Misc. widefields: 05/01/2013

[george7378]

Here are a few photos I took with my 1100D yesterday - each one is pretty much unedited apart from curves and basic levels. Here's a description of each one:

1. A cloudy Orion with Jupiter framed against some trees with a plane on the bottom right (30 secs @ ISO800 f/3.5)

2. The Plough sitting above the trees looking through the clouds. (30 secs @ ISO800 f/3.5)

3. The 'HK-1C' rocket pulsing as it flies past M31 in the early evening. (30 secs @ ISO400 (I think) f/3.5)

4. Orion and Jupiter looking through the lit foreground trees. (30 secs @ ISO800 f/3.5)

Thanks for looking, I'm really enjoying having the freedom to go out and be creative with widefields like this that a DSLR provides! I just wish I had a darker sky to really be able to crank up the ISO and take some nice clean shots!

[VigdisVZ]

Great job, I like these.

Doing widefields like these is something I always try to do at my dark sites.

[george7378]

Thanks I think this is my favourite type of astrophotography - seeing shots of the Milky Way over the Earth's terrain is always awesome!

[stem1989]

Nice shots george!