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...in remote Weardale last Saturday. Weather forecast was good for ~4 hours so made the effort to get away from my local patch. This is the result of the only clear spell (10 mins) at the onset of dark... ...composition was somewhat rushed! Sky 8 x 10s, f2.5, iso2500, single light painted foreground 13s, f3.5, iso1600. Stacked in Sequator and combined using lighten blend mode in Photoshop. Cheers, Paul. P.S. Click...

Hi, the standard version with PEC playback running.

Yep! @maw lod qan also usefully hides light pollution. Cheers, Paul.

...a.k.a. Big Dipper glows through clouds above Old Gang Smelt Mill. Last Friday. Single sky image. ~6 light painted foreground. Canon 6D MKII, Sigma 24mm. Photoshop layers, layer masks and lighten blend mode to combine images. The clouds really make the asterism stand out. Cheers, Paul.

...two from August 30th. Both using static tripod and Sequator for stacking sky exposures blended with light painted foreground exposures in Photoshop. Pendragon Castle, bit of an ordeal as there is a big ditch/moat to navigate. The rock beds on the River Swale...composition hasn't really worked however it was fantastic in the middle of the flowing water under the stars Paul PS Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24mm. Clicks for optimum viewing.

Thank you Dave! I like the rather surreal feel on this one. Paul

10 min gap in the clouds. Single sky, ~5 light painted foreground. LR and PS. Canon 6D MkII and Sigma 24mm. Cheers, Paul.

Have you looked at Alyn Wallace, Richard Tatti, John Rutter on YouTube, there are many others - search for 'editing Milky Way in Photoshop' or app of your choice.

Two very nice images! Hope you get more datk sky opportunities. Paul.

@900SL I have also thought about a wedge wedge 🙂 its not been something I've needed so far. I have taken out all other aspects of play/flex in the system. I'm really trying to keep the weight down but there is that trade off with stiffness.

Excellent so far! Glad you're including the full bat/squid 🤣 cheers, Paul.

Thank you all for the nice comments. The flowers are...see @FenlandPaul 🤣 I got the MSM as a lightweight portable tracker for wide field nightscapes. So far it does that job!! Have no expectations to go longer than 50mm fl and 120s on a full frame camera. Will carry a Canon 6D MkII and a choice of 14, 24 and 50mm lenses. I bought the starter pack. Needed an extra ball head. Laser is easy to use. Needs collimation first! Also have the 'Z' mount that I use as a 'V' wedge. The 'Z' mount has been fine, though only used at low wind speeds. MUCH lighter than my Manfrotto geared head. See pics for 16 x 60s test with too high an iso...nice round stars on a hazy night. It stays ready for use in my bag all the time. Paul

From Thursday night. This is ~12 x 10s, iso400 and f8 light painted foreground. One 120s ambient foreground to help with post-processing. Sky, 9 x 60s, iso800 and f2.8 on a Move Shoot Move. 6D MkII, Sigma 50mm. LR, Sequator and PS. Back of our house, sky from position ~20m behind foreground position to get a clear horizon for blending. Some trailing, the tripod was on a poor grassy surface. Needs a click. Cheers, Paul P.S. Name those flowers!!

@Macavity Best seen when its darker early in the evenings. A low fullish moon gives a big arc. This image is processed to give a 'naked eye' view. Little colour. The camera will produce a wierdly colourful image. Paul. P.S. This was seen two nights in a row.

...taken last weekend. New toy - Move Shoot Move tracker. Very portable and simple to use for DSLR and widefield lenses. Need to ensure laser pointer is collimated first. Sky 8 x 60s Canon 7D MkII, Sigma 24mm. Blended, light painted foreground. Experimented with starless processing for Milky Way. Cheers, Paul. Needs a click...

Thank you @MartinB ! Nicely varied choices. Well done to all contributors, winners and judges. Cheers, Paul.

Mind boggling!

...M27, 71 and 56. The Coathanger, dust and ~30000 stars. FOV ~21 x 14 degrees. Portrait and landscape versions. Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 105mm. 20 x 120s at f3.5 and iso800, 8 dark frames on CEM 40 (unguided). DSS and PS. Need clicking into for full effect... About 90 mins of full darkness cheers, Paul

...a start of season shake down about 01.00 yesterday. No astronomical darkness yet. 2 panes each 10 x 60s, RASA 8 ASI2600MC. DSS and PS. I love the Milky Way packed full of stars. About 5 degrees across, NEEDS A CLICK. Cheers, Paul.

Midsummer noctilucent clouds above a relic of mining in Arkengarthdale. Probably used a century ago to reprocess barite from two century old lead mining spoil. I fancifully imagine a shipwrecked galleon! June 20/21st. Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 50mm. Focus stacked, light painted foreground. Cheers, Paul.

Thank you @davew ! I was forbidden from eating any chocolate brownies! Still looking at the colour balance, have taken a bit of magenta off the foreground. I'll put it into the Challenge section Cheers, Paul.

...above a relic of mining in Arkengarthdale. Probably used a century ago to reprocess barite from two century old lead mining spoil. I fancifully imagine a shipwrecked galleon! Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 50mm. Cheers, Paul (powered by late night marmalade on toast).

Simply superb! Magnificent. Full res. is awesome. Wonderfully deep and really well contolled processing. Magnificent touch The best I've seen in a long while. Cheers, Paul.

Video is great. Has many good tips! I've always used quality cotton wool...let the weight of the wet wool do the work. 14" - 18" mirrors. Am sure you'll be okay. Paul