Rajat Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Hello, My name is Rajat and I have been imaging stars for the last one and a half year. I consider myself as Intermediate-beginner when it comes to AP. I have been obsessed with different 'hobbies' at different point in time of my life but they did not last for more than 6 months or so. Now, with astronomy and astrophotography, I feel I have a long way to go. In an alternate universe, I am living in a Bortle 1 skies and doing full time astrophotography. 😄 I have taken advice of more experienced astrophotographers and started with very modest wide field DSLR set up. I started DSO imaging with Samyang 135mm F/2 lens with an ancient Canon EOS 40D (unmodified) on a tripod. Then last year in June I purchased Ioptron GEM28 and gained some experience with it. Recently purchased a William Optics Zenithstar 73III and also modified Canon EOS 40D. I shoot from my Bortle 8/9 skies and travel as and when I can to dark skies. I hope to learn/share/contribute here and get better at AP. Clear Skies! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Hello Rajat and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Welcome to the forum, but a bit confused as you say you live in Bortle 1 skies, and then later say you shoot from Bortle 8/9. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajat Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 12 hours ago, Carastro said: Welcome to the forum, but a bit confused as you say you live in Bortle 1 skies, and then later say you shoot from Bortle 8/9. Carole Hey Carole, Oh that was just tongue in cheek comment. I said 'in an alternate universe' I live in a Bortle 1 skies. The reality is that I live in a Bortle 8/9 skies. Sorry for the confusion! Just wanted to say, I follow your work on Astrobin. Thank you for all the amazing work you are doing! For a newbie like me its a great resource to learn astrophotography. Clear skies! Rajat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajat Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 On 3/23/2023 at 2:41 PM, TerryMcK said: Hello Rajat and welcome to the forum. Thanks, Terry. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonyme Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hi Rajat, Welcome on board. Where in India are you based? I only ask as I'm interested in what you might be able to see that would normally be too far south for us to catch a view of. Best Regards Gary P.S. I'm based in Manchester U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkulin Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Hi Rajat, welcome and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDec Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Welcome from me too Rajat - make yourself at home. We all dream of dark, clear skies, but need an alternate universe to get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 On 3/27/2023 at 11:28 AM, Rajat said: Hey Carole, Oh that was just tongue in cheek comment. I said 'in an alternate universe' I live in a Bortle 1 skies. The reality is that I live in a Bortle 8/9 skies. Sorry for the confusion! Just wanted to say, I follow your work on Astrobin. Thank you for all the amazing work you are doing! For a newbie like me its a great resource to learn astrophotography. Clear skies! Rajat Thanks Rajat, very nice of you to say. I also have lots of information to help newbies on my personal website including post-processing tutorials, but only in Photoshop. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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