serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 So, if I can see the Milky Way with naked eye pretty clearly in my backyard,did that mean that I can photograph it and get some good results?especially if I can track it and get like 100sec exposures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 You will be able to get very nice pictures!! You will also have less problems with gradients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said: You will be able to get very nice pictures!! You will also have less problems with gradients. Even with a 600D and kit lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Yes, a 30 second exposure with a kit lens at 18mm, f3.5 and ISO 800 or 1,600 will show up the Milky Way. Here's a couple of example images, 30 seconds at ISO 800 and using a tracking mount 12 minutes at f5.0 (6x2 minutes probably). If you're interested, I have a few tips here for getting started with a kit lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, Knight of Clear Skies said: Yes, a 30 second exposure with a kit lens at 18mm, f3.5 and ISO 800 or 1,600 will show up the Milky Way. Here's a couple of example images, 30 seconds at ISO 800 and using a tracking mount 12 minutes at f5.0 (6x2 minutes probably). If you're interested, I have a few tips here for getting started with a kit lens. I like them! What tracker you used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 57 minutes ago, serbiadarksky said: I like them! What tracker you used? Thanks. The above was taken with a second-hand EQ3-2 with battery powered RA motor. It works very well with my camera lenses up to about 135mm focal length. The problem with my 200mm lens is weight rather than magnification, I did try a lighter 250mm lens once and that was OK. Its weakest link is probably flex in the lightweight tripod, some people do get decent results with a small telescope, especially after working on or replacing the tripod. A sturdier mount would preferable for telescopic imaging though, especially if a second guidescope is used in order to obtain longer exposures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I use the star adventurer which I have seen you have shown some interest in. It performs very well, even with my 50mm lens I can easily get 2min subs with no star trailing. If you get a good polar alignment you should be able to get maybe 5min subs with just a kit-lens at 18mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said: I use the star adventurer which I have seen you have shown some interest in. It performs very well, even with my 50mm lens I can easily get 2min subs with no star trailing. If you get a good polar alignment you should be able to get maybe 5min subs with just a kit-lens at 18mm. I think that it can even make up to 10+ minutes of tracking w/o trailing but maybe im wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, serbiadarksky said: but maybe im wrong Maybe not, the star adventurer is a very good mount, but you will need very precise PA then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Victor Boesen said: Maybe not, the star adventurer is a very good mount, but you will need very precise PA then There you can call some PolarFinder app to help, they are very accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, serbiadarksky said: There you can call some PolarFinder app to help, they are very accurate I use one of these apps, and so far, it has been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Things are very forgiving at short focal lengths. Think I managed 2 minutes at 50mm with my EQ3-2 before I bought a polar scope, just sighting on Polaris through the mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said: I have seen you have shown some interest in Yes I do, I find one for 270euros the mount+equatorial wedge+the L bracket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Knight of Clear Skies said: Things are very forgiving at short focal lengths I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, serbiadarksky said: Yes I do, I find one for 270euros the mount+equatorial wedge+the L bracket The exact same setup as I have bought. Works like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Victor Boesen said: The exact same setup as I have bought. Works like a charm! Will it work withouth the equatorial wedge? If yes than it can save me like 60euros and I can buy a pretty good tripod for that money which can handle the Star Adventurer in my opinion becouse I saw that they are selling the tripod at the star adventure setup part (all parts the counter weight,shuter cable, l bracket, mount,etc...) And whats the trick if I dont buy the equatorial wedge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 minute ago, serbiadarksky said: And whats the trick if I dont buy the equatorial wedge? Then you will need to have a tripod with a very solid pan and tilt head. Then that can work as your wedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Victor Boesen said: Then you will need to have a tripod with a very solid pan and tilt head. Then that can work as your wedge. Can you tell me what tripod I shud use if I dont buy the wedge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I can't recommend a specific tripod, but a lot of people in here use the velbon dv-7000, but they use it without the pan and tilt head. I found that on my velbon tripod, the pan and tilt head is the weak spot on the tripod. The only thing I can give as advice, is to get a tripod that can carry up to 7-10kg. Then you should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serbiadarksky Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said: I can't recommend a specific tripod, but a lot of people in here use the velbon dv-7000, but they use it without the pan and tilt head. I found that on my velbon tripod, the pan and tilt head is the weak spot on the tripod. The only thing I can give as advice, is to get a tripod that can carry up to 7-10kg. Then you should be good. Yeah but they are all expensive, my budget for tripod is max 80e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Boesen Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think that there is some good ones out there within your budget, but I can't help you any further. I would suggest you to make another post about this, so that other people can help you. Clear skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dwarfer Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 This is a 30 second exposure with lens at 24mm and ISO 6400 edited in Lightroom 5 and the camera was just on a flat surface with a 10 second timer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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