Hi all,
I pointed my EOS40D at the sky last night (Turramurra Sydney) facing roughly ESE (I think) and with the tripod/camera tilted at something like 70'.
This is what I got - I basically framed the brightest point - I thought Mars or Venus (though I made no attempt to id anything that would be there - and my knowledge is very basic so please be gentle)
Here is the camera data:
Code:
EOS40D
2009-07-17T23:47:25+10:00
Shutter Speed 5.2 sec
Exposure Prog: Aperture Priority
F-Stop:f/5.6
Aperture Value: f/5.7
ISO Speed Ratings: 250
Focal Length: 135mm
I suspect with some more details (or what I have provided above) the gurus here will know exactly what the red fringed object is - and can anyone tell me if the suspiciously spherical blue/green "aberation" top right (I cropped the whole frame to the diagonals of significance) is a lense distortion or chromatic aberation or something?
I look forward to following your leads in capturing some images of the night sky and would appreciate any help in ID'ing this first shot of mine.
There being no moon to shoot that is what I pointed at and came back with
Best regards,
Will