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Old 09-07-2006, 06:49 PM
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Problem with pushing the ISO is it really fogs up fast. The sensor is very sensitive to light, and being in a suburb really craps out the benifit.
I will take a shot with less than 1 minute so you could see just how sensitive it is. But reality says best under ISO 800. I have attached the RAW image (Shrunk of course) so you could see the glow i have.

As for milky way shots, thats a little hard as my scope is in an Observatory and a wide shot is not possible as it will show the slit of the dome. So i need to increase the F/Length of the lens to eliminate the slit.
I'll try and centre the buldge next wide frame i can do.
What i do like about the Nikon, is its true color capture. It really does a great job on duplicating a faithfull reproduction of the colors without processing.
Remember that both were NOT processed with any filters except for changing the brightness and contrast to eliminate sky glow.
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