GraXpert, RC Astro, Lightroom

Stacked is Siril
Naztronomy Smart Telescope Script
2x Drizzle

Note: View set to Auto-Stretch in Siril for Steps 1–6

GraXpert Background Extraction
Smoothing 1.0

SPCC

BlurXTerminator
Stars Sharpen 0.5
Non-Stellar Sharpen 0.5

NoiseXTerminator
Intensity - 0.6
Color - 0.9
Iterations - 2

StarXTerminator

Statistical Stretch
Target: 0.11
Black Point : 5
Select linked Stretch
Apply curves boost - 0.2

NoiseXTerminator
Intensity - 0.6
Color - 0.9
Iterations - 2

Narrowband Normalization Script
Palette - HOO
Lightness - Ha
OIII Boost - 1.5

Veralux StarComposer
Sensor - Sony IMX585
Star Intensity (Log D) - 9.5

Lightroom Edits
(Exposure +0.61, Vibrance +35, Cyan Sat +100, Custom Curves)

Detailed Parameter Breakdown:
Light:
Exposure: +0.61
Highlights: +17

Parametric RGB Curve adjustment

Color & Color Mixer:
Vibrance: +35
Yellow Saturation: +35
Cyan Saturation: +100
Custom Green & Blue Curve adjustments (S-curve tweaking)

Effects:
Clarity: +20
Dehaze: -27
Vignette: -12

14/09/2026

Diving into the cosmic aftermath of a supernova with the Crab Nebula (Messier 1)! 🌌

Using 2x drizzle on ~2.5h of data from the city revealed the fine filament structures of this expanding gas cloud.

Swipe for the full starfield vs. the starless version—which edit is your favorite?

⚙️ Gear & Processing:
• Seestar S50 Seestar
• 882x10s subs (2.45h) | Bortle 8
• Siril, RC Astro Tools, Lightroom

12/09/2026

Exploring the Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

Captured ~6h of data over 2 nights in EQ mode using a Duoband filter to reveal glowing H-alpha regions.
Swipe for starless vs. full starfield—which edit do you prefer?

⚙️ Gear & Processing:
• Seestar S50 Seestar
• 915x20s & 282x10s Duoband Ha/OIII (5.86h) | Bortle 8
• Siril, RC Astro Tools, Lightroom

27/08/2026

Unveiling the Eagle & Swan Nebulae in SHO & RGB! Exploring the breathtaking stellar nurseries of Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula) and Messier 17 (Omega/Swan Nebula).

Swipe through the carousel to see both targets rendered in rich Hubble Palette and vibrant broadband colors-with and without stars!

Acquisition & Equipment Details:

Targets: Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula) & Messier 17 (Omega / Swan Nebula)
Telescope/Camera: ZWO Seestar S30 Pro (EQ Mode)
Exposure: 314 × 30s (Total Integration: ~2.6 Hours)
Filters: Built-in LP / Dual-Band Filter

Software: Siril, VeraLux, Photoshop, Lightroom

Seestar ZWO_astronomy

08/08/2026

The iconic Pillars of Creation inside Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula) rendered in the Hubble Palette (SHO) 🦅✨

Processed this incredible dual-band dataset captured across four nights by Noob Stargazer

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📸 Data Credit: Noob Stargazer
🎨 Image Processing: Nilesh Solanki
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📊 Acquisition & Equipment Details:
• Target: Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula)
• Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8" with 0.7x Reducer (1422mm | f/7)
• Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
• Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate (3nm Dual-Band)
• Total Integration: 8.5 Hours (102 x 300s)
• Sky Quality: Bortle 6

Processed in Siril, Photoshop & VeraLux.

Messier 16, M16, Eagle Nebula, Pillars of Creation, Star Queen Nebula, NGC 6611, IC 4703, Sharpless 49, Serpens constellation, emission nebula, star forming region, stellar nursery, hydrogen alpha, oxygen III, dual band filter, Optolong L-Ultimate, Hubble Palette, SHO palette, false color astrophotography, deep sky object, DSO processing, PixInsight WBPP, Siril astrophotography, VeraLux processing, Photoshop astrophotography, Celestron EdgeHD 8, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, deep space photo, cosmos photography, night sky photography, astronomy post processing

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