55mm Tryout

[Stub Mandrel]

I'm having a tryout of wide field with my 55mm Helio lens. Even stopped down a bit to keep the stars in good shape it is scary fast. 5 minute exposures just whited out and I suspect my 1 minute ones are over done.

I took some test shots of about 5s and capella came out a lovely orange on the preview and lots of other stars and some nebulosity, so I'm going with 30 seconds. Here's hoping for some luck.

[newbie alert]

Orion is a great target with a 50mm

[Stub Mandrel]

5 minutes ago, newbie alert said:

Orion is a great target with a 50mm

Yep, but it's hiding behind the house right now!