Stars and Mars Above Lowell Observatory
by jperez1690

Comment by fstopopen:
wow, those people are really grainy and a little soft from movement. I love the sky, but you also have fringy's around your trees where you changed the exposure. still a very nice image.

J. Herschel Crater
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Comment by Pug-H:
Which one is the Herschel Crater?

Stars and Mars Above Lowell Observatory
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
the sky looks really nice..

Pleiades and Hyades Star Clusters
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Comment by jperez1690:
Thanks for the comments!

Maceo, 30 second tripod-mounted shots seem to work alright if you have a nice wide shot. But tracking with an equatorial telescope mount sure does open up a lot of possibilities. I bought my scope from Orion (www.telescope.com) for $550 plus shipping. You can buy just the equatorial mount itself for around $330. I also bought a $50 polar alignment scope that fits the mount and allows me to get a nice reliable alignment every time.

You might also want to do a search for +barn +door +astrophotography on Google for a more home-made approach that should be a less expensive option. I haven't tried it myself, but I've seen some really good results.

Pleiades and Hyades Star Clusters
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Comment by M.O.C.:
I've been trying to capture the seven sisters as well. Only problem is I don't have a way to track them. How much does a tracking telescope cost these days? Great photo by the way.

Stars and Mars Above Lowell Observatory
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Comment by mlmurray:
This is beautiful!

Pleiades and Hyades Star Clusters
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Comment by alfresco:
Very nicely done Jeremy! This is an excellent astrophoto!

Stars and Mars Above Lowell Observatory
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Comment by scamp:
The clouds and night sky are very mystical. Nice work! - 9

Stars and Mars Above Lowell Observatory
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Comment by digitalknight:
too bad those people got in your shot! love the colors

Cygnus Milky Way Star Field
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Comment by docpjv:
awesome.... simply great!