M31

 Posted: Sep 22nd, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: TTartisan 500mm f/6.3
Camera: Sony A 7 IV
Mount: Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
Software: Siril, Graxpert, Starnet++, Photoshop
Exposure:
210 x 30" ISO/Gain: 4000
Yellow zoneLight Pollution:
 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
 Sep 20th, 2025
1 h 45 m
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Resolution: 6763x4375 px
Scale: 24261 KB
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Can you post the total amount? I really want to see how the lens performs.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Oleg Novoselov
I would have shared them. But while copying the source files from one drive to another, I made the first mistake. Then I made the second mistake when I copied the wrong folder from the camera again and decided to update the firmware with a card format. In short... The source files are gone. The first source files I lost.
The previous images should have stacked versions.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Oleg Novoselov Replied to Cheshire Cat
The lens is good for its 22k price, plus it's full-frame, so I wanted to check the chromatic aberration and distortions. Please share what you have, a single shot and some stacked version, thanks.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Oleg Novoselov
Oleg, this is all that's left. ((
Open the original, you can see the glitches there.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Just what the doctor ordered) good job.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Is this an issue with a missing coma corrector or an incorrectly chosen back focus?
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Oeswww
I don't know what kind of corrector can be inserted between the lens and the camera. Does such a thing exist?
At f/8, the lens will already deliver better sharpness, but it's a bit dark.
I'm shooting without a guide, about 20-30 minutes of frames went straight to the trash.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Cheshire Cat
Overall, this telephoto lens has a lot of lens elements, so in theory, coma correction should be present, but maybe it isn't. I can't even find in the specs what its aperture is...
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Oeswww
The glass is decent, but don't expect any magic for 20,000 rubles.
80mm aperture, if we go by the formula.

I'm even willing to put up with seagull-shaped stars in open clusters.
I'd love to shoot more often, but it usually ends up being a weekend night trip out of town and then heading back home.
22 Sep, 2025 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Cheshire Cat
For such a glass, the result is excellent))
23 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
Thanks))
I think the camera still has a lot of potential to bring out more detail.
But there's a catch: on Sony cameras, you can't use exposures longer than 30 seconds, because forced noise reduction kicks in.
23 Sep, 2025 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Cheshire Cat
Yes. Probably 30 seconds is a bit short, but the object is bright enough. I think it should work for M33 as well.
23 Sep, 2025 Reply
Cheshire Cat Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
I haven't posted last year's practice results yet.
I've gained a bit more experience and plan to go through all the basics this autumn-winter, like the Pleiades, M33, large bright planetaries, and reshoot M81-82.
23 Sep, 2025 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Cheshire Cat
Yes, the most important thing is learning how to process. I still don't really know how to do it properly.
23 Sep, 2025 Reply

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