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Post by butlerstbob on May 22, 2020 17:49:57 GMT
Any folk on here tried to dabble in a bit of Astrophotography? Been out a few nights over lockdown to give it a go to take my mind away from all the crap, got a couple of nice pics. Main goal this summer is to get some pictures of the milky way but need some real clear night's and a large slice of luck
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Post by Orbs on May 22, 2020 18:18:17 GMT
I'm a Libra if that helps?
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 22, 2020 18:29:39 GMT
I've tried where I am here but I'm going to need something with better low light capabilities. Looking out over Cardigan bay on a clear night there's no light pollution whatsoever so to the naked eye it's fantastic so unless it's really bright moon or one of the classic sunsets I can't pick out the details.
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Post by butlerstbob on May 22, 2020 18:42:34 GMT
I've tried where I am here but I'm going to need something with better low light capabilities. Looking out over Cardigan bay on a clear night there's no light pollution whatsoever so to the naked eye it's fantastic so unless it's really bright moon or one of the classic sunsets I can't pick out the details. It gets pretty dark where I am in Cellarhead Chuffed so light pollution shouldn't be an issue, I have a Dslr with an 18-55mm lens so I can get my apature down to F3.5, the issue at the moment is the milky way stays low to the east until early morning this month and rises and should get easier to photograph as summer goes, also is its not visible with the naked eye which makes it hard to find without an app and patients I shall plod on through and see what appears fingers crossed. Hopefully there is somebody on here that's had success to some degree with changing iso & shutter speed settings etc
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Post by felonious on May 22, 2020 18:45:39 GMT
I'm a Libra if that helps? I'm now assuming he's ignoring you because he knows you
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 22, 2020 19:31:08 GMT
I've tried where I am here but I'm going to need something with better low light capabilities. Looking out over Cardigan bay on a clear night there's no light pollution whatsoever so to the naked eye it's fantastic so unless it's really bright moon or one of the classic sunsets I can't pick out the details. It gets pretty dark where I am in Cellarhead Chuffed so light pollution shouldn't be an issue, I have a Dslr with an 18-55mm lens so I can get my apature down to F3.5, the issue at the moment is the milky way stays low to the east until early morning this month and rises and should get easier to photograph as summer goes, also is its not visible with the naked eye which makes it hard to find without an app and patients I shall plod on through and see what appears fingers crossed. Hopefully there is somebody on here that's had success to some degree with changing iso & shutter speed settings etc Unfortunately I haven't really got a low to East option, the mountains are in the way!!.😉 low to the West no problem.
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Post by Orbs on May 22, 2020 20:12:07 GMT
I'm a Libra if that helps? I'm now assuming he's ignoring you because he knows you He could well be Wilton Avenue posse. I’m with the Heath Avenue massive so its more than likely that.
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 22, 2020 21:35:34 GMT
I'm now assuming he's ignoring you because he knows you He could well be Wilton Avenue posse. I’m with the Heath Avenue massive so its more than likely that. Completely off topic but the ice cream van and Corona lorry used to stop at the junction of Wilton Ave and Heath Avenue back in the 60's. We used to get the deposit back on the bottles.
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Post by Orbs on May 22, 2020 21:43:40 GMT
He could well be Wilton Avenue posse. I’m with the Heath Avenue massive so its more than likely that. Completely off topic but the ice cream van and Corona lorry used to stop at the junction of Wilton Ave and Heath Avenue back in the 60's. We used to get the deposit back on the bottles. Talking Mr Wrench here aren't we? The corona man sounds just as dangerous as the AIDS delivery man... he had cherryade, orangeade etc
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 22:11:36 GMT
I've tried where I am here but I'm going to need something with better low light capabilities. Looking out over Cardigan bay on a clear night there's no light pollution whatsoever so to the naked eye it's fantastic so unless it's really bright moon or one of the classic sunsets I can't pick out the details. It gets pretty dark where I am in Cellarhead Chuffed so light pollution shouldn't be an issue, I have a Dslr with an 18-55mm lens so I can get my apature down to F3.5, the issue at the moment is the milky way stays low to the east until early morning this month and rises and should get easier to photograph as summer goes, also is its not visible with the naked eye which makes it hard to find without an app and patients I shall plod on through and see what appears fingers crossed. Hopefully there is somebody on here that's had success to some degree with changing iso & shutter speed settings etc Winter's your best bet, it doesn't ever really get 'astronomically dark' at this point in the year. But still worth a go! keep yourself under 30s to avoid any streaks as stars move across the sky, and try and go pretty much halfway between sunset and sunrise in terms of time. Aiming towards the south is normally the best bet for a good image.
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Post by butlerstbob on May 22, 2020 22:43:37 GMT
It gets pretty dark where I am in Cellarhead Chuffed so light pollution shouldn't be an issue, I have a Dslr with an 18-55mm lens so I can get my apature down to F3.5, the issue at the moment is the milky way stays low to the east until early morning this month and rises and should get easier to photograph as summer goes, also is its not visible with the naked eye which makes it hard to find without an app and patients I shall plod on through and see what appears fingers crossed. Hopefully there is somebody on here that's had success to some degree with changing iso & shutter speed settings etc Winter's your best bet, it doesn't ever really get 'astronomically dark' at this point in the year. But still worth a go! keep yourself under 30s to avoid any streaks as stars move across the sky, and try and go pretty much halfway between sunset and sunrise in terms of time. Aiming towards the south is normally the best bet for a good image. Cheers lilfraise, taken a few at 30s and get star trails so using 20s as even 25s get trails. I will keep trying as the rewards should be worth it👍 so much to get right and not enough time frame to do it in.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 22:53:48 GMT
Winter's your best bet, it doesn't ever really get 'astronomically dark' at this point in the year. But still worth a go! keep yourself under 30s to avoid any streaks as stars move across the sky, and try and go pretty much halfway between sunset and sunrise in terms of time. Aiming towards the south is normally the best bet for a good image. Cheers lilfraise, taken a few at 30s and get star trails so using 20s as even 25s get trails. I will keep trying as the rewards should be worth it👍 so much to get right and not enough time frame to do it in. Yep definitely! It's great fun, keep going down til you get the right combo of incident light and lack of trails. One method is to learn how to stack shorter images, but this does take a little bit of learning to get set, do let me know if you need any help
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Post by butlerstbob on May 22, 2020 23:14:10 GMT
Cheers lilfraise, taken a few at 30s and get star trails so using 20s as even 25s get trails. I will keep trying as the rewards should be worth it👍 so much to get right and not enough time frame to do it in. Yep definitely! It's great fun, keep going down til you get the right combo of incident light and lack of trails. One method is to learn how to stack shorter images, but this does take a little bit of learning to get set, do let me know if you need any help Cheers for your help mate, I will let you know how I get on and don't worry as soon as I get decent pictures I will post them up😊 I have had a little play with stacking this week but to no avail as I think my shots were a little out of focus, I also need to capture some good pictures first before moving to the next step. It's a bit of a learning curve but worth it👍
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Post by felonious on May 23, 2020 9:52:58 GMT
I'm now assuming he's ignoring you because he knows you He could well be Wilton Avenue posse. I’m with the Heath Avenue massive so its more than likely that. I'm now assuming the Cleveleys posse are ignoring you as well now
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Post by Orbs on May 23, 2020 14:48:40 GMT
He could well be Wilton Avenue posse. I’m with the Heath Avenue massive so its more than likely that. I'm now assuming the Cleveleys posse are ignoring you as well now I'm used to it Surprising really as the Cellarhead boot boys are normally a tight nit bunch. Maybe things have changed since my day
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Post by bathstoke on May 23, 2020 15:28:33 GMT
‘Ave we got any Astrpornography💋💄🍑💦
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on May 30, 2020 20:27:40 GMT
I point my camera at the night sky sometimes. I use a compact, so I think a camera with a larger sensor would be much better for this purpose. If I'd kept this photo shooting for an hour, it looks like the stars would've joined up as a circle to the dish, which would've been awesome. 1:30am was late enough for sleep as it was. This was my first attempt, in Georgia in 2013. It was in the highest permanently inhabited village in Europe and there was no light pollution. The view of the stars is still the most incredible I've seen. I took this shot and couldn't believe what my camera picked up, so called it a night immediately!
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jun 1, 2020 21:30:22 GMT
I have an 8" S-Cas Celestron scope that I used to take out on the driveway a couple times a week. I had thought at the time that it would be nice to buy a camera for it and try my hand at some astrophoto. I think that I'll wait until I retire now though, move to another place and try it then. I haven't taken out the scope in years, mainly due to my immediate neighbors all around me leaving porch and garage door lights on all night that I can't maintain any night vision. Need to find a dark neighborhood to live out west.
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Post by butlerstbob on Jun 1, 2020 21:48:12 GMT
I point my camera at the night sky sometimes. I use a compact, so I think a camera with a larger sensor would be much better for this purpose. If I'd kept this photo shooting for an hour, it looks like the stars would've joined up as a circle to the dish, which would've been awesome. 1:30am was late enough for sleep as it was. This was my first attempt, in Georgia in 2013. It was in the highest permanently inhabited village in Europe and there was no light pollution. The view of the stars is still the most incredible I've seen. I took this shot and couldn't believe what my camera picked up, so called it a night immediately! They are superb pictures mate, I would be real proud of them. I haven't had the chance to take any this last couple of weeks as it's far to light until very late at night and so I will probably have to wait until the nights draw in or stay up until the early hours. My camera is a Canon eos1300d which should be capable so from that point of view I should be OK, I just need to play with the settings as already discussed earlier and I will be rocking! Again if I get any that remotely resemble those 2 of yours I will be happy👍
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 22:02:46 GMT
I always remember as a kid visiting my Nan & Grandad in Chesterton with my Mum & Dad who lived in Stafford...Anyway i always remember seeing at night on the way back home the stars, we stopped in between Stone & Stafford on the A34... this brings back memories...
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Post by butlerstbob on Jun 1, 2020 22:06:34 GMT
I always remember as a kid visiting my Nan & Grandad in Chesterton with my Mum & Dad who lived in Stafford...Anyway i always remember seeing at night on the way back home the stars, we stopped in between Stone & Stafford on the A34... this brings back memories... Pictures or it never happened... You know the oatie rules😉
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 22:07:24 GMT
I always remember as a kid visiting my Nan & Grandad in Chesterton with my Mum & Dad who lived in Stafford...Anyway i always remember seeing at night on the way back home the stars, we stopped in between Stone & Stafford on the A34... this brings back memories... On that note, mum & dad used to take my nan & grandad to the Silverdale club for Bingo on a Sunday & there was a shop across the road that sold sweets late at night...well for me at the time...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2020 22:14:33 GMT
I always remember as a kid visiting my Nan & Grandad in Chesterton with my Mum & Dad who lived in Stafford...Anyway i always remember seeing at night on the way back home the stars, we stopped in between Stone & Stafford on the A34... this brings back memories... Pictures or it never happened... You know the oatie rules😉 Dad scared me everytime on the way to Chesterston,, talking about a huge man watching us on the way & back.. he was on about the Duke of Sutherland i have since found out..but he did mention a fire in the trees & the lake of trentham draining...probably nonsense....
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Post by hamptonpig on Jun 2, 2020 10:06:21 GMT
Its not really "astro" but I got this the other night using my daughters cheap telescope and my Galaxy s10. You lose a it of clarity compared to looking straight down the telescope but still, I think it's pretty cool! Attachments:
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 2, 2020 19:59:27 GMT
They are superb pictures mate, I would be real proud of them. I haven't had the chance to take any this last couple of weeks as it's far to light until very late at night and so I will probably have to wait until the nights draw in or stay up until the early hours. My camera is a Canon eos1300d which should be capable so from that point of view I should be OK, I just need to play with the settings as already discussed earlier and I will be rocking! Again if I get any that remotely resemble those 2 of yours I will be happy👍 Thanks. Yeah, the days are a bit long now, but I don't like to complain! I think from around 11:30pm is still okay around the Midlands, and going out when there's intermittent cloud could help make up for the lack of early darkness. Light pollution isn't always a bad thing either. I like the orange glow on this shot (a 60-second exposure) of the pit wheel memorial at Apedale: I was amazed the light pollution was that bad.
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Post by butlerstbob on Jun 2, 2020 21:09:13 GMT
They are superb pictures mate, I would be real proud of them. I haven't had the chance to take any this last couple of weeks as it's far to light until very late at night and so I will probably have to wait until the nights draw in or stay up until the early hours. My camera is a Canon eos1300d which should be capable so from that point of view I should be OK, I just need to play with the settings as already discussed earlier and I will be rocking! Again if I get any that remotely resemble those 2 of yours I will be happy👍 Thanks. Yeah, the days are a bit long now, but I don't like to complain! I think from around 11:30pm is still okay around the Midlands, and going out when there's intermittent cloud could help make up for the lack of early darkness. Light pollution isn't always a bad thing either. I like the orange glow on this shot (a 60-second exposure) of the pit wheel memorial at Apedale: View AttachmentI was amazed the light pollution was that bad. Another superb pic fella👍 I have seen some great pictures of the milky way where the photographer uses light pollution to their advantage and I have to say get it right and it looks surreal... Just like yours👌 I have a bit of spare time this Thurs/Fri night so will give it a bash
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Post by Widget123 on Jun 3, 2020 19:13:35 GMT
If you're looking for a nice little astrology photograph project which is also doable with a (patient) child then take a look at building a solargraph: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/It takes a few months but you should get a nice result so long as the unit you build keeps the daylight out. Also for fun you can put them up in public areas, but beware of people who think they might be 5G wireless masts and burn your project to the ground or animals which might steal it! ;D
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jul 7, 2020 18:00:06 GMT
Comet F3 2020 visible {in the right conditions} low in the western sky from tonight onwards {mid/northern Britain}....
Some great closeups of the weekend's Full Moon.... Fascinating...
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Post by Kilo on Jul 7, 2020 19:30:21 GMT
Any folk on here tried to dabble in a bit of Astrophotography? Been out a few nights over lockdown to give it a go to take my mind away from all the crap, got a couple of nice pics. Main goal this summer is to get some pictures of the milky way but need some real clear night's and a large slice of luck Sailed across the channel a few times (on a yacht not a brightly lit ferry) and the night sky is way, way more impressive than anywhere I've been in the UK, no matter how remote. If you want some good advice try Martin Kessel He takes photos of Goldenhill Wanderers Ladies but he also takes some great Astro stuff.
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Post by butlerstbob on Jul 7, 2020 19:34:54 GMT
Any folk on here tried to dabble in a bit of Astrophotography? Been out a few nights over lockdown to give it a go to take my mind away from all the crap, got a couple of nice pics. Main goal this summer is to get some pictures of the milky way but need some real clear night's and a large slice of luck Sailed across the channel a few times (on a yacht not a brightly lit ferry) and the night sky is way, way more impressive than anywhere I've been in the UK, no matter how remote. If you want some good advice try Martin Kessel He takes photos of Goldenhill Wanderers Ladies but he also takes some great Astro stuff. Will do cheers chap, one thing I have noticed is how light it is through the night this time of year! I haven't even attempted to take any photos just yet, I will probably wait until August/September as its just not getting astronomically dark at the moment
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