Cuiv did a review of this filter set with high praise. I already have the SV220, so purchased the Sii-Oiii. I understand there's a pixinsight script for easily combining the data. I use Siril, so. I enjoy your videos a great deal. Taco must not like the smell of sulfur 😊
I did see that one. It's actually what made me want to try OSC out and I'm glad I did. Siril is wonderful! I'm sure Taco doesn't that little scamp hasn't jumped in my videos lately. I always hope he creates a ruckess in the background! LOL Thanks for watching this channel. It is really appreciated!
Nice work. As I think about getting into AP (visual only now), I'm thinking OSC and filters such as these as maybe being a less expensive way to get started. Looks like you're getting good results and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Is the processing of the data and separation of channels anything special/difficult (newbie question)?
Osc is a great entry way into astrophotography. Nothing special at all it's a button click in pixinsight or in photoshop you can just simply select the color channels. I'll probably include that in the next video.
Thanks for the informative video. I got these filters too, now need to find a worthy target. Do you have a short list of Sii rich targets that would be good to try? I'm in the northern hemisphere.
There are lots out right now. Heart and soul, bubble nebula. North America neb, elephants trunk neb, eagle, triffid, lagoon has lots! Butterfly neb just to name a few for ya. Hope this helps!
I have a Antlia quad band filter which has Ha OIII SII and H beta that I use with my ASI071 MC Pro. It’s advertised as a light pollution filter. Would I get a better result if I processed each band separately, ie separating the channels then combining later on in the processing cycle? I could only shoot 1 set of flats though. I’ve seen some use a OSC camera with a “broadband” filter then shoot with a narrow band filter with Ha and SII then prove them separately and finally combine them. Have you thought about adjusting the tilt on your ASI071 and if you have do you know the procedure and is I difficult? Your imaging location looks different. I find it had to stay up that late. This is my first summer trying to image and getting started at imaging around 11pm I feel I’m lucky to get one hour, at the most two hours in before packing up and I don’t have to get up to go to work, I’m retired, but much older than you.
Hello there! It's hard to say. The bandpasses of those filters are pretty wide. If you gathered enough signal I would think that processing per channel will always be best. I say experiment and see what comes of it! Yes you can use single narrowband filter with an OSC camera you just need lots of exposure tho since only certain color pixels are activated. Thats whats nice about these filters. they are set at a narrowband pass and allows you to use most of the pixels on the camera. Tilt is really easy to adjust a bit of trial and error though. It's adjust by 3 grub screws on the front of the can. Astrophotography is real hard during the summer months. My favorite time of year is fall. still good weather it's cooler and longer nights. Just remember it's all about enjoying the process. If you only get 1 hour or 2 hours or 12 hours! Just keep acquiring and stacking data! Someday that photo will be amazing!
