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Kainushi

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Konbabwa from Japan.

Although I have had my account for several months, this is my first post.  I have spent the past few months practicing identifying constellations with the naked eye, and pointing my binoculars at whatever strikes my fancy.  I only discovered last week, quite by accident, that the Galilean Moons are visible through my binoculars.

Armed with this knowledge, I braved the cold, and took my camera outside tonight and to attempt a photograph of them.  I believe that I succeeded, but the result has me scratching my head.  I expected the moons to be to the left and right of Jupiter, not above and below the planet.  Is this normal, or did I in fact, not photograph the moons?

I appreciate any assistance.

This image was taken with a Nikon D3000, 300mm lens, f5.8, ISO 1600, 1/2" exposure.

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Sandancer10

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Hi and a warm welcome to SGL from the cold and rainy North East of England.

You have captured Jupiter and its moons and if you were using a telescope it would show the wrong way round. 

To get a better image try reducing your shutter speed and you will get the ring detail on your images. Really with Astro Photography a lot is just playing around with your DSLR to get the best effect.

Happy Stargazing and enjoy your Astro journey.

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michael.h.f.wilkinson

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Welcome to SGL. You have definitely succeeded in capturing Jupiter and its moons. The moons are more-or-less aligned with the ecliptic, and when Jupiter rises, this makes quite an angle with the horizon. I am not surprised that they show up almost vertically, especially because you are much further south than we are.

Clear skies!

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Kainushi

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Swag and Sandancer10,

Thank you for your responses.  I did dither a bit with the camera; this was the clearest of the four images I took.  The cold and my wobbly tripod, which is seemingly unsuitable for astrophotography, conspired to drive me back indoors.  :-)

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Uranium235

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Have you got a remote shutter release for your camera? If the tripod is a little wobbly, its better to be "hands off" in regard to the camera and trigger the shutter remotely.

Dont worry about the cold :) you will either get used to it, or find a way to capture images without leaving your armchair (no prizes for guessing which option I chose!).

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Hello Kainushi,

Welcome to SGL !

Some of my very first attempts at Jupiter were with a Nikon D3100 and a 70-300 zoom, I would say you got Jupiter and its moons right! :)  A lot of things can be seen with binos and many can be photographed with a telezoom like yours! Give a try to m31 Andromeda Galaxy  and M42 Orion Nebula and have fun :D

Clear Skies!

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Hi and welcome to the lounge,

my wife and I will be visiting your country in September on a cruise,

I will be taking my bins with me, I'm looking forward to observing your

night sky, hopefully the weather will be kind. Good luck with the A P.

Clear Sky's 

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Kainushi

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Have you got a remote shutter release for your camera? If the tripod is a little wobbly, its better to be "hands off" in regard to the camera and trigger the shutter remotely.

Dont worry about the cold :) you will either get used to it, or find a way to capture images without leaving your armchair (no prizes for guessing which option I chose!).

Uranium235,

I haven't a remote shutter for my camera.  I have to rely on the camera's internal timer and hope that the wind doesn't blow.  As for the cold, I'll just have to suck that up!

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Hello Kainushi,

Welcome to SGL !

Some of my very first attempts at Jupiter were with a Nikon D3100 and a 70-300 zoom, I would say you got Jupiter and its moons right! :)  A lot of things can be seen with binos and many can be photographed with a telezoom like yours! Give a try to m31 Andromeda Galaxy  and M42 Orion Nebula and have fun :D

Clear Skies!

Rihard,

Good morning.  The Orion Nebula is nifty: I can see it from my front doorstep, but the Andromeda Galaxy is proving tricker.  I can find Cassiopeia and Pegasus, but lose myself in the space between them.

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