Originally posted by Snapppy Awesome work. I just shot andromeda for the first time last month but just using astrotracer on my K-1 and with a much shorter lens, just cropping in. What mount did you use for this, and do you like it?
Andromeda is so big it does work well with the astrotracer. I've seen some good ones using it and might have a go myself sometime.
I use a full astrophotography setup with a tracking mount and a thing called an autoguider that adjusts tracking speed in tiny increments as needed in order to keep round stars over the course of very long exposures. Mine is a finder scope I converted to use a camera and the rest is done with software that can calculate the needed speed adjustments. It's definitely not easy, or even easy to explain, and there are many many pitfalls (and money pits) to be avoided.
I've been chasing this one for a long time using various mounts and setups and i think this is my best to date. Especially the colors.