Craig20264 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 My first trial bash, from a fairly light polluted area. It was more of a project for me to see what I could manage with Camera Raw, DSS and Photoshop.No tracking, just my unmodded Nikon on a tripod stuck out of the bedroom window. A starting point on a long expensive journey I fear.35mm f 1.8 lensAperture f2.8ISO 160020 x 10 second subsI did take darks, flats and bias but chose to see what I could do without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 great widefield mate, its nice to see the whole of orion,well done. thanks for sharing. charl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Very nice image. It looks like you will be drawn into the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig20264 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Very nice image. It looks like you will be drawn into the dark side.I fear you are probably right.I had a 200P Dob a couple of years ago. Sold due to a number of reasons, but whilst I did enjoy the viewing, I always thought there was something missing. I've had cameras since I was a boy and cut my teeth on a Pentax K1000 SLR, which was completely manual,and so embedded a knowledge of the exposure triangle. I will take it slowly and enjoy my DSLR for now. I will make my first purchase a suitable mount, and then................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig20264 Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 A bit of a rework. Lost some light pollution but unfortunately lost a lot of stars. I guess there is no substitute for a dark site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I fear you are probably right.I had a 200P Dob a couple of years ago. Sold due to a number of reasons, but whilst I did enjoy the viewing, I always thought there was something missing. I've had cameras since I was a boy and cut my teeth on a Pentax K1000 SLR, which was completely manual,and so embedded a knowledge of the exposure triangle. I will take it slowly and enjoy my DSLR for now. I will make my first purchase a suitable mount, and then................. get drawn into the money pit that we call astrophotography. Welcome to the dark side.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig20264 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 And another go at processing. Managed to tease a few stars back out and a bit more colour. Had to be careful due to the amount of LP from below. It's giving me some processing practice in this miserable weather if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer33 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 That's a nice widefield shot. As you say, not much else to do with these wet days/nights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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