Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is a great resource! I made two important discoveries using the Siril python script: First: I am not swamping the read noise of my 2600MC Pro when using my Askar E-series dual band filters at 300 second exposures. Second: I should really use Gain 0 when shooting galaxies. 110
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I’m planning to start on this next week! (That’s when it first appears out from behind a tree in my backyard at Astronomical dark). 110
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 15/09/202523 years doing so and that was the worst that happened, so I’m happy. 030
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Confession time: I did exactly this when I deleted a table meaning to delete some rows. Fortunately, it was in a test environment, but it cost our off-shore dev team a day of work because I never noticed and couldn’t fix it until the next morning. 360
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Telescope: Askar 103 APO Camera: ZWO 2600MC Pro Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme Exposure Time: 20 hours, 40 minutes 000
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 13/09/2025WR-134 in Cygnus. The blue circular nebula is the outer shell of an extremely hot star that has been blown away by the star’s intense radiation pressure. #astrophotography. 419638
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 17/08/2025I love how this color palette really brings out the subtle wisps of dark nebulosity within the bright areas. 7 hours and 10 minutes of exposure time over 4 nights in August 2025, and a considerable amount of hours on the computer went into the making of this image. 000
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 17/08/2025The techniques I've been learning involve mixing color channels and using color masks to target adjustments to specific areas of the image. This is the color palette used in a lot of Hubble images. 100
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 17/08/2025I've spent the last couple of days learning some new processing techniques for my astrophotography. The North American and Pelican Nebulae were photographed using a dual narrowband filter that records light from Hydrogen gas as reds and Oxygen as blues. #astrophotography 2636
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Thank you! The effort was DEFINITELY worth it! 000
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 15/08/2025M31, The Andromeda Galaxy. 20 hours and 45 minutes total integration time. #astrophotography 4929
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 13/08/2025I am an astrophotographer. I started in the 1990’s and have recently returned to it after retirement. 100
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Imaged using a Fujifilm XT-3 camera and the Fujifilm 100-400mm zoom lens. Tracked but unguided using a SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount. 58 30-second subs, ISO 1600 at f/5.6. 010
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 06/03/2025In my continued effort to see how far I can push my landscape photography gear for astrophotography, I’ve found that I can actually get quite a lot out of it! Presenting the Orion and Running Man nebulae. #astrophotography #fujifilmXT-3 1101
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Is there chocolate available within a 30 mile radius? Because if so, I’m suspecting a lack of commitment. 010
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 29/01/2025I so wanted to capture the transit of Io last Saturday night with my C11, but family obligations got in the way. Very nice work! 010
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I’m sure you’ve seen images of the occultation of Mars by the moon that happened last night. Here is a sequence of images I made of the event from just before occultation to just after Mars reappears. 010
Stephen Girimont @sgirimont.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I moved to Santa Barbara the day before the Painted Cave Fire broke out. The fear and panic is something I will never forget. 000