Hi everybody
Here are some of the result after my first serious attempt of night sky photography. It was also the first time under the Australian night sky (I'm from Denmark).
https://picasaweb.google.com/1146404...60487604447138
First shot... forgot to turn off my head lamp and ISO-400 is clearly too low at 60 seconds exposure, but gives a nice feeling for the environment.
The Milkyway is clearly seen in top, with Venus shining extremely bright in the center of the image.
Crago Observatory, Bowen Mountain, NSW, Australia, 7.31pm, September 28th 2013.
[1x60 sec. exposure @ iso 400 captured with Backyard EOS using: Canon EOS 650D, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens @ 11mm and the iOptron Skytracker (with very bad polar alignment), Postprocessing done in LightRoom].
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https://picasaweb.google.com/1146404...60507503398930
The Milkyway and Venus seen from Bowen mountain at Crago Observatory 7.39pm, September 28th 2013.
[1x60 sec. exposure @ iso 800 captured with Backyard EOS using: Canon EOS 650D, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens @ 11mm and the iOptron Skytracker (with very bad polar alignment), Postprocessing done in LightRoom].
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https://picasaweb.google.com/1146404...60523062488978
The Milkyway as "seen" from Bowen mountain at Crago Observatory from 7.58 - 8.35pm, September 28th 2013.
[30 x 60 sec. exposures @ iso 1600, calibrated with 20 dark & 20 bias frames captured with Backyard EOS using: Canon EOS 650D, Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens @ 11mm and the iOptron Skytracker (with poor polar alignment), Postprocessing done in LightRoom & PixInsight]
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Hope to see some you guys back at Crago next month
Regards
Anders Lange