Single frame Milky way

[Piet Le Roux]

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 was cancelled. I took these two, unedited, 15 second 3200 ASA photos. On the one you can see him trying out my classic Meade LX6 10" on Jupiter. The milky way photo was a "shot in the dark" and I happen to frame it well : the two magellanic clouds are at the bottom left, Eta Carinae in the centre and the Crux and two pointers above and to the left with the Coalsack nebula clearly visible. These two single frame photos were taken with a X-T100 Fujifilm camera with 15-45mm kit lens.

[Makuser]

Hi Piet. A nice pair of Milky Way Images from you. You got some great details in your nightscape photography with your X-T100 Fujifilm camera and 15-45mm kit lens. Thanks for sharing these on here Piet, and it looks like you had a great time at the star party.

[Juno16]

Really nice photos!

Glad that you were able to come up with a quick replacement star party and I’m sure was appreciated by all.

Thanks for sharing here!

[BABOafrica]

Great capture from down south!

BABO

[Piet Le Roux]

PS I said the fellow club member were trying out my 10" LX6 Meade.....he liked it so much he took it home and deposited the money in my account. It was just too heavy for me to handle.

[Greenman]

Fine brace of star scapes well done Piet.