I decided that it was about time to dust off the old Skywatcher Star Adventurer mount and run off some Milky Way shots given that it is Milky Way season and all . This is taken from the ASNSW site at Wiruna during last months new moon observing weekend. Comprised of two panels with each panel being 10 subs at 180s per sub. 20 matching dark frames were captured as well. Imaging camera was my Canon 60Da and lens being the Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens stepped down to f5.6.
Software used was Pixinsight for calibration, integration and post processing and PTGui for stitching the panels.
The attached thumbnails include an annotated image that shows the names of the major deep sky objects that can be seen across the plane of the Milky Way.
Makes for an interesting tour to see what we can find.
What a great project for Wiruna Rod, must have been fun , bluudy excellent mate, loved surfing the big version, gotta love a Milky Way mosaic, top job
Mike
Many thanks Mike. I probably left it a tad late in the season to attack this project as the area around Crux/Carina is already starting to set early(ish). This was evident in the captured data in the form of obvious gradients that had to be dealt with.
Last edited by Ryderscope; 07-08-2023 at 05:27 PM.
Many thanks Mike. I probably left it a tad late in the season to attack this project as the area around Crux/Carina is already starting to set early(ish). This was evident in the captured data in the form of obvious gradients that had to be dealt.
I recon it's pretty good! Cool to compare to my old school 1984 high school version..aaah sigh, technology....
Mike
For someone stuck in a city for the time being this is just lovely to see and enjoy. Can you be sky-sick? If so it’s just testament to how evocative this is.
For someone stuck in a city for the time being this is just lovely to see and enjoy. Can you be sky-sick? If so it’s just testament to how evocative this is.
Yes, I reckon for sure that one can be 'sky sick'. I'm lucky to be able to live under and enjoy rural skies. It is quite special to be able to walk around under a clear dark sky with the bright arch of the Milky Way overhead lighting the way.
Hopefully you won't be stuck in the city too long Ben before you can get out under the dark skies again.
. This is taken from the ASNSW site at Wiruna during last months new moon observing weekend. Comprised of two panels with each panel being 10 subs at 180s per sub. 20 matching dark frames were captured as well. Imaging camera was my Canon 60Da and lens being the Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens stepped down to f5.6.
, bluudy excellent mate, loved surfing the big version, gotta love a Milky Way mosaic, top job 
..aaah sigh, technology....
