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From the album: AT the beginning
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Last night and tonight I have been out with binoculars shortly after 11pm, the sun finally seems to be low enough not to wash out the milky way, helped by some cloud banks in just the right places, too. I was able to see the main bands of the milky way with the naked eye from my door step, though there are security lights so hiding around the corner of the garage or somewhere in the garden is best to avoid setting them off. I fancied tonight that I could just make out the faint fuzzy patch that is the Andromeda galaxy, sure enough a quick glance with binoculars confirmed this, still got it! Very pleased to be seeing the stars again, the summer has seen quite a few clear nights so far but it's been so light and hot I just couldn't bring myself to get out there, just to see a few of the brightest stars. I am considering purchasing a C6 to enable me to get the most out of my CG-4 mount, it's good with the 150P but I suspect any larger a reflector would unbalance it, a compact C6 will be close to the weight limit but at least it will be small so very easy to handle. I find the NEQ6 a daunting thought, my back aches just thinking about getting that thing out.
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Stargazing Session 001 - Saturn, Jupiter & the Milky Way
AbeSapien posted a blog entry in "We are made of star stuff..."
21 of June 2017 / 22h30 UTC+01:00 / Stargazing Conditions: 88% So, I crammed all of my new acquired stuff together and went to the darkest place I could find near my town. It's a mere 5 minute drive from my home. As I set everything up, I tried to wait for 20-30 minutes to give the 'scope a chance to acclimatize but I really couldn't! Jupiter I looked west south west to find Jupiter, pointed my finderscope at it and I was amazed by how clear the image from the 'scope was!! I had a 5 minute stare through my 25mm BST eyepiece where I could distinctly see the two belts, the north and south equatorial belt. As clearly as the belts were also three of its moons were, namely Callisto, Europa and Io, although Europa was quite close to Jupiter. The color was also great and the view, simply mesmerizing! I then switched to the 15mm BST eyepiece. First I was a little, let's say disappointed, but not that strong, by the magnification, and immediatly switched to the 8mm BST. To my surprise I wasn't convinced by the view either... So I decided to get back to the 25mm and calm down and enjoy the view as I clearly was getting hasty. As I started over, I remembered some words from a friend of mine who told me that watching the stars often comes down to 50% of actually seeing the stars and 50% imagination and concentration. So I tried the 15mm a second time and... I was hooked. I could now clearly see eight different colors and belts! I'm not quite sure what it was I saw, except the north and south equatorial belt, but I will have a look at some Jupiter maps and educate myself about the planet's surface. This will help in better understanding and watching next time, the case given that the seeing is as clear as it was that night. With the 15mm eyepiece Europa was now very distinct from Jupiter. I couldn't manage to get more detail out of the 8mm eyepiece, everything just got a tad bigger and a little fainter if my impressions were right. After good half an hour of watching the delightful planet and its moons I sat down and searched for Saturn, which was south not very high above the horizon. Saturn I switched back to the 25mm eyepiece, pointed my viewfinder at Saturn and peaked through the eyepiece. What a marvel! I clearly could see some colors on the surface and easily distinct the ring from the planet itself. As I switched over to the 15mm eyepiece, the separations on the planet's surface became a tad clearer and the ring/planet separation obviously bigger. I encountered the same problem as before of not knowing what I was looking at, which bothered me a little. I have to do a little homework here and get myself started with some fancy vocabulary. Milky Way All in all it was a marvelous first light experience and I clearly have to learn the stuff I'm looking at, but I think that's just me and my endless thirst for knowing things. I randomly gazed through the skies at the end, beeing absolutely overwhelmed by everything I saw. Furthermore, I simply was flabbergasted when I ran across the milky way in the north east... There were so many stars I couldn't see with my bare eye, but only with the 'scope (which made aiming with the finderscope a nightmare... How do you guys do that really?!). I'm glad I acquired the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P with the eyepieces. It is one of the best things I got myself and I think I will have a lot of fun with it and furthermore learn so many new things. Thanks for reading, Abe- 2 comments
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Milky way in Cygnus. 10 min at ISO 100. Nikon D3200 - kit lens at 18mm, f/5.6
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From the album: Kevin Hurleys Deep Space Objects
Wide angle shot of Milky Way in Cygnus. 10 min total (4 subs of 2.5 min each) at ISO 100. Nikon D3200 with kit lens at 18mm (f/5.6). Tracking on a skywatcher 150p EQ3-2 mount - no guiding.- 2 comments
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From the album: Deep Sky Imaging
This was imaged using a astro modded Canon 40D through a 50mm prime lens for the wide coverage, piggy backed on my SCT, so tracked and guided using my 80mm frac as a guide scope. Total Exposure was 2 hours, consisting of 30 x 120s, 15 x 60s and 30 x 30s subs at ISO800 With in we can see part of the stars making up the Scorpius constellation, Milky way, Rho Ophiuchus, Antares, M80 and M4 among the gas, dust and nebulosity.© Mariusz Goralski
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From the album: Marci’s Astropix
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From the album: Exploring the Universe From Peruvian Skies
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From the album: Widefield Images
A section of the Milky Way centred roughly on Cassiopeia. 14x 3 minutes exposures using a modded Canon 650D, Sigma 24-105 lens at 24mm, f/4.5. The Perseus Double Cluster is visible at the bottom with a whole string of DSO's right up to the Elephants Trunk area in Cepheus.© James Mackay
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From the album: Widefield Images
A late night Milky Way shot from Woodlands Campsite in Devon. The picture is aimed west - the nearest LP is Plymouth about 20-25 miles away. The Summer triangle is the area above the trees - the field of view is very wide and goes up and slightly beyond the zenith. Taken through a Canon 6D, 14mm Samyang lens at f/4. 1x 30 second exposure at ISO6400.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
Sagittarius and a chunk of the Milky Way... needs no introduction; plenty of DSO's in there!!! 10x 2 min @ISO3200, Canon 650D, tracked using a Vixen Polarie, 24-105 Sigma lens at f/4 at 35mm.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
A crescent moon setting over La Palma from the north facing side of the Roque de Los Muchachos. The astronomers accommodation is visible to the far right of the picture and clouds down near sea level (about 6000ft lower) reflect the moonlight. The Milky Way is coming into view on the left of the picture. A single picture can't give you sound (yet) but at this spot the sound of the cicada's was almost deafening unlike a few hundred yards the other way in the caldera whee the sound of the mosquitos is almost deafening... 20 seconds through a Canon 6D, 14mm Samyang lens at f/2.8, ISO1600© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
A section of the Milky Way going from Vulpecula at the bottom left up through Cepheus on the top right..A 5x 2 min @ISO1600, Canon 650D, tracked using a Vixen Polarie, 24-105 Sigma lens at f/4 at 24mm.© James Mackay
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From the album: Stars and Constellations
Taken using Canon 100D DSLR with 18mm lens on Skywatcher Star Adventurer Single 2 minute exposure processed in Photoshop Elements 11© Vicky050373
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From the album: Kielder Star Camp
A row of telescopes at the Kielder Star Camp October 2015© James Mackay
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From the album: My (very amateurish) attempts at astrophotography!
Milky way over the hills at Loch Earn. Even caught some faint aurora over the hill! (my intended target for the night!) -
From the album: Imaging Challenge #15 - The Milky Way - Now Closed
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From the album: Imaging Challenge #15 - The Milky Way - Now Closed
The Milky Way rising over the ancient Anazazi ruins of Pueblo Pintado, an outlier of the Chaco Canyon complex. Shot in June 2018 on a moonlit night© Matt Schulze 2018
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From the album: Imaging Challenge #15 - The Milky Way - Now Closed
A 25 second exposure from a time-lapse taken over the cloud filled Caldera de Taburiente in La Palma in the Canary Islands. Mars is the red object to the left of the Milky Way. Saturn is in there too but is lost amongst the milky way. The bright lights hidden under the clouds are from the towns of Los Llanos and Tazacorte only about 7-8 miles away as the crow flies but about 90 minutes away by car! 25 sec at f/1.8, 14mm Sigma lens, ISO 3200, Canon 6D. The scene was illuminated by a crescent moon beyond the right of the image.© James Mackay
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From the album: Jon's images
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From the album: Slynxx Learning Curve
45 x 180sec Light Frames (2hrs + total exposure)10 x 180sec Dark Frames (Lazy me) ISO 1600 75-300mm Canon EF Telephoto Lens. Deep Sky Stacker Photoshop -
From the album: La Palma
The view from the roof of the villa I was staying at at the Hacienda La Palma, near Puntagorda, La Palma. At an altitude of 4500ft the air is extremely clear and there is very little light pollution.© James Mackay
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From the album: La Palma
The view from a lookout up on the Roque de Los Muchachos looking south over the Caldera de Taburiente. The towns of El Paso and Los Llanos illuminate a layer of Saharan dust.© James Mackay
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