My first decent* Milkyway

[powerlord]

I've never had much luck getting the milkway from my back garden, but last night was pretty much ideal conditions other than the big white blob being invited.

So, yeh.. it's *decent for me.. but not great by others standards - however you can see most of the big nebula in there, and M31, etc.

It's a stack of 10 25 second ISO 3200 subs taken with my astro modified 6D with clip on UHS filter and a SY 14mm lens wide open. I stacked it in Siril, then added the foreground back in and did a bit of tweaking in Affinity Photo.

That's as flat as I could get the background. Quite a bit of elongations out at the edges, maybe the filter affecting back focus ? or maybe would be better stopped down, but hell - it's better than anything I've got before by an order of magnitude.

[FenlandPaul]

I would have been over the moon if my first Milky Way image had been that detailed!! Congratulations - the first of many I hope. The modded 6D and that Samyang 14mm is a great combination. 

[maw lod qan]

Amazing image!

When it's right, the milkyway is something glorious to behold!

[Elp]

I've been wanting to try something like this, I'm guessing LP will be the major factor (I'm surrounded by lights).

[powerlord]

Well, thats the first time I've used the UHS filter in there, so I reckon that helped a bit. I'm on edge of Ipswich - but light pollution not too bad.

[Elp]

Might try it, I could never utilise the 14mm because of the many stray light sources around, it's a huge chunk of curved glass but works exceptionally in dark skies.

[powerlord]

i have the 8mm too, which doesn't fill a FF - but that I though would be a non starter where are am - one for when im out in the middle of knowhere !

[Jeff5567]

Have the same lens & also a novice. My best shot so far was using dark frames, 5 x 15 seconds lights, 10 darks same exposure,  stacking in sequator & finish up in Affinity & the best until last Topaz denoise....fantastic software I use for portraits,  wildlife, macro etc....well worth purchasing if you don't already have it. Very good shot you got too...