Be kind, its my first!

[Rustang]

It's certainly not going to win any awards but its my first half hearted attempt at the Milky Way, I wasnt even going to bother posting it but what the heck!. I was way to busy enjoying just looking up to be honest, its not the best of framing and I dont have a small tracking mount so this is just a very short stack of 5 sec subs. Taken in Bortle 4 skies in Somerset with my Modified Canon 600D and Nikon 50mm at 2.8.

Has it given me the Milky Way bug?, it certainly has so I think a Star adventurer will be on its way soon

Edited September 1, 2021 by Rustang

[FenlandPaul]

Great stuff. 👍 Everyone’s first MW image is special and that’s no exception! 
 

You wouldn’t regret a Star Adventurer!

[davew]

There aren't many using 50mm lenses on a static tripod because it's actually quite difficult to get a decent shots like yours. I can't wait to see the SA shots now ! 😎

Dave.

[Steve143]

That looks really good. I'm new to this too and using a 50mm lens and a Samyang 135mm lens on a static tripod at the moment. My images aren't great but it's all part of the learning curve - especially the post-processing stuff (currently using GIMP). I think I'll be investing in a Star Adventurer too very soon!   

[Alan White]

I don't image, but if I did, then I would be very pleased with one like this.
Thanks for sharing your image.

[Grant Fribbens]

Excellent starting image. You are on embarking on a very exciting journey and I have been there starting with Milky way shots, moving to a star tracker and now I have an EQ6-R and GT-81 for widefield and a GSO RC8 for smaller DSO and Galaxies.

[Rustang]

Thanks guys, a Star Adventurer should be with me today, exciting times head 😁

Edited September 3, 2021 by Rustang

[Rustang]

Right, let's try and do things properly 😊

[Pete Presland]

Nice looking image to start with, looking forward to seeing your new toy in action.