First galaxy and nebula attempts

[Jay-qu]

I took these shots using my D500 on a tripod, mostly just experimenting, below are the best results I managed:

Orion @ 50mm f/1.4 (Canon USM prime lens) ISO 1600
10x6sec

Andromeda @ 50mm f/1.4 (Canon USM prime lens) ISO 1600
5x10sec

Milkyway and Andromeda @ 18mm f/3.5 (Canon EF-S 18-170mm) ISO6400
5x30sec

Very wide Orion @ 18mm f/3.5 (Canon EF-S 18-170mm) ISO1600
1x4sec

Thanks for looking

J

[TrevorW]

Nicely done keep at it

[batema (Mark)]

They all look good but I think the last one is a cracker.

Mark

[atalas]

Congrats on your first shots and great effort...I especially like the last shot.

[multiweb (Marc)]

+1 - loved the last one. Nicely framed.

[allan gould]

+2 for the last shot. You have just managed to cature a little of the flame nebule in your first Orion shot.
Far better than anything I ever achieved with my first shots

[Ross G]

Great first shots Jay.

I love the night scene.

Ross.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Nicely done. Just shows that you can get attractive shots with basic equipment. Maybe you could try piggyback for the next step.

Cheers

Steve

[Osirisra (Ken)]

Nice job and as everyone else +1 for the last one.

[Jay-qu]

Thanks guys I was thrilled to notice that little pit of the flame nebula!

Am currently deliberating my next purchase to do a better job of this sort of thing.. decisions decisions