Milky-Way over Delabole Slate quarry 2024 pt 1

[AstroNebulee]

My first milky-way of the season. Taken looking over Delabole Slate quarry on 18th April 2024 4am with a 75% lit moon around. So I'm hoping that I can image it soon, when the moon is out of the way to get more detail.

Taken with Canon 600D and Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens on a static tripod. 

Sky 15x13secs 1600iso f2.8 stacked in Sequator
Foreground 1x30 secs 800 iso F4 lenr. 
Merged in photoshop.

Clear skies 

Lee 

Edited April 28 by AstroNebulee

[AstroNebulee]

I have worked on a few composites using the same sky I shot over the quarry with other areas near to the quarry to the right of it a beyond by a 100 yards or so. The village has a slate henge which comprises of huge slate boulders attached in various ways, the placement was made in the early 2000s I believe which is high up and overlooks the south, so great for upcoming milky-way action. 

The composites foregrounds (which I took a few days before) will be hopefully used in future projects involving the night sky and milky-way. Especially using light painting of the boulders. 

Clear skies 

Lee 

Edited April 27 by AstroNebulee

[inedible_hulk]

Superb 😎

[AstroNebulee]

8 hours ago, inedible_hulk said:

Superb 😎

Thank you that's very kind of you. 

Lee 

[Vic L S]

This is gorgeous. I'd like to try milkyway photography at some point. 

Mind sharing your gear info? 

 

[AstroNebulee]

25 minutes ago, Vic L S said:

This is gorgeous. I'd like to try milkyway photography at some point. 

Mind sharing your gear info? 

 

Thank you so much. 

Sorry I thought I had added it to my post ( I have done this now) 

It's taken with a Canon 600D and Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens on a static tripod. 

Lee 

[Vic L S]

7 minutes ago, AstroNebulee said:

Thank you so much. 

Sorry I thought I had added it to my post ( I have done this now) 

It's taken with a Canon 600D and Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens on a static tripod. 

Lee 

Thanks for sharing! 

Seems like the Samyang (the 135mm and 14mm) is popular. I have a 650D that was gifted to me, I just need to get a lens to go with it. 

Did you have to do any cropping as you stacked the image on Sequator? 

[AstroNebulee]

5 minutes ago, Vic L S said:

Thanks for sharing! 

Seems like the Samyang (the 135mm and 14mm) is popular. I have a 650D that was gifted to me, I just need to get a lens to go with it. 

Did you have to do any cropping as you stacked the image on Sequator? 

I love my samyang 14mm f2.8 lens and use it all the time, I bought it from mpb.com. 

You can use the 18-55mm kit lens if it came with your dslr using it a 18mm, it's what I used to do. 

I don't usually crop the image after Sequator as its over a very short period of time so the frame won't move much at all with the 14mm lens. 

Lee 

Edited April 28 by AstroNebulee

[clarkpm4242]

Am a fan of the standing stones/boulders 

Hope you get opportunities to do more, Paul.

[The Admiral]

I particularly like the pictures with the foreground stones, they add interest and counterpoint to the heavens.

Ian

[AstroNebulee]

3 hours ago, clarkpm4242 said:

Am a fan of the standing stones/boulders 

Hope you get opportunities to do more, Paul.

 

3 hours ago, The Admiral said:

I particularly like the pictures with the foreground stones, they add interest and counterpoint to the heavens.

Ian

Thank you both so much. I too am a big fan of the Slatehenge stones and my favourite is the single standing stone one. It feels something like from the stone or neolithic age. I'm hoping that with the moon out the way Friday and Saturday long range forecast maybe ok. 

Clear skies 

Lee