Hello again everyone!
I've had an exceptionally busy few months with uni (barely touched the camera/scope at all), but we had mid semester exams last weekend so I had a good reason to celebrate with a bit of photography a short drive west of Brisbane:
Lake Moogerah (click on the links for larger/higher quality versions):
1.
Star trails over Lake Moogerah.
Details: ~ 360x 30 sec frames (3 hrs total) taken with a stock Canon 5DmkII and 14 mm f/2.8L II at 30 sec, f/4, ISO 3200 on a tripod. Stacked with StarStaX and finished with Photoshop.
2.
Milky Way, SMC, and LMC above Lake Moogerah. I've never seen airglow so thick/bad before!
Details: 1x 14 mm, 30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 3200 on fixed tripod.
3.
Milky Way through the canopy.
Details: 1x 14 mm, 30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 3200 on fixed tripod.
Spicers Gap State Forest (along the Scenic Rim):
4.
Star trails.
Details: ~ 240x frames taken with a stock Canon 20D, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec, ISO 1600.
5.
Milky Way arching over the horizon. The glow on the left (east) is light pollution from Brisbane. The LMC can be seen just behind the lone eucalyptus tree on the right.
Details: 5x 30 sec frames, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec, ISO 3200 on a fixed tripod. Stitched in Photoshop.
6.
Scorpius and Sagittarius regions of the Milky Way. The nebulosity in the usual suspects (Eagle, Omega, Trifid, Lagoon, etc) can be seen in the larger version, along with the Rho Ophiuchi region's colours. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to expose any deeper.
Details: Panorama of 6x 180 sec frames, Canon 24 mm f/1.4L II @ f/2.8, ISO 400 mounted on an Astrotrac. Stitching (no stacking) and finishing in Photoshop.
7.
Milky Way rising above a lone eucalyptus tree.
Details: 1x 60 sec frame, Canon 17-40 mm f/4L @ 17 mm, f/4, ISO 6400 on a fixed tripod.
8.
Omega, Trifid, and Lagoon Nebulae.
Details: Crop from 1x 30 sec, Canon 135 mm f/2L @ f/2.8, ISO 1600 on an Astrotrac.
Thanks for looking!
Cheers,
Dave