I use a few different scopes - the spikes come from my 10" newtonian. In the case of some of the galaxies I mixed data from the newt and the EdgeHD11 but of course the spikes are still there
@the_space_koalayour work seems genuine and full of emotions when i look at these amazing shots… i understand your point and it shows a lot of humbleness to be able to rate yourself.
I am new to this but just bought a small scope to checkout Madame Moon 🌖 ❤❤❤
M63 : the colors are outrageous compared to the reality. Look at Betelgeuse (with your eye, through the telescope). That "red" supergiant is orange at best and the center of galaxies are not 100% red stars, it's kind of a warm white. Same thing look at Vega or Sirius "blue stars" which are.. white. So having the outside of the galaxy blue is incorrect. You should try to do a photometric calibration with stars of known colors and process to render the galaxy natural, not Andywarholesque. But then amateurs are used to this kind of rendition, some have even green or violet stars, which don't exist in the universe.
With respect, how much color saturation to apply is a stylistic choice. Some people go for a more realistic representation, some go for brighter colors. Both approaches are valid choices, just different styles. Knowing a little bit about her, I’m willing to bet she did multiple passes in monochrome with narrow bandpass, but I don’t know if she went with an SHO palette or something else.
Personally, I like the more saturated look. No, that’s not what you would see with the naked eye, but that’s okay.
@shubinternet You are right. If you like Andy Warhol, then fine. If you want to show the galaxy as it really is, then photometric calibration to produce something realistic. SHO palette not really useful on galaxies, maybe adding some Ha to see the HII regions.
the colors *are* more saturated than to the naked eye, but they are correct. It is a matter of preference how much saturation one likes, I agree the M63 is rather on the intense side.
Spectrophotometric color calibration (more accurate than regular PCC taking into account the QE of the specific sensor used + the filter used) is applied on every single RGB image. It is normal that the outer regions of galaxies are more blue due to a larger concentration of young hot stars. There *are* many blue stars out there, think Rigel.
I am so gonna grind my ass off to give my room a fireplace n 19th century European vibe like her room. And owing the gear i use would be great too. 🔬🔭🪽
The Space Koala Astrophotography by Luca Bartek
Daytime Comet should be published in Sky & Telescope for real!
Why do some of them have diffraction spikes? Are you using different telescopes or are these all done with the 14" Celestron?
I use a few different scopes - the spikes come from my 10" newtonian. In the case of some of the galaxies I mixed data from the newt and the EdgeHD11 but of course the spikes are still there
You're waaaayyyy too hard on yourself, most of these are just mega. 🎉
You are being hard on yourself, but i like that quality in a person… keep up the excellent work Madame 🎉🎉🎉❤
Haha thanks. I wouldn’t say I’m harsh overall, I’m comparing myself to my own work so it’s not an absolute scale
@the_space_koalayour work seems genuine and full of emotions when i look at these amazing shots… i understand your point and it shows a lot of humbleness to be able to rate yourself. I am new to this but just bought a small scope to checkout Madame Moon 🌖 ❤❤❤
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I will enjoy you photos thank you
M63 : the colors are outrageous compared to the reality. Look at Betelgeuse (with your eye, through the telescope). That "red" supergiant is orange at best and the center of galaxies are not 100% red stars, it's kind of a warm white. Same thing look at Vega or Sirius "blue stars" which are.. white. So having the outside of the galaxy blue is incorrect. You should try to do a photometric calibration with stars of known colors and process to render the galaxy natural, not Andywarholesque. But then amateurs are used to this kind of rendition, some have even green or violet stars, which don't exist in the universe.
With respect, how much color saturation to apply is a stylistic choice. Some people go for a more realistic representation, some go for brighter colors. Both approaches are valid choices, just different styles. Knowing a little bit about her, I’m willing to bet she did multiple passes in monochrome with narrow bandpass, but I don’t know if she went with an SHO palette or something else. Personally, I like the more saturated look. No, that’s not what you would see with the naked eye, but that’s okay.
@shubinternet You are right. If you like Andy Warhol, then fine. If you want to show the galaxy as it really is, then photometric calibration to produce something realistic. SHO palette not really useful on galaxies, maybe adding some Ha to see the HII regions.
the colors *are* more saturated than to the naked eye, but they are correct. It is a matter of preference how much saturation one likes, I agree the M63 is rather on the intense side. Spectrophotometric color calibration (more accurate than regular PCC taking into account the QE of the specific sensor used + the filter used) is applied on every single RGB image. It is normal that the outer regions of galaxies are more blue due to a larger concentration of young hot stars. There *are* many blue stars out there, think Rigel.
10 🌹❤️🙏✌️
Me, trying to rate my images and looking through my folders.. -....wait, I imaged this last year? It wasn't this year? 😄
haha was it the cloud gods?
You are definitely too harsh on your ratings. I would like to see your 2025 winning image if you can. You are our inspiration. Thank you.
It’s in part 3 (coming soon)
This video is going to inspire some nightmares of you rating my astrophotos
hahah nooo, I'm just critical of myself
Fire work..... Im practicing over , and over , and over again .
I am so gonna grind my ass off to give my room a fireplace n 19th century European vibe like her room. And owing the gear i use would be great too. 🔬🔭🪽
Why do people hate stars in deep sky images . I like em
I don’t hate them, wdym? When I said the stars ruin it I meant that in that picture the stars are not looking nice
Who told you that they hate it? Lol
@the_space_koala🙃need to brush up english i guess
Beautiful images, Luca! You inspire me to continue improving
Thank you! Happy to hear that
Me: wow! 10! Woooww! 10! Wooooow 10! etc
You are doing great work. It’s a learning process for all of us. More clear skies in your future ☺️
You’re a bit harsh on yourself. I thought all of the photos were at least a 6/10 and most much higher.
The scale was self defined from my worst to best images so for sure they can’t all be 6+ 😁 but tysm for saying that 😊
NGC3178 is the greatest of them all. Best wishes for 2026 with clear skies and good seeing!
Thank you! Best wishes for 2026 for you too!