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Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by pants2 »

overfeed wrote: post #175
pants2 wrote: post #174

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I'd gladly pay a few bucks for a digital download of a full-res pack. I would love to use these as desktop backgrounds but the images in his gallery are ~1000px on the long end. Even if I buy a print I can't set that as my desktop background. Maybe the only way is to screenshot the Project Hail Mary credits when it comes to streaming.

> I'd gladly pay a few bucks for a digital download of a full-res pack It sure sounds like you value his work at less than a dollar per image. The desktop-background market may not be something he's interested in. > Maybe the only way is to screenshot the Project Hail Mary credits when it comes to streaming. ...and this may be the reason he's not interested in the desktop background market. You make a single sale, an…

You're right, I wouldn't pay >$1/image for download.

I understand where he's coming from - even at $100/download others can make reprints and take away print sales, which is presumably where he gets most of his revenue.

I get it. It's just too bad that I won't be able to fully enjoy his body of work without spending $$$ on prints.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by hatthew »

dotancohen wrote: post #166
hatthew wrote: post #160

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Sure, but the nebulae also move along with the stars. The questions is how one can subtract the stars without also subtracting the nebulae. (I'm assuming different filters and/or a database of known star positions)

The ESA catalog is not precise enough to remove a star from an image of the structure of a nebulae - never mind Hipparcos. Filters while photographing and image processing in post are the way to go. Don't forget that not only does the star need to be removed, but also the diffraction spikes. Those are internal reflections in the lens assembly - not mapped by any star catalog ))

Makes sense, thanks!

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by g-b-r »

embedding-shape wrote: post #167
inaros wrote: post #123

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The studios behind Project Hail Mary have documented histories of fake online promotion and the industry to do it again is booming. I don't have proof that Amazon MGM Studios is astroturfing HN or Reddit about Project Hail Mary. What I do have is a chain of documented facts that should make anyone reading enthusiastic comments about this film pause and consider the source... Project Hail Mary is produced by Amazon MG…

I'm gonna just take a shortcut, and watch the movie, then make up my mind. Astroturfing or not, making up your own mind is part of the fun of being alive. Then "a genuine fan or a paid account" doesn't even matter anyway, because they're both as important when you make up your own mind. Speaking about that, have you seen the movie yourself?

So the response to a deceptive promotional campaign should be, just get a ticket and see if what's promoted is good?

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by embedding-shape »

g-b-r wrote: post #183
embedding-shape wrote: post #167

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I'm gonna just take a shortcut, and watch the movie, then make up my mind. Astroturfing or not, making up your own mind is part of the fun of being alive. Then "a genuine fan or a paid account" doesn't even matter anyway, because they're both as important when you make up your own mind. Speaking about that, have you seen the movie yourself?

So the response to a deceptive promotional campaign should be, just get a ticket and see if what's promoted is good?

No, but how would you even know if it's deceptive or not? Your assumption seems to be it is. I'm saying we can't know, unless you actually seen it.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by mrexroad »

rpastro wrote: post #144
sp4cec0wb0y wrote: post #122

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Did you sell the rights the image exclusively or will you be able to sell those images as prints? Jazz hands

They’re non exclusive and you can find them up for sale here: https://rpastro.darkroom.com/collections/as-seen-in-project-... My website is also www.rpastro.com.au :)

Amaze! Amaze!

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by anakaine »

rpastro wrote: post #111

Hey everyone, I’m the astrophotographer, but I’m not OP. I’m assuming OP picked up my article and posted here and that’s ok! So I quickly created an account here to comment. Having a quick read through the comments I just want to say thank you for the kind words! Please follow my IG ( https://www.instagram.com/deepskyjourney ) to see more of my photography, and the reddit article if you want to drop a comment with an…

Congrats on having your images picked up!

Ive recently bought a remote rural property in a dark sky area with a view to take up astral photography. Ive previously been quite into landscape photography.

Can you recommend any favourite communities or information sources for a newbie to check out?

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by js2 »

hermitcrab wrote: post #157
rpastro wrote: post #147

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I’ve had multiple setups over the last 2 years, but for the images displayed in the movie there were two main setups: a William Optics RedCat 51 II and an Askar 130PHQ, both paired with a ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, typically on a Sky Watcher NEQ6 Pro mount, along with narrowband and RGB filters depending on the target.

What sort of magnification do you need to get photos like that?

The Redcat scope FL is 250 mm. The Askar scope FL is 1000 mm. The camera has an APS-C sensor (23.5 mm x 15.7 mm) giving it a crop factor of about 1.5x compared to 35 mm film (where 50mm is considered 1:1 human vision field of view).

So:

Redcat: 250 / 50 * 1.5 =7.5x magnification

Askar : 1000 / 50 * 1.5 =30x magnification

This is deep sky photography. Doesn't require lots of magnification. What it does require is dark skies and lots of exposure time.

I wish he had more info on his site about his capture process, but it sounds like some of his captures are over multiple nights? I'm not entirely clear on the terminology here:

Integration: 17h 50′

Hα: 30×600″ (5h)

OIII: 31×600″ (5h 10′)

SII: 37×600″ (6h 10′)

RGB Stars: 30×60″ each channel (1h 30′ total)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DToHq5sk_6r/?img_index=1

I may be wrong with all of this. I haven't done any astrophotography since I was a teen and that was just a 50 mm Nikon SLR on the back of a Celestron 8" CST with motorized manual tracking from highly suboptimal skies (Miami, FL). Still, got some decent shots of the Orion nebula.

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by spartanatreyu »

glidefarrow wrote: post #155
rpastro wrote: post #111

Hey everyone, I’m the astrophotographer, but I’m not OP. I’m assuming OP picked up my article and posted here and that’s ok! So I quickly created an account here to comment. Having a quick read through the comments I just want to say thank you for the kind words! Please follow my IG ( https://www.instagram.com/deepskyjourney ) to see more of my photography, and the reddit article if you want to drop a comment with an…

I was thrilled to read through to the end of the article and discover a fellow Brisbanite! My friends and I were discussing this movie the other night, they will be stoked to keep an eye out for your images.

Anyone in Brisbane (or nearby) with a passing interest in space should really go and checkout the Brisbane Planetarium in the Mt Cootha botanical gardens.

It's a 6 minute uber from Toowong station which is a 9 minute train ride from Central station.

You have to book, but it's definitely worth it!

Re: My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary

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Post by hermitcrab »

js2 wrote: post #188
hermitcrab wrote: post #157

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What sort of magnification do you need to get photos like that?

The Redcat scope FL is 250 mm. The Askar scope FL is 1000 mm. The camera has an APS-C sensor (23.5 mm x 15.7 mm) giving it a crop factor of about 1.5x compared to 35 mm film (where 50mm is considered 1:1 human vision field of view). So: Redcat: 250 / 50 * 1.5 =7.5x magnification Askar : 1000 / 50 * 1.5 =30x magnification This is deep sky photography. Doesn't require lots of magnification. What it does require is dark…

Thanks for the info.
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