Michael S.

Good Evening! Great result with one of Nikon's best cameras. ;-)

Hi David! Very good result using those short exposures. best regards,

Good Evening! Hehe...nice setup, hope all works well for you during night in those dark enviroments. ;-)

Hi Lyle! Thank you...you're very welcome. A: 100bias as it is recommended, gives you a very good feedback of the readout noise and keep in mind - you do that about once a year - you can keep your ...

Hi Rutger! Thx...and can't say exactly why, cause same cameras being used, but white balance, star colours are better for me, total processing easier with the reflector compared to the refractor. 👍 ...

Good Afternoon! Hehe...I believe the scopes may have been different in size. 😁 best regards,

Good Morning! Another image done with the 4inch APO Triplet + 0.75x Riccardi Reducer (so f4.1). My favorite scope is still the Newton as I do feel I can process those data better and easier. ;-) Ca ...

Good Morning! No problem - you've to test as I do. My second image, but with the D5300, does look better. I've put in a 1mm washer instead of the 0.5mm I've used earlier. ;-) best regards,

Hi Matt! Yeah...that's what I meant. Next time more distance. And always using iso400. best regards,

Good Afternoon! I've turned on my little APO and mounted the NIKON D610(a) on it for a widefield shot around Sadr in the constellation Cygnus. Still testing out the best distance of the sensor but ...

Hi! Very nice image of the Lord of the Rings with your smartphone. kind regards,

Hehe...I see. best regards,

Good Morning Russ! Thank you...focusing on a  Newton is really easy due to its spikes. ;-) best regards,

Hi Bill! Yes, you do assume right, jpg is just 8bit. best regards,

Hi Anil! Good choice! 👍✌️😁

Hi Peter! Hehe...a TEC140 is one serious scope...glad you bought it and M16 rocks with its pillars of creation. best regards,

Hi Mario! Great landscape...and very good image of the Sadr region including the Crescent Nebula with your unmodded camera. best regards,

Hello Mario! Very fine catch of the Blue Horsehead Nebula...especially as it is quite low in the horizon. clear skies,

Hi David! Thx - very kind of you. best regards,

Hi Roger! Thx...getting hard at that time of the year when temperatures won't go down under +20°C during the night by using uncooled DSLRs. ;-) best regards,