AstroJason
02-09-2014, 09:02 PM
Hi all,
After having 2 nights at Bretti which were clouded out, our third and final night proved to be a stunner. I pulled an all nighter to make the most of the clear skies and am very happy with how the first image I have processed turned out.
As they rose above the mountains they just looked like blue diamonds against an inky black sky which prompted me to give them a shot. Bretti proved to be a darker site than I imagined with no light domes visible in any direction. This no doubt assisted me in being able to show the integrated flux nebula scattered throughout the region.
What you see here are 30 x 3 minute exposures shot at ISO3200 on my unmodded Canon 6D. I used my Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens stopped down to f/5.6 to give some nice star spikes.
Higher res shot available here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/59004995@N04/15113379041/)
As always feedback is appreciated and thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Jason
After having 2 nights at Bretti which were clouded out, our third and final night proved to be a stunner. I pulled an all nighter to make the most of the clear skies and am very happy with how the first image I have processed turned out.
As they rose above the mountains they just looked like blue diamonds against an inky black sky which prompted me to give them a shot. Bretti proved to be a darker site than I imagined with no light domes visible in any direction. This no doubt assisted me in being able to show the integrated flux nebula scattered throughout the region.
What you see here are 30 x 3 minute exposures shot at ISO3200 on my unmodded Canon 6D. I used my Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS lens stopped down to f/5.6 to give some nice star spikes.
Higher res shot available here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/59004995@N04/15113379041/)
As always feedback is appreciated and thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Jason