They're Back!

[martin_h]

Managed to grab a few frames of this the other morning, its still a bit low and late! but you've got to try havn't you

[Vega]

Oh goodness...Steady on.. I don't want to think about winter just yet lol

Nice capture for just a few frames!

Matt

[johnb]

good to see and cant wait till they are high up, any tips for this sort of DSO I guess for instance 10 min exposures are way over the top and the stars will just be blown out so may be its just lots of shorter exposures ?

John B

[martin_h]

good to see and cant wait till they are high up, any tips for this sort of DSO I guess for instance 10 min exposures are way over the top and the stars will just be blown out so may be its just lots of shorter exposures ?

John B

That was 10 @ 3 mins, but will go longer when it gets higher.

[ollypenrice]

good to see and cant wait till they are high up, any tips for this sort of DSO I guess for instance 10 min exposures are way over the top and the stars will just be blown out so may be its just lots of shorter exposures ?

John B

Not necessarily. I shot this target with a sensitive CCD in 10 minute subs at a fast F3.9.

I think what Martin is getting here is the effect of humidity in the artmosphere at low elevation. The idea is good. But I have no intention of even looking that way while we are enjoying high summer and I would thank Martin to remember such protocols!!!!!!!

Olly

[Sam]

Nice capture - a little out of season for the North but entirely appropriate for us folks having Winter now!

[martin_h]

Not necessarily. I shot this target with a sensitive CCD in 10 minute subs at a fast F3.9.

I think what Martin is getting here is the effect of humidity in the artmosphere at low elevation. The idea is good. But I have no intention of even looking that way while we are enjoying high summer and I would thank Martin to remember such protocols!!!!!!!

Olly

Summer? Whats that then?

And yes 10 mins is a good average once it climbs up out of the murk a bit - being so low at the moment the blue suffers a lot - which is exactly what you don't want for this shot!!

[Rustysplit]

We saw them a couple of weeks ago whilst out very late. Busy trying to get a good shot of Jupiter, then noticed them rising over the barn roof. Quite a sight!! Forgotten how beautiful they are. Really intense blue on that night.

[spaceboy]

Superb image Martin. It has been like seeing old friends having M45 and Jupiter back in the night skies.

Please forgive me for trying but I had a feeble attempt at trying to make the stars slightly more pronounced from the dust clouds. More practicing my processing than critiquing your image.

SPACEBOY

[martin_h]

Crack on - I don't mind at all, you'll be hard pushed to get anymore out of it tho, like I said its a bit to low at the moment and its stretched to breaking point as it is.