LMC canon 300d standard lens

[xelasnave]

Woke up Sat morning about 4am so after the Moon went down and before the sky lite up I took 3 shots approx 300 seconds each at 800 iso,with the canon 300d standard lens "zoomed out". did darks and flats but really did not touch the colour controls (I think) here is the result cropped a little
alex

[RB]

Stunning alex, it looks superb mate.

:eyepop:

[h0ughy]

WOW, was that with the cooler ?

[Octane]

Alex,

Magnificent.

It's so dreamy. So surreal.

I love it.

Regards,
Humayun

[iceman]

Very nice! I envy your skies!

[xelasnave]

No as the camera had sat inside during the night it was noisy I thought but there was not enough time to set it up on the camera alone (which can be done) I was racing against the dawn.
Thank you all for your encouraging words.
alex

[xelasnave]

But how cool that we of the Southern Hemi can catch a gallaxy with a family camera.
alex

[avandonk]

Beautiful widefield from obviously a nice dark sky site. I found with the unmodded 20D that using a nebula filter on the front of the lens gets more red in the image due to H alpha. Longer exposures are needed.
Again a very good widefield carefully exposed to show detail.

Bert

[FOOTPRINT]

Hi Alex,
That is one very nice picture, great detail and colour, nice round stars, keep em coming.

cheers......Jim

[xelasnave]

Thank you Bert your encouragement is particularly appreciated. I am building a "holder" to use my colour filters on the camera. I did a group this way which I just remembered, never combined them so I better have a go later with those.
It is dark no lights at all for miles and miles and that makes all the difference I recon.
Thanks again
alex

[EzyStyles]

very nice alex. even with a full moon you still got a rippa.

[xelasnave]

Thanks Jim and Eric. Gotta get them when you can:)
alex

[TidaLpHasE]

:thumbsup:That is a great image Alex, the detail is stunning, you are really producing some fine images with you set-up, well done.

[Lester]

Sorry for being late. Very nice Alex.

[xelasnave]

Thanks for the encouragement I really appreciate it, having any of you folk say I am going OK I take as a huge compliment because you all know what you are doing it seems, giving your praise adds so much weight.
Sorry you are late Lester?
From the Lord of the Rings..
A wizzard is never late he arrives exactly when he means to arrive never before and never after.
alex

[Adrian-H]

thats great, go alex!!,

i got my ED80 today actually, and prime focus addapter, the skies are stinking here in orange though and its raining so ill have to wait afew days to try it out.

[Itchy]

Nice Shot Alex. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The standard Canon lenses do a good job.

well done

[mickoking]

Great stuff Alex :thumbsup: I really like your shot of the LMC :)

[beren]

:thumbsup: I like it too well done

[gbeal]

Well done Alex, very nice indeed. Bert, you use filters with the un-modded 20D (sorry to railroad the thread Alex).
I have the 20D, and am too scared to mod it, besides I use it for everyday stuff as well.

[dugnsuz]

Beautiful image Alex.
Magazine quality stuff - love it!!!
Cheers
Doug

[tornado33]

Yes a very good shot, I envy youre dark skies :)
Scott