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05/23/2004 01:23:00 AM · #1 |
I survived the Texas Star Party and I am pretty tired, up all night looking through the scope and taking some photos and getting little sleep during the day, but it sure was fun...
I wanted to get a better image of the Milky Way and I did...
here is my photo from last year 2003 Milky Way image
this is my image from this year
Milky Way 2004
Camera model: Canon EOS D60
Exposure time: 5 x 105 sec
Aperture: 2.2
Focal length: 80mm
combined in registax
a few other pics can be seen here
Texas Star Party
James
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05/23/2004 01:26:43 AM · #2 |
very cool. did you use a telescope? And did you add colour to it!
I still have to set up my telescope. I'm SO lazy!
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05/23/2004 01:35:20 AM · #3 |
Awesome shot of the Milky Way, James. Looks like y'all had a great time. Some stormy skies, but that just made for more interesting photos, right? :o) LOL
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05/23/2004 10:00:06 AM · #4 |
Rooster, yes my camera was mounted on the back of my telescope for tracking the stars. No I did not ad any color, atually I removed some green and some red in the outer edges of the photo to get rid of some unwanted coloring due to sensor noise. I adjusted the levels amd color a little and thats about all.
laurie, yes it was a good time, and the lightning show was very cool, very close and scary, but cool
James
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05/23/2004 10:40:01 AM · #5 |
| Wow. That vertical cloud picture is beautiful, as well as the new milky way one. |
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05/23/2004 10:44:02 AM · #6 |
James, great stuff, glad you got to actually SEE stars. Here in WI, we haven't had a clear night in weeks. Figures, I finally have everything I need to do some astrophotography, and... no visible stars!
The milky way pic is awesome. I hope to do something similar this summer.
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05/23/2004 01:12:16 PM · #7 |
Awesome, James! Those are really great shots. Love the colors and sharp details. Super job!
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05/23/2004 01:17:43 PM · #8 |
Those are some excellent shots !
I love the Star Tracker Van. Thats very cool.
Great shots, thanks for sharing. |
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05/23/2004 05:20:18 PM · #9 |
| Very inspiring shots. I love the lightning shot 'image 18' too. May come to you for some exposure advice sometime. :) |
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05/23/2004 05:24:06 PM · #10 |
well done - a bunch of great shots.
jealous
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05/23/2004 05:50:16 PM · #11 |
Thanks all, I just picked up my print of the Milky Way and it is AWESOME...WAY better than my other one. I will probablly get a 16x20 print through DPC Prints to hang on the wall.
Kirbic, you know you have clouds because you got all your stuff together...you just need to take it out to get first light during the day to break the curse.
Riggs, that Star Tracker Van was AWESOME, I have heard about it but finally saw it. He has a nice scope in it and has it done up REAL nice, and he can go anywhere to view the stars.
James
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05/24/2004 07:41:55 AM · #12 |
| What kind of telescope do you use? What is the magnification? |
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05/24/2004 08:41:36 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by biohazard:
What kind of telescope do you use? What is the magnification? |
I use an 8 inch Meade LX-90 scope that has a focal length of 2000mm, but the shots I just posted were not taken through the scope. My camera was on top (or piggy backed) on my telescope. The milky way shot was done with my D60 and a Canon 50mm lens @ f2.2. the comet shot was done using my Tokina 80-400mm lens at 400mm @ f5.6.
I am looking to sell this scope to get a different mount and a different scope.
James
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05/24/2004 08:58:14 AM · #14 |
Great pics jab.
Found this once when surfing the internet. Take a look, great astrophotos. |
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05/24/2004 03:27:57 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by garlic:
Great pics jab.
Found this once when surfing the internet. Take a look, great astrophotos. |
thanks, I have seen that link before, actually the older man with the beard in the second pic on that page, I have met before. He is a really nice guy, and I have a pic or 2 of him at last years Texas Star party.
James
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06/07/2004 09:46:34 AM · #16 |
| I'm bumping this thread to encourage our East Coast astrophographers to try and catch today's Transit of Venus (across the Sun); first in about 120 years. |
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06/07/2004 09:51:34 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'm bumping this thread to encourage our East Coast astrophographers to try and catch today's Transit of Venus (across the Sun); first in about 120 years. |
This oughta be cool. Too bad we in the West can't see it.
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06/07/2004 11:27:56 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I'm bumping this thread to encourage our East Coast astrophographers to try and catch today's Transit of Venus (across the Sun); first in about 120 years. |
And the ones in Europe too!
I was born within a mile of the barn where Jeremiah Horrocks made the first observation of the transit so I'm pretty excited about this. It's the only thing our village is famous for! |
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