Who says you need a telescope for AP? Antares region and Milky Way

[hjw]

Hi all,

after weeks of ordinary weather (or moon) at last a chance to go outside again. The image is taken with the Pentax K30 and the 50mm DAL f/1.8 prime lens stepped down to f/2.5. 30 x 180sec ISO200.

Clear skies!

HJ

[tooth_dr]

Jaysus that's super! Makes me want to try this sort of view. 

[andy fearn]

Oh wow.fantastic image.would love to see that first hand.   Did you have to travel far for clear  skies ?

[Dave Lloyd]

Super! What was the camera mounted on? 

[hjw]

22 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Jaysus that's super! Makes me want to try this sort of view. 

Thanks a lot. It actually makes a interesting change to go widefield.

21 hours ago, andy fearn said:

Oh wow.fantastic image.would love to see that first hand.   Did you have to travel far for clear  skies ?

Thanks. I am fortunately enough to live at a fairly dark spot. So, about 5m from my back door

57 minutes ago, Dave Lloyd said:

Super! What was the camera mounted on? 

Sorry, my mistake. I had the camera on the HEQ5. Looks funny, such a massive mount for a DSLR with a small prime lens. But i've got he mount - might as well use it.

[ollypenrice]

Nice. How high in the sky does this target ride for you?

Olly

[hjw]

3 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

Nice. How high in the sky does this target ride for you?

Olly

Thanks Olly, just to make you jealous, at its highest it is about 75° - pretty much overhead.

[ollypenrice]

21 minutes ago, hjw said:

Thanks Olly, just to make you jealous, at its highest it is about 75° - pretty much overhead.

GRRRRR!!!!!

lly

[RichLD]

Very nice view, well done sir! 

[Victor Boesen]

On 23/7/2017 at 13:16, hjw said:

Thanks Olly, just to make you jealous, at its highest it is about 75° - pretty much overhead.

???jealous