Milkyway Panorama

[RobH]

Great work Kevin

Fine imaging and first class processing sir

Cheers

Rob

[algol]

that really is awesome, great widefield shot.

anone ever thought of doing one of these panoramic shots for the whole sky?

[Sam]

that really is awesome, great widefield shot.

anone ever thought of doing one of these panoramic shots for the whole sky?

That would be a big job!

[algol]

yeah it would be a huge job, anyone up for it? lol

[Astronut]

that really is awesome, great widefield shot.

anone ever thought of doing one of these panoramic shots for the whole sky?

That would be a big job!

It's worth getting hold of Starry Night Pro Plus for that alone.

It took 3 guys 3 years of travelling around the world, starting in Arizona, and then a further 2 years of processing. They used a custom built CCD camera - over 20,000 images in all with 5 resolution levels (for zooming the mosaic in SN)

The initial project was to get the entire Milky Way but then they thought 'why stop there... why not get the whole sky?'

I wonder if Astroman in Arizona knows them

[Beyond_Vision]

that really is awesome, great widefield shot.

anone ever thought of doing one of these panoramic shots for the whole sky?

I'm up for that just give me the clear skies and I will have it done in no time LOL (..............................................BV wanders off to find fish eye lens).

Regards

Kevin

[jonbarr87]

Just a thought...couldn't you do a collaborative? A few people, each has their own sector.... then one of you processes? By the way very impressive photo!

[thing]

Awesome picture, everybody has said everything else to be said. One of the best astro shots I think I've ever seen.

[Lee]

Fantastic image Kevin, you have just set the benchmark for AstroTrac users.

When aligning are you just using the polar scope of are you drift aligning?

[Beyond_Vision]

Fantastic image Kevin, you have just set the benchmark for AstroTrac users.

When aligning are you just using the polar scope of are you drift aligning?

I just use the polar scope it has three alignment points the pole star and two others. The other stars are a bit tricky to see sometimes as they are a lot dimmer than the pole star. The alignment is also not that critical at short focal lengths. I havent imaged with it above a 200mm focal length but other people have with good results. You may possibly find that drift alignment or at least very careful alignment with the polar scope may be required above 200mm fl.

Regards

Kevin

[Lee]

Thanks for the responce.

[GordonH]

Hi Kevin

Very nice with lots of detail

Gordon