meghann Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Liam said: Thanks! Posting these is making me itch to get out at night more. You should. That road with the Milky Way? *chef's kiss* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, meghann said: And the eclipse in 2017, featuring Mercury just to the right of the sun, and a plane on the right. . . . .should have said Mercury just to the left. I'm logging off now. It's past my bedtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 10 hours ago, meghann said: Fuzzy, but. . .Saturn! This is impressive! Usually I use my spotting scope as a telescope, but this looks so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 A photo from my yard I had to take for a photo class 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Only moon shot i have loaded right now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Here's one from a few years back. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Friday night moon Saturday night moon. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 2:05 PM, Liam said: Orion Nebula Solar Eclipse 2017 Comet Neowise Jupiter Milky Way, Saint Catherines Island, GA Milky Way, Huachuca Mtns, AZ Star Trails Moon rise over the Atlantic, Tybee Island, GA Wow. All beautiful shots. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I finally got a shot of birds flying past the moon, but it's kind of disappointing... So I made one out two photos that were taken a few seconds before and few seconds after the above photo. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Autumn Moon Festival just happened! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Bump. Will be posting here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just mentioning this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 My first ever (horrible) star trail 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadynn_H Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 13 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: My first ever (horrible) star trail Bro that's awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Also crescent moon with the new lens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Seanbirds said: My first ever (horrible) star trail Wow! I’ve always wanted to try that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Wow! I’ve always wanted to try that! It’s pretty easy. What Camera do you have? Also what’s the shortest focal length lens you’ve got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: It’s pretty easy. What Camera do you have? Also what’s the shortest focal length lens you’ve got? Good to know. I have the Nikon D7500, and the 18-55mm lens. Just gotta get out of this light polluted city which I may be able to accomplish next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Good to know. I have the Nikon D7500, and the 18-55mm lens. Just gotta get out of this light polluted city which I may be able to accomplish next week. Right. So the general idea is this: Put your camera on a tripod and point towards (and try to focus on) the North Star (Polaris). Make sure it’s on full Manual mode, then put the shooting mode on 10-second timer/remote shutter. Take your shutter speed to BULB, then click the shutter, leave the shutter open for anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Hit the shutter again to stop. Adjust ISO and aperture as needed. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: leave the shutter open for anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Or longer if you want and/or can. Edited November 2, 2021 by Seanbirds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Right. So the general idea is this: Put your camera on a tripod and point towards (and try to focus on) the North Star (Polaris). Make sure it’s on full Manual mode, then put the shooting mode on 10-second timer/remote shutter. Take your shutter speed to BULB, then click the shutter, leave the shutter open for anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Hit the shutter again to stop. Adjust ISO and aperture as needed. Thanks, this helps a lot. Recently I was looking into what general settings I’d need to photograph the Aurora Borealis, and I believe I did it all wrong the last time I attempted astrophotography ? Hopefully I can get some better results soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Leaving the exposure too long will wash out the images, though. What I've done before is taken multiple 5 minute or less exposures and stacked them using a free software called StarStax. You can also automate your sequence using a device called an intervalometer, setting how many photos you want to take and at what exposure. If you want to get even more technical, you can sensor map! You'd take at least 20 dark frames by placing the lens cap on and covering it with a sweater or something so no light can get in and taking 20+ photos with the same settings as your star trails. By doing this, you're essentially just photographing the noise produced by your sensor. You can use these together with your star trail photos using software like DeepSkyStacker (also free). The software "maps" the noise of your sensor based on the dark frames and removes that noise from your star trail photos. If you want to do this, it's essential to do it when you take your star photos, because the temperature and settings of the camera must be consistent with the star photos. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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