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Found my new background for the whole next year, amazing shot, thank you!
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Thanks so much...Widefield Orion came out much better though!
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* browses between gorgeous imagery *
Yarp, fits much better my multi screen desktop, got that instead, thank you!!!
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You gonna teach me how to get shots like this?
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That is kinda funny comming from you. Should be the other way around.
All I'm realy doing is pointing a telescope and colecting photons. The artwork is not realy mine, just capturing the wonders created by....?
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Funny story...I am a computer scientist for my career and everything else is just a hobby. I once helped fix the computer of a nurse who was a knowledgeable as any Doctor, tell me I could never do or understand what you do with computers...I looked at her blankly for a moment and then said. I could never do or understand what you do with people...unless I really wanted to!
She turned back to me and winked.
You have a skill that I want to learn and someday when I desire it enough I will.
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You definatly have the photography and processing skills needed. All you really need is a telescope to mount your camera to and a bit of knowledge of the night sky.
After that you just have to have a strange desire to deprive yourself of sleep...most of us astronomers have it. Most images take hours to aquire(the more the better) and quite abit of post processing. Hence my user name.
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I thought I mentioned I have a 5 inch Celestron Nexstar5. I have had it for a few years, but just started to get into the photograph side of it. Bought a T-adapter for my camera and did my luna shot with it. But I have tried to get even Jupiter and it has been an utter fail. LOL
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You may have but my mind can be a bit of a seive sometimes.
One of the hardest things in astro-photography is trying to acheive perfect focus. On the bright stuff like the moon and planets it can be difficult because of the turbulance in the atmosphere(seeing). It makes the view kinda blurry like heat waves off a hot road.
It is generaly easier to to with a web cam with a high frame rate that can capture the moments when the seeing is steady. With a DSLR just get the best focus you can and shoot multiple exp. for a minute or two.
There is really good FREE software out there to sort and combine these images into one, with greatly increased signal to noise and clarity.
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What camera did you to capture these deep sky objects?
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Pretty much all of the shots I have posted were all taken with my Un-modified Canon Digital Rebel XT. A few of my eqipment were with a Sony point/shoot. Before that I was shooting film. I picked the Rebel because it had the best sensor(least amout of noise)in it at the time. Still think Canon's are best for astro-photography with a DSLR, but others still do a fine job.
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Thanks loads, so glad you enjoy it!
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Pictures like this make me want to take up astrophotography sooo bad. Beautiful shot!
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Thanks loads, so glad you liked it!
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thanks, I plan to re-shot it this winter. I was not really happy with the framing. But you work with what you have.
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I attached my Digital Rebel to an 8" Newtonian telescope at F5, on a German equatorial mount.
Details--
approx 60x1 min.exposures combined with Deep Sky Stacker
curves and levels in CS2.
Thanks for the interest.
Clear Skies
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