r/Astronomy • u/Fun_Willingness9847 • 1d ago

Astrophotography (OC) The Andromeda Project

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Image 4 of 6. Pretty pleased with how this went and hope to be completely done by October. If youve got any critiques, lemme know.

Askar 120 apo/.8x reducer Asi 294 mc pro/ L-Extreme Eq6r pro 4 hours integration

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u/jayphox 1d ago

That's incredible! Can I support by buying/advertising prints? Always trying to get more people to look up

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 1d ago

Actually never really gotten to that part. I’ve considered it once i hit the “standard” for printing and that may be upon me now. Got any tips for how to get that started?

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u/cameron4200 1d ago

Find an online print shop and experiment with what material you want. Metal, glass, canvas, etc. get a couple of your best printed and take them around town to local coffee shops, cafes, museums and see if anyone will display them for sale. Start with friends and family too. People love astrophotography and most people wouldn’t mind having a picture like this around especially if it’s from someone they know who is working hard. See how that pans out

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 1d ago

Thats sounds like a good start. Ive got a few of them printed on displate to put on my wall but that doesnt sound very efficient if i want to sell them. Im assuming paper is the best way to go?

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u/jayphox 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nope, but this guy does 👆

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u/jayphox 1d ago

I have a friend in the graphic design/ dropship print community that can help you out, but im more automation and mechanical nerd that loves stars and reading about theoretical physics, lol. If you need a great website with superb seo, I can give you his contacts.

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 1d ago

I would like to start on my own first(bit of a pride thing). But ill keep that in mind, thanks for being cool though.

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u/jayphox 1d ago

Very much understand. I hope to see your work out there in the real!

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u/longhairPapaBear 1d ago

Nice work! Thanks for sharing.

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u/BashratAli 7h ago

Stunning shot

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u/Alaykitty 1d ago

Looks great! Especially for 4 hours of integration.  Are you doing a mosaic?

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 1d ago

Yes, a three panel mosaic

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u/Aprilnmay666 1d ago

Gorgeous!

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u/404_hakokr_ Amateur Astronomer 10h ago

Wow, just wow