Light polluted

[LewisM]

Whilst doing a run of nebula imaging last night, I started doing sets of galactic plane images with our house as a focal point.

As you can see, I have had to fight EXTREME light pollution (sodium vapour lamp lower left - one of 30 in our area, 200 metres apart!), but am reasonably happy with the result. SLIGHT trailing on magnification, but I still like it.

Canon 5D MkII, ISO 2000, f/3.2 on a prime 50mm lens, 20 sec. exposure (might make it 15 next time and bump the ISO slightly). Only 1 image - no stacking for a change Shame Rho Ophiuchi is JUST behind the steeple point - you can JUST see the dust arm heading towards the hidden Antares.

Anyway, comments and criticism welcome.

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

I reckon that quite nice, light pollution is pretty bad but it didn't turn me off, having the top of the house in there is good.

Jo

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

Excellent result.

I don't reckon I could get that detail from a 20 second exposure here.

Quite a nice picture.

[ianB (Ian)]

Great pic, I live on the Sunshine coast as well, I have only just got a telescope, a Nexstar 6SE I would love to be able to take a photo like that myself one day, the M.W looks stunning.

[Saturn%5 (Graeme)]

A very nice picture Lewis and one fine camera.