xelasnave
03-07-2019, 05:09 PM
Now I know this image is not that flash but I hope it may inspire others who are thinking about astro photography and looking for a way to have a go without spending a fortune...that comes latter:)
So this image arose from realising the BWM (an EQ mount I use exclusively for widefield photos) was not working...so it would not track stars which is what you need...
So it became in effect a static tripod...so I pointedthe camera at one of my fav regions (contains Lagoon Trifid Swan and Eagle nebs to mention but a few) of the Milky Way and took 2 second exposures.... to minimise the stars trailing because the mount was not moving.... I shot 48 at 6400 iso so total exposure was under two minutes..stacked in Deep Sky Stacker..(a free program if you are thinking of having a go)...A little processing and I get a pretty photo ...the problem was the 50 mm lens just will not focus...however I hope you get the idea...so if you have a DSLR and a tripod there is no need to wait to get an EQ mount..just use your tripod, short exposures and high ISO.
alex
So this image arose from realising the BWM (an EQ mount I use exclusively for widefield photos) was not working...so it would not track stars which is what you need...
So it became in effect a static tripod...so I pointedthe camera at one of my fav regions (contains Lagoon Trifid Swan and Eagle nebs to mention but a few) of the Milky Way and took 2 second exposures.... to minimise the stars trailing because the mount was not moving.... I shot 48 at 6400 iso so total exposure was under two minutes..stacked in Deep Sky Stacker..(a free program if you are thinking of having a go)...A little processing and I get a pretty photo ...the problem was the 50 mm lens just will not focus...however I hope you get the idea...so if you have a DSLR and a tripod there is no need to wait to get an EQ mount..just use your tripod, short exposures and high ISO.
alex