Another attempt at the Milky Way with a 50D

[TC_Fenua]

Hi everyone
10 stacked images at ISO 3200 , 15 sec , 17mm FL ( with the EF 17-85 IS kit lens )

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/486/milkywaysm04.jpg

Bigger version here (http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/373/milkyway04.jpg).

[hairycrab]

Nice try. The stars are a bit elongated and a lot of dark areas on the sides.

[sleeper_xti]

i'm still impressed

[EOlsenPhoto]

I like it. What effect does stacking the images have? I am thinking darker skies (more contrast). Could try to get the overall time down so you don't end up with star trails. Just throwing it out there, IDK.

[TC_Fenua]

Thanks for the comments :) Stacking images allow to get a better resolution on the details without showing too much noise and it will also brighten the whole image , then you got to work on the tresholds to not over expose it.

The elongated stars come from the lens itself , a lot of distortion at 17mm , and it's even worse at 100% crop :( All I need is actually pose longer with an equatorial mount , this way I'll be able to capture at lower ISO rating ( 100-400 ) and get a better image overall , less grainy and blurry :) And the dark parts come from the sky itself I think , especially on the left on the picture , where low density of stars can be seen with the naked eye.

[MidnightSun]

That's a beauty.....I'll bet you have some nice dark skies to work with as well..

[Celestron]

Looking very nice but you really need to frame it to where the MW runs the wide length of your camera frame . You can get more of the MW and it will look even better .

[RobinSchouten]

Very nice!

[ieatstars]

Gorgeous! :)

[TC_Fenua]

Thank you for the nice comments ;)

And I agree Celestron , my composition pretty much sucks , haha , I didn't think about the MW axis at all while shooting :( I'll try again next year , now that this portion of the sky isn't viewable anymore .

[MintMark]

That's a wonderful picture. I've tried to do a similar image from a city in England and my result was nothing compared to yours!

You live in paradise with skies to match :) Don't make us wait another year!

[WCIN2001]

Sweet picture...... I've been trying for a while to figure this out.... Not even close to this quality... What do you mean "Stacking"