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TSS Astrophotography Contest Information

Last post by Gordon « Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:55 pm

by Gordon » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:55 pm

We have updated our AP contest entry requirements!

Please be sure to read the following: viewtopic.php?f=93&t=1426

We are looking forward to...

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Outback sky on a Moonlit night

Last post by maceemiller « Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:16 pm
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by Falcon 63 » Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:30 am

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Hi all,
thought I'd show you how our night sky looks even when old Mr Evil is shining brightly.
Photo was taken just north of a little town in...

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I would love to be able to capture an image like that....

I've got 64 pictures of a tiny, light polluted section of the Milky Way which I'm trying...

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Last post by maceemiller
Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:16 pm
Milky Way

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:01 am
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by Piet Le Roux » Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:50 am

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This is a photo of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere with the milky way in...

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Excellent photo.

Why are you posting it instead of the photographer? You need to get him/her to join. ;-)

Joe

Mr Joe Cali I see your photos...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:01 am
Moon Rise Kingdom.

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:18 pm
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by goldstar » Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:01 pm

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Our Lake Champlain at just about any time, any day is a continuous changing panorama of colors, forms and moods.
We are constantly enchanted from the...

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Well, I'm enchanted!

Nicely done. Thank you for posting your landscape image.

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:18 pm
I just like it!

Last post by Peter802 « Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:46 am
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by maceemiller » Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:01 am

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Nothing special, just 1 ten second exposure on my smartphone looking towards Cassiopia....

....I love the cloud...

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I also like it.
Thanks for posting.

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Last post by Peter802
Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:46 am
Firefly lights it up

Last post by UlteriorModem « Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:46 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:48 pm

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Mucking around with my old Nikon and the Rokinon 10 mm lens in early evening, and caught this little guy.

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Cool capture. I have had them 'get into' some images back when I was using the fast dob.

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Last post by UlteriorModem
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:46 pm
Windy night for a galaxy

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:48 am
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by Kanadalainen » Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:28 am

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Hello all,

In my list of unprocessed images I found this one, where I tried to light up the trees with my flashlight during the exposure.

Taken...

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Sweet! Thanks for the data, Ian. I'd like to do some starry nightscapes some day. This is an astronomical niche where single-frame comes into its...

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:48 am
Southern skies

Last post by mactech « Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:54 pm
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by mactech » Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:31 pm

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I could have stayed out last night for hours but the DSLR battery died and guess who forgot the charger. Rookie mistake #1

The skies here in SC are...

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nice images!, when someone mentions southern skies i assume they mean the southern hemisphere ie down under! ahah, i worked out you must mean south...

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Last post by mactech
Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:54 pm
Milky Way....my first attempt

Last post by Baskevo « Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:10 am
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by maceemiller » Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:03 pm

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I know it's not great but I'm so happy with it.

26 images, 8 seconds each took on my Samsung S9plus smartphone.

Stacked...

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Haha cheese... Thats awesome! I used to plug my headphones in, and use the volume buttons as a remote trigger, your way is definitely cooler! lol...

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Last post by Baskevo
Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:10 am
Moonscape

Last post by Jockinireland « Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:21 pm
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by Mack41 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:34 pm

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My first attempt, pics taken with Nikon p900

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I really like that firs picture. Nicely done.

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Last post by Jockinireland
Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:21 pm
Spooky moon glow

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:54 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:56 pm

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Taken last April 2019, near Wanipigow (my dark site). Looking at zenith as the moon rise is in full swing, the wind is roaring through the trees,...

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Fun image, Ian! The sky looks to be in a hurry. :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:54 am
More old data

Last post by bladekeeper « Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:53 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:49 am

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July 27, 2017

More from the cabin!

Here's a real oldie. Too much amplification on ISO, but a really nice camera I borrowed from a buddy. Lens was...

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Beautiful, Ian!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:53 am
Patriotic Nightscape

Last post by Don Quixote « Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:56 am
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by jrkirkham » Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:34 am

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Our small town recently hosted its annual high school homecoming festival. As part of the celebration this year we were able to host the Vietnam...

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Very nice, Rob.
Moving.

Thank you.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:56 am
Mizar at twilight on lake - Blue on blue

Last post by Jockinireland « Mon Oct 07, 2019 3:10 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:10 pm

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Early this spring, I was busy getting my gear ready to shoot, and caught this image.

Its essentially untouched except to adjust the framing and...

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That is a lovely image.

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Last post by Jockinireland
Mon Oct 07, 2019 3:10 pm
Clouds, spruce and galaxy

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:53 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:38 pm

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This is some older data that I just processed, imaged early in the spring of 2019. I was interested in trying to mix some low cloud with the galaxy...

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This is a nice image, Ian, no doubt.
But I just came off of your Blue on Blue .

I am partial to Blue. 😊
Thank you Ian for sharing these fine works.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:53 pm
Frozen lake and winter aurora 2019

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:26 pm

by Kanadalainen » Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:26 pm

I tried to capture some of the reflection of the aurora off the cloud cover.

This is old data - and I finally processed it. One of my earliest...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:26 pm
Milky Way, a pole light and an old shed

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:18 pm
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by jrkirkham » Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:17 am

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I took this nightscape a few weeks ago and forgot to post it. I was visiting my son in Michigan. I took cover in the shade behind a shed to keep my...

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Fantastic composition, I really like this! :)

Ian

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:18 pm
Catch it while you can

Last post by Thefatkitty « Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:42 am
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by OhNo » Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:08 pm

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After the first snowstorm of the year the sky cleared and allowed me to play with Nightscape Image gathering and Processing. The image below was shot...

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Hi Brent, great image! That starry sky & tree line reminds me of being out there when I was an ankle-biter :lol:

Thanks for that and all the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:42 am
New moon Milky Way - Manigotagan MB

Last post by Jockinireland « Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:18 am
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by Kanadalainen » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:23 pm

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You may be getting sick and tired of this look! :lol:

A single 30 second exposure during recent new moon phase. Milky Way at Black Island looking...

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Another great image.

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Last post by Jockinireland
Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:18 am
Milky Way - Golden Lake, Ontario

Last post by Kanadalainen « Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:42 am
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by Pitter » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:13 am

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I took these images last week at Golden Lake, Ontario
It was my first time imaging the Milky Way, so I am pretty happy with the result.
Practice...

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Wow, awesome.

Ian

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:42 am
Setting moon influence on nightscape

Last post by kevin.mcde « Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:21 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:59 pm

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I took this last weekend. You can see the havoc induced by the moon in the bottom of the southern sky.

Taken ~ 1:30 am. D90 with Rokinon 10mm, 30...

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Great image!

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Last post by kevin.mcde
Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:21 am
M31 in wide field view

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:16 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:16 pm

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I shot my first DSO image yesterday, but its *really* a skyscape shot with a 135 mm lens. I took 60 frames, stacked in Sequator. Processed with...

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Thanks Yobbo! :)
So I need a stacking program that prioritizes dithering. Autostackert perhaps...when tucked into Wineskin in my MacBook.
Again,...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:16 pm
Forces of Nature

Last post by Kanadalainen « Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:09 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:19 am

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Migrants from Astronomy Forum may recognise this image. Taken on the island of Java in Indonesia 3.5 years ago. I have spent some time reprocessing...

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This is just amazing. Thanks Joe!

Ian

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:09 pm
Pleiades make their appearance

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:53 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:11 pm

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This nightscape is looking north... you can see the ubiquitous aurora due north, but in the northeast is also the emergence of some of the winter...

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Oh ho hum, poor Kanadalaien who wrote, This nightscape is looking north... you can see the ubiquitous aurora due north.
I'm with David, show me the...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:53 am
Wanipigow Aurora - different flavours

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:02 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:39 pm

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Comparison of high intensity aurora vs lower intensity aurora borealis. The bottom image was taken last July 30, 2019, and the top a few days...

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Ian,

Lovely. I saw a bright show on Kvaløya in Norway in 2015. A Kp5. Lit up the ground around us. One day I'll get back up north!

Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:02 am
Black Island nightscape

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:40 am
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by Kanadalainen » Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:56 pm

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This was added to a post on one of my visual reports but I thought it could go here too... depicts the very edge of a hyperactive aurora impinging on...

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Ian

Great shot. Looks like the aurora is a big cosmic bow and the milky way is an arrow that's shooting out of it.

Really must get more sleep, I'm...

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Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:40 am

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