Milky Way widefield

Retrograde (Pete) · #1 21-05-2015, 05:37 PM

Thought I'd try a tracked image with the Samyang 14mm.
This one was 4 minutes from SPSP. I think there must have been some cloud roll in causing the pointers to bloom like that. It's quite a pleasing effect actually.

Slightly larger: http://www.astrobin.com/full/181561/0/

xelasnave · #2 21-05-2015, 05:43 PM

Good work.
It would take me an hour to get such years ago.

xelasnave · #3 21-05-2015, 05:50 PM

The view counter did not register my viewing????

RB (Andrew) · #4 21-05-2015, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xelasnave

The view counter did not register my viewing????

It will, it takes a little while.

xelasnave · #5 21-05-2015, 06:43 PM

It seems to be counting now.

Retrograde (Pete) · #6 21-05-2015, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xelasnave

Good work.
It would take me an hour to get such years ago.

Thanks Alexander. Yep the digital camera has changed everything

xelasnave · #7 21-05-2015, 08:19 PM

I used to do one hour exposures at 800 iso
6 meg canon ..

xelasnave · #8 21-05-2015, 10:20 PM

I found this ...good old days.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=10537

xelasnave · #9 21-05-2015, 10:33 PM

Better still
http://s77.photobucket.com/user/xela...asnave.jpg.htm

My point it took a lot of time.
I should get a new camera and see what can be done

xelasnave · #10 21-05-2015, 10:36 PM

That last link does not work but I found it in the iis thread which worked???

gregbradley · #11 23-05-2015, 05:54 AM

Nice shot but lacks colour. I would work on the colour and also try to get some colour into the stars.

Greg.

Retrograde (Pete) · #12 23-05-2015, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

Nice shot but lacks colour. I would work on the colour and also try to get some colour into the stars.

Greg.

Thanks Greg - appreciate the advice.

My early wide-field efforts always ended up way too purple but I may have gone too far in avoiding that. I'll try to re-process and maintain a bit more colour. Practice makes perfect and all that.

Retrograde (Pete) · #13 15-06-2015, 05:23 PM

Tried a repro to add more colour as per Greg's suggestion.
I fear I might have overdone it a bit but it was a good exercise in any case.

Astrobin link for repro: http://www.astrobin.com/full/181561/B/