Daniel-K

2 hours ago, Nigeyboy said:

Wow!! Thats incredible!! I tried my hand at some basic AP while on holiday in Cornwall a few weeks back. I only had a static set up (Canon DSLR on a tripod), but still caught some details!! What tracking mount did you use?

I used the  skywatcher mount.its a great mount very useful.

27 minutes ago, Lockie said:

I think I can just about make out the milky way if I squint No seriously though, that's really quite special!

not bad wide open like. i rekon stopped down to F2.2 and tracked this lens would be a belter. wish i had captured more data

Ultra wide tracked and stacked 4x4 min ISO 1250 sony A7RII 

Last night i had front row seats to the best show in town. 
North Wales has some of the darkest skies in the UK. hence why i spend alot of time in the area.

There was meant to be a chance of the first decent auroa of the season but it never really came, so i focused on some other aspects of the night sky.

I had a Sigma Imaging UK 14mm F1.8 on loan for the evening and i was eager to see what this lens could do after hearing great things about it. 

Nothing could of prepared me for the back of screen moment after the first exposure. What a beautifully crafted lens.

Shot wide open at F1.8 

ISO 1250 

4X4MIN 

Yea that looks the dog's dangle berries! I may have a 135mm f2 sammy coming next week !!!

interesting title but im hungry and felt applicable 

Shot this bank holiday weekend, nice way to ease back into DSO work 

2.5 hrs of the North American Nebula 

interesting title but im hungry and felt applicable

2.5 hrs of the North American Nebula 

17 minutes ago, davew said:

I hope this doesn't mean you're abandoning the static shots ? I look forward to seeing your starscapes.

That lens does look quite good over all and I hope the part you're getting sorts it.

Dave.

Just a bit of variety Dave, i have some Nightscapes planned when the king returns to skies  

2 hours ago, Andy R said:

No I sent the other one. This was taken last night so I couldn’t really. 

Took on board what you told me and paid off thanks Daniel. Well and truly hooked now. 👍 

ah right ok, was going to say you did well ! lol  glad i could help. we will ahve to get together again Andy for a session. a pleasure meeting you.

Are you you using a tripod collar on you're 70-200?  I'll be adding a vixen clamp my self just for some more stability.

I'm not a fan of manfrotto products I think they are over rated I've brokenteo of their tripods and that head you use has failed on me. 

I found using a heavyweight tripod makes a big difference to my exposure length and an accurate polar alignment. 

Is you're camera a crop sensor as it will give you 1.6x crop factor vs a full frame sensor and could be the difference between out set ups so you're trailing would be slightly more exaggerated 

10 hours ago, inlin3 said:

Hello,

Just a small question. I want to use a DSLR on the SA included dovetail without having to remove the quick release plate from the camera. One option would be to atach the whole ball head to the dovetail, but I'm worried about the extra weight. My question is, would I be able to just get a arca swiss plate and clamp from amazon and attach the clamp to the fine-tuning end of the dovetail? If so any clamps you recommend. I have seen some pictures with what seem's to be panning bases doing this job but i'm unsure if they are standard bases or something custom built.

 

thanks in advance!

This is how I run mine.  No issues really and I'm getting 300 secs 

Just for scale this is my tripod no broken backs for PA for me!!

That came out well Andy!!! Hope you have sent it to cambrian Photography for the comp 

That looks great

im currently getting back into a bit of WF deep sky stuff. basic rig for now but the idea is to be able to capture data at home as well as from the datk sky's of Anglesey. 

 im looking for a LP filter but im struggling. the only one i can find is the IDAS 67mm that will screw onto the the end of my lens. this is ok but its very expensive. im just wondering if there are clip in filters for Sony mirrorless cameras yet??  it's been a while since ive shopped around for anything imaging wise. 

Cheers

Dan  

4 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Looking very good indeed!

cheers buddy

jaysus !!!!! it's soooo clean !!!!!!!!!

2.5hrs stacked now. hoping add some more data tonight 

0.99999921609 micros to the left  

On a serious note 3 days? if its just for visual it will be fine dont stress of collimation too much you'll go insane i tell ya!!!!  🧠

15 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Cracking image @Daniel-K 🙂

 

Clear sky forecast later might be able to add an hour more

loving how NGC 6888 is just sitting there amongst the HA. i have thought about the 135mm . would love a filter wheel for my lens'es some how 

2 hours ago, kirkster501 said:

Very nice.  Huge FoV you got there mate.

cheers dude the 35mm sensor comes in handy lol 

First full from the holiday home in Anglesey. I was blessed with a good few hours of clear dark sky's and was able to capture 50x3 min subs ISO 1000

Equipment : 

Tripod : Benro Mach3 TMA47AXL Aluminium Tripod 

Mount : SW star adventure 

Camera : Sony A7Rii

Lens : Sony 70-200mm F4 oss G 

15 minutes ago, Lockie said:

Good project. Weird how it's soft only in one corner (tilt?) Fingers crossed you get the weather you need, it looks promising but I dare not say anymore than that.

cheers Chris, yeah its pretty strange i have a feeling its a bit of sag on the bayonet of the sony. It's a problem thats been there from the start. you can however buy a cnc machined new one for about twenty bucks.  its now on order so time will tell if its that.

a little bit frustrating given how nice it was yesterday, i managed to get a time lapse at Alwen dam last night. Nice report though and hopefully a few more hours of clear sky of the weekend 

Im back to having a tracker for the coming season and managed a night out last night to test the gear.  The plan is for this to accompany me on some trips to dark skys and do some wide field mosaic images of nebula regions. 

im using a Sonya7rii and a sony 70-200mm F4 OSS G 

image details : 

70MM 

ISO 1000

F4.5 

x121 seconds 

im actually quite surprised at how sharp this lens is, apart from the top left which is very soft every other corner is very good.   hopefully over the next few nights i can get my mosaic done of this area around Deneb & Sadr. 

image sequence as follows ::

bottom left

bottom right

middle

top left 

top right 

Cheers

Danny