Advance of Orion the great hunter

[A.S.I.G.N. Observatory]

Well, I finally got to give it a go.

I was down the coast this weekend. It was a dewey night, but clearish so I set the Canon and kit lens on the tripod, framed the next door neighbors roof for a reference point, and proceeded to manually trip the shutter every thirty seconds (using my wristwatch) for thirty second exposures.

The lens kept dewing up, but I very carefully continued to wipe it with a tissue while trying not to move it between shots.

I think the dew actually added some nice effects, so next time, I wont allow it to make me give up short, just persist despite the varied shots.

http://www.asignobservatory.com/widefield_and_time-lapse.aspx

Hope you like it. I am definately going to do more of this up in the drier air of the Canberra mountains.

Baz.

[bowtie`]

Cool sequence. Do you how equilibrium upsetting it is to see Orion standing on his head like that and being in the *northern* sky?!?!?!?!?! LOL, just kidding I like the shots as that is the only kind of astrographs I can do.

[Karl Johnston]

I'd love to do something like this..oh so beautiful..you don't need to have any modifications or special accesories to capture the heavens in this way? It's always been my dream to do moving spacescapes like these, definately love and would like to see more like this from yout oo :) excellent work

Ahhh I just realized it was the dew that must've been causing those star bursts :D lol.. ah well, still would love to do it..maybe i'll include a nice spray bottle ;) next time i'm out eh

[A.S.I.G.N. Observatory]

Thanks guys. It just goes to show, down under we don't look up at Orion, Orion looks up at us.

Yes, I actually liked the fanning out of the stars as the lens got wet though you wouldn't want too much of that. I think the clouds added a touch of realism that was beautiful to watch.

[Madweasel]

Cool sequence. Do you how equilibrium upsetting it is to see Orion standing on his head like that and being in the *northern* sky?!?!?!?!?! LOL, just kidding I like the shots as that is the only kind of astrographs I can do.
I was going to say something similar! I had my first ever visit to Australia earlier this year, and found I had to keep turning round to look upside down at the more northerly constellations, or I just couldn't work out where in the sky I was! Nice to get my first look at the Southern Cross and the Magellanic Clouds though.

[A.S.I.G.N. Observatory]

I was going to say something similar! I had my first ever visit to Australia earlier this year, and found I had to keep turning round to look upside down at the more northerly constellations, or I just couldn't work out where in the sky I was! Nice to get my first look at the Southern Cross and the Magellanic Clouds though.
I can't imagine what that would be like. It took me 37 years to have the revelation of where I was in the universe.....if I went to the northern hemisphere and saw it all reversed in orientation and direction, I think I would be lost all over again!

[Adrena1in]

...proceeded to manually trip the shutter every thirty seconds (using my wristwatch) for thirty second exposures.

Nice, and I agree that the dew makes for some good effects. When I did my Timelapse and got dew it simply made everything foggy rather than sparkly, like in yours. ;)

Did you take a 30s shot, then wait for 30s, then take another, and so on? Any reason for not locking down the shutter release for continuous 30s exposures, or were you using NR on each?

I need to get out and do another timelapse, but weather's not been great lately, and WAY too cold for my liking.

[A.S.I.G.N. Observatory]

Nice, and I agree that the dew makes for some good effects. When I did my Timelapse and got dew it simply made everything foggy rather than sparkly, like in yours. ;)

Did you take a 30s shot, then wait for 30s, then take another, and so on? Any reason for not locking down the shutter release for continuous 30s exposures, or were you using NR on each?

I need to get out and do another timelapse, but weather's not been great lately, and WAY too cold for my liking.
Yeah, I did it all manually. I have since discovered that the EOS utility tool function can do the intervals for me. However this restricts me to taking the Laptop along too, then there are more power issues for a whole night etc. I will be getting an intervalometer soon enough so I can backpack to temote locations without the added weight and power concerns of a computer.

Stay tuned after Christmas....;)

[Adrena1in]

I have since discovered that the EOS utility tool function can do the intervals for me.

It's great, isn't it? First time I loaded up the software I found that facility, and thought how fantastic it would be. Took me HOURS to find the setting again!! :rolleyes: I've used it a few times to take 1 or 2 minute exposures with short intervals between each, but due to tracking and guiding issues have never managed to get a decent result.

What's an intervalometer? (I suppose I could look it up on Google...)