If anyone ever wanted to see how much of a difference a modded DSLR makes, these comparisons do a great job demonstrating that. Both images were done in the same location, using same gear and exposure length. The first example is the Veil nebula. It has equally strong Ha and Oiii signal. Ha comes out […]
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Imaging the Horsehead Nebula
Another cold winter session and I’m trying out my new LifePixel modified Nikon D5300. The h-alpha response is incredible. I can finally see strong dark red signal registering. This is a great improvement over my D3200 camera. In addition, I have stopped using dark frames. It is too time consuming and a pain to accurately […]
Upgrading to a modded D5300
I’m really lacking the h-alpha response in my Nikon D3200. But more annoying is the fact that I can’t use BackyardNikon with it. I’m left with using a remote shutter for my imaging sessions. This leaves me using only the view finder of the camera for focusing. More importantly, I can’t setup a dithering routine […]