Amazing

[Epic]

Hi!
I thought I'd share this. I got a bit interested in astronomy and finally decided to get me a 5''Vixen Newtonian. While being new to observing it I have some background in physics, astrophysics, CCD etc

So to fill the time I got my old DLSR out, and took a few shots of Orion on a tripod and stacked them with 'DeepSkyStacker'. I did that in my backyard in the city, not expecting too much from it. What an amazing outcome, I can see stars to mag 9, and the Orion nebulae shows as well. Wouldn't have thought that's possible.

I am blown away what a simple tele zoom on a 4/3 camera can do!

[raymo]

Happy for you; how about sharing your pic with us.
raymo

[rustigsmed]

Nice work, check out the nightscapes section for some inspiration
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=49 keep at it!

Cheers

[RobF]

Good on you Norbert. I think many of us didn't believe our first M42 or nebula pic. Sounds like you've had some real fun.

Just beware of the steep slippery and addictive slope you've started on though :lol:
(also expensive, frustrating, time consuming.....and fun)

[Rex]

Congrats Norbert! We all understand exactly how you feel, it's a great feeling.

[Epic]

Thanks for the kind words - I guess I am already on that slippery slope....

Rereading my post, I am still waiting on that Newtonian - so my ordinary camera was used.

I wonder: are there astrophotographers who use static tripods and image stacking (even with smaller field of view) and solely rely on high sensitivity cameras?
Cheers

[raymo]

There are photographers out there that use every method known to man.
If you use a fairly wide angle lens, say 28 to 50mm, and an ISO of
around 1600 in the winter, and 400-800 in summer, and the longest exposures you can manage without star trailing, stacking will get you some great results. Show us some when you get them.
One tip, if you weren't aware of it , the nearer to the celestial poles your target area is, the longer the exposures you can manage without star trailing.
raymo

[ZeroID]

Ahah! Welcome young padawan to the dark side of the force ... :fight:
As Raymo says 'every method known to man' is used. I took an ISO 800 @ 10 second exposure of the recent lunar eclipse through fast moving clouds and as the camera blurred the clouds captured detail through the hazy stuff.
Most dedicated astro cameras are very sensitive, my DSLR has some stupid ISO settings but there are other factors involved with capturing those elusive photons as you will soon find out, ;) .

In the meantime, welcome once again and start reading, learning and asking questions. Plenty of help available from the people on here and we're all house trained and friendly. ( well most are :rofl: )

Cheers
Brent

[rustigsmed]

the easiest things to capture without tracking through a telescope is planetary objects as it doesn't matter as much if it jumps around, as people video it and use software to chuck out the blurry frames and stack those. deep space stuff is harder you can try and guide manually to pump the exposure time up (if it can be done smoothly).

cheers