Wide field Crux/Carina

[smader (Stacy)]

Here are the Southern Pointers and Southern Cross rising (up side down, bottom right). Carina features in the center with its various nebula and clusters...

Taken at @f/3.5 at ISO6400 and 15x6s shots. Processed with DeepSkyStacker, images dark subtracted within camera.

[wayne anderson (Wayne)]

Very nice image, some detail really starting to show, you may be suprised at the results if you stacked say 50 x 20 sec subs in DeepSkyStacker.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Nice image, Stacy

[smader (Stacy)]

Thanks for the comments, still on the steep part of the curve...

Cheers,
Stacy.

[orestis]

Nice,

Just wondering why your photos aren't really that noisy, because you have it on very high iso.

Your getting amazing detail with a stock lens. Just wondering for the LMC - SMC shot what focal length did you use ?

Great to see many of us taking nice shots with simple equipment on a tripod.

Cheers
Orestis

[smader (Stacy)]

Hi Orestis,

On my Canon 1100D, there is the following under the "Custom Functions" setting:

- Long exp. noise reduction => set to On
- High ISO speed noise reduction => set to 0: Standard

To achieve f/3.5, I used auto focus on a distant light and locked to manual for the shots.

Cheers,
Stacy.

[Poita (Peter)]

Have you got an uncompressed version of that photo?

You may be able to spot the comet in the middle of the Southern Cross.