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Composite from inside my POD

Last post by BABOafrica « Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:45 pm
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by jrkirkham » Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:07 pm

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I was just sitting on a chair looking at the night sky. The camera was there. The telescope was doing its thing. Why not? I snapped three shots and...

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Just a good reminder to have an extra camera handy while doing other AP stuff.

Congrats!!!

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:45 pm
So, I Have To Wait Another 6,800 Years? I'll Pass ...

Last post by Doug James « Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:50 pm
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by Hankmeister3 » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:38 pm

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I grabbed this frame before I began setting up my equipment. As it was, I shouldn't have bothered since the clouds rolled in an hour later.

I...

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It also Looks good enough to me! Wow, 6,800 years you say !

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Last post by Doug James
Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:50 pm
Prairie image - looking through the galactic plane (Glenlea, Manitoba)

Last post by Michael131313 « Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:33 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:16 am

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Strangely, these trees kind of got in my image... the only trees around in miles. :D :lol: :lol: :lol:

240 seconds, 800 ISO, Canon 60D, Ioptron...

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Very nice. Wish I had a sky like that.

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Last post by Michael131313
Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:33 pm
Neowise - Photos and Timelapse

Last post by Juno16 « Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:14 pm
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by Michael Barbieri » Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:57 pm

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Hi to all.

In the past month the attention of many amateur astronomers and astroimagers has been literally captured, rightly I dare say, by the...

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Really nice Michael!

Thanks for sharing here!

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Last post by Juno16
Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:14 pm
Lucky Bootid Capture

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:37 pm
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by jrkirkham » Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:37 pm

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Major meteor showers (class I) are among my favorite targets. I will wait with great expectations and plan for months for one of these. I usually...

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Sweet. Your image reminds me of the Glenn Campbell song, Wichita Lineman. Would make a great album cover for some band.

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:37 pm
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) + NLCs extra footage

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:06 pm
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by Paramount » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:38 pm

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I heard that comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was starting to fade so as the skies were forecast for clear last night I decided to have another crack at it...

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Outstanding production values. Thank you for sharing!

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:06 pm
180 degree NLC panorama

Last post by BABOafrica « Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:20 pm
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by MartinF » Fri Jul 10, 2020 12:43 pm

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Hi guys!
Long time since I visited... not a lot of astrophoto going on this time of year but 2 days ago I got a magnificent display of NLC down by...

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No artifacts coming through on my screen. Looks perfect! And beautiful.

Congrats on winning the APOD.

BABO

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Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:20 pm
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) + NLCs

Last post by 10538 « Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:41 pm
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by Paramount » Sun Jul 12, 2020 4:45 pm

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Hi all
I've managed to process the time lapse data that I shot of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) last night in the field above Nidd Gorge close by where I...

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Beautiful video and images! Thanks for sharing! :text-thankyoublue: :text-thankyoublue:

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Last post by 10538
Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:41 pm
Milky way over Hood River testing new lens

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:31 pm
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by Caddman » Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:52 pm

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I tried out my new Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 UMC lens on the Milky Way.
I stacked 10 images at 10 sec. using a static tripod.
f/4
D800 at ISO 800.
This was...

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Very nicely done. Looks like you have a winner with that Rokinon lens. Thank you for sharing.

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:31 pm
Noctilucent & Neowise

Last post by Ruud « Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:48 pm
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by Carlos » Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:52 pm

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My first time see the noctilucent clouds,with comet neowise in the sky this was quite a sight.

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Yes, it's wonderful!

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Last post by Ruud
Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:48 pm
Milky Way over Hood River with Mt. Hood in the background

Last post by JayTee « Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:21 am
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by Caddman » Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:04 am

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I captured the Milky Way over Hood River, Oregon on June 22,2020. This is my first nightscape for 2020. The weather has been poor in the Columbia...

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Looks great Glenn. It brings back fond memories.

Cheers,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Jul 12, 2020 6:21 am
Comet NEOWISE and the ISS

Last post by Dyno05 « Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:23 pm
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by Dyno05 » Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:58 am

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I got up to shoot Neowise yesterday morning and by total luck I caught a frame with the ISS passing at the same time!

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I was lucky enough to be able to drive only 5 minutes to this location. It was impossible to see from home, but in the water it looked higher than I...

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Last post by Dyno05
Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:23 pm
Milky Way over Rural Illinois

Last post by Greenman « Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:39 pm
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by jrkirkham » Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:34 pm

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Here is a shot from a few nights ago when my daughter and I were messing around. This is an old house near my observatory. The owner passed away a...

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Wow, lovely image rural skies to die for.

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Last post by Greenman
Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:39 pm
Single frame Milky way

Last post by Greenman « Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:41 pm
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by Piet Le Roux » Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:54 am

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Myself and a club member held our own mini star party on a model airfield outside the city, last Saturday night, after the clubs annual star party...

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Fine brace of star scapes well done Piet.

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Last post by Greenman
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:41 pm
fireflies and star trails

Last post by TheButcher « Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:39 am
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by jrkirkham » Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:12 am

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I went back this month to my observatory where I took some spring star trails and took another set with fireflies. They all clashed with each other...

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Wow that is really cool Rob!

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Last post by TheButcher
Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:39 am
milky way

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:40 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:22 am

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Composite shot of the Milky Way

Milky Way
Camera Pentax K5 ISO 1600
7 x 120s tracked. 7 images median stacked with Pentax 10-17mm f3.5 full frame...

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It's so amazing to me to see the central core (Sag and Scorpio) at the top of the image instead of at the bottom.

Thanks for sharing this amazing...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:40 am
Leo and the Beach

Last post by helicon « Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:06 pm

by helicon » Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:06 pm

I snapped this photo of the hindquarters of Leo last night using the nightsite feature of my phone before looking at M65 and M66 through the 10 Dob....

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Last post by helicon
Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:06 pm
Clouds from last night

Last post by Greenman « Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:33 pm
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by andrewsscope » Fri May 22, 2020 9:11 pm

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Hi all I hope this is the right place to put an image of the clouds that I took last night with my canon 550d camera with a polarising filter.I...

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I wonder if taking pictures of them will embarrass them enough to hide from my skies - nice shots BTW.

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Last post by Greenman
Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:33 pm
My first MilkyWay

Last post by OzEclipse « Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:31 pm
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by Frankrd80 » Fri May 29, 2020 8:10 am

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Hey guys finally I had the opportunity to shoot the MilkyWay and processed with Lightroom.

This is my first attempt :pray: :pray:

I took 20 pics...

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Great first attempt. Some of the merge artefacts are interesting - a true Salvadore Daliesque Milky Way Pano.
Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Mon Jun 15, 2020 1:31 pm
Star trails

Last post by Greenman « Thu May 28, 2020 3:42 pm
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by Carlos » Tue May 26, 2020 3:53 pm

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150 shot star trail photo taken last night in Northamptonshire.

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Neat Carl, whereabouts in Northamptonshire? It’s just that the tree looks familiar. Congrats on the APOD!

Hi green man and thanks,it was taken in...

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Last post by Greenman
Thu May 28, 2020 3:42 pm
Moon, Mercury, Venus, evening of May 24.

Last post by Ylem « Mon May 25, 2020 12:57 am
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by Pikaia » Sun May 24, 2020 9:39 pm

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1/6 sec, f4.5, ISO200, 84mm.
Moon age 51 hours.

20A_0638.jpg

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Nice capture 👌

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Last post by Ylem
Mon May 25, 2020 12:57 am
Venus and Mercury night of May 22nd

Last post by Makuser « Sat May 23, 2020 5:07 pm
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by helicon » Sat May 23, 2020 1:54 pm

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Subject: Mercury and Venus, May 22nd 2020
Time: 9:01 PM
Equipment: Google Pixel 4 XL
Exposure Time: 4 seconds
Magnification: 4X
Location: Berkeley...

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Hi Michael and GFamily. These are great shots of Venus and Mercury. With the overcast here lately, the last great view I had was in late March ,...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat May 23, 2020 5:07 pm
Mercury and Venus Conjunction 21 May 2020

Last post by Greenman « Sat May 23, 2020 12:56 pm
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by Hondo » Fri May 22, 2020 9:52 pm

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Greetings. Mercury never gets very high at my latitude, couple that with no clear horizon due to trees and it does become a quite elusive target....

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Now, my wife is a news hound, on the 19th she told me that I could see a conjunction of mercury and venus just after 09:30. I grabbed my 10x50's and...

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Last post by Greenman
Sat May 23, 2020 12:56 pm
Leo Nightscape

Last post by Bigzmey « Fri May 22, 2020 5:50 pm
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by helicon » Fri May 22, 2020 3:02 pm

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Time: 9:45 PM, May 21, 2020
Equipment: Google Pixel 4XL
Subject: Leo
Exposure time: 5 seconds

Here is an image of the constellation Leo as it hangs...

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Nice shot Michael!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Fri May 22, 2020 5:50 pm
First ever Astrophoto

Last post by UlteriorModem « Fri May 22, 2020 3:28 pm
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by helicon » Wed May 20, 2020 2:19 pm
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Time: 9:50 P.M May 19th, location: Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA. Subject: Ursa major
Camera: Pixel 4 XL 128 GB
Exposure time: 4 seconds

Finally...

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Cool, just as long as you know that the two disciplines planetary vs deep sky are vastly different.

Specifically most 'planetary' cameras, which are...
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Fri May 22, 2020 3:28 pm

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