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a different kind of astrophoto (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Nov 1 OP
Spirograph. Sky drawing version. Solly Mack Nov 1 #1
Well, it certainly is different! Looks like it's growing hair. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 1 #2
its actually started out as a nebula moonshinegnomie Nov 1 #3
That was quite a transformation. Thanks for explaining it! nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 1 #4
My grandmother crocheted pillow decorations that looked like that. CrispyQ Nov 1 #5
Enter the vortex, Beeblebrox. usonian Nov 1 #6
you KNOW I love that! HAB911 Nov 2 #7
no moonshinegnomie Nov 3 #8
Excellent! Really beautiful HAB911 Nov 3 #9

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,299 posts)
2. Well, it certainly is different! Looks like it's growing hair.
Fri Nov 1, 2024, 06:57 PM
Nov 1

What is it?



On edit: I see Solly Mack knows what it is. Thanks, Solly! A spirograph.

HAB911

(9,365 posts)
7. you KNOW I love that!
Sat Nov 2, 2024, 06:02 AM
Nov 2

does this use the polar coordinates function? that is something I have on my to-do list, which is getting longer not shorter!

Love it!

moonshinegnomie

(2,916 posts)
8. no
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 08:32 AM
Nov 3

i started with a photo i took o the veil nebula
removed the stars using star exterminator plug in (a plug in i used for a lot of my astro photos,it lets me edit the nebula and stars seperatly)

then i duplicated the nebula and rotated it 20 degrees. i used the lighted layer blend mode
i basically repeated this 20 times although i had to sometimes edit the intermediate results to keep the background black
over all its 18 layers each rotated 20 degrees to make the full circle

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