Cygnus region.

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

Hey all, thought I would test out my new skies in Spain and I'm mighty impressed. Now from the backyard I can see a faint lick of the Milky Way which would never of been possible in Belgium.

Anyway I broke out the nifty fifty and polarie and got 54 minutes worth of exposures. I only roughly sighted the alignment hence some slight misshaped stars. Also my flats didn't really work but still it's a better picture than I have managed so far.

Any pointers welcome.

[Lee]

Great stuff.... I wouldn't bother with flats while you are learning....
After trying to get a decent image of a comet in Cygnus last night, I wished I was in Spain....

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

Thanks Lee, you can see in the link below what the one using no flats turns out like. It moved the gradient to the left.
Without any gradient tools or a relatively simple method in PS to remove it I have decided prevention is the best cause of action in dealing with the gradient. I just need to get it right first.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5540996...n/photostream/

Comets, now theres an idea.
It was partly cloudy here last night so I had to have a cervaza or two instead.
Hoping it stays clear tonight though.