Collage of a lunar eclipseCristo Sanchez
Yantis, Texas
Telescope:
Orion AstroView 6
EQ reflector
“My passion for
astronomy began
at the young age of- From that point on, I have studied,
observed and photographically
captured the cosmos.
“Astrophotography is always
an exciting thing to do when the
skies are clear. Whether it’s imaging
planets, Messier objects or the Moon,
it’s always worth the long hours of
capturing and processing your images.
In the end you get a great feeling
seeing the final result and being
able to share it with others in the
astronomical community, as well as
social media.”
Paolo Porcellana
Castiglione, Italy
Telescope:
150 truss homemade
refractor
“When I finally
saw through my
new telescope
after months of waiting, I couldn’t
believe my eyes – the details and
contrast in H-alpha were great, and
I enjoyed the view, forgetting to
capture more images. The main active
region visible that day was captured
using my homemade refractor and a
PTG Chameleon Mono camera with
a DayStar Quantum 0.5A filter. I
also produced a negative version to
improve on the different details on the
Sun’s surface.
“Thanks to the brightness of the
prominence I could also image details
of the disc surface before splitting the
post-processing elaboration to reach
a comparable level of luminosity and
contrast. I then added colour digitally.
“I have been an amateur astronomer
since I was 15 years old. I dedicate my
free time to the hobby, in particular
photography has always fascinated
me. I try to experiment with image
techniques to reach better results.”
The solar surface
in H-alphaYour astrophotography
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