Milkyway from Down Under

Lumin Miner · 19th of September 2009 (Sat)

Hi all!!

Just a shot of the ole' Milkyway through my 350d, in my suburban Sydney backyard.
Pleanty of light pollution and I most definately need to work on my processing skills.

Un-guided stack of 10 x 25secs exposures...

Any critique would be muchly appreciated. I want to get better at this.. Such a photogenic target.. I really need a tracking mount!!

Mitch

MidnightSun · 20th of September 2009 (Sun)

Great start there...very nice...

Adrena1in · 20th of September 2009 (Sun)

Damn, the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere is a lot more appealing than in the north. That's excellent, considering your somewhat unfavourable conditions.

As for a tracking mount, you won't need a great one for wide-angle Milky Way shots. In fact you could build a barn-door tracker and get decent results I expect.

VIGER · 20th of September 2009 (Sun)

Nice work and a lot however to red for my taste and registration if off a bit perhaps ?

On the to do list. A very difficult exercise for sure.

Tks for sharing

Lumin Miner · 21st of September 2009 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIGER

Nice work and a lot however to red for my taste and registration if off a bit perhaps ?

On the to do list. A very difficult exercise for sure.

Tks for sharing

Thanks
Yes it is too red, I have only had my camera a month, so I am not sure what you mean by "registration". I will try and fix that next time around.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrena1in

Damn, the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere is a lot more appealing than in the north. That's excellent, considering your somewhat unfavourable conditions.

As for a tracking mount, you won't need a great one for wide-angle Milky Way shots. In fact you could build a barn-door tracker and get decent results I expect.

Thank you!!
Almost finished my barndoor tracker.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightSun

Great start there...very nice...

Thanks heaps!! I know it is not a very good effort, but with some critique I hope to provide better images.
GTG Google this "Registration"...

Thanks for you comments!!

MintMark · 22nd of September 2009 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lumin Miner

Thanks heaps!! I know it is not a very good effort, but with some critique I hope to provide better images.
GTG Google this "Registration"...

Thanks for you comments!!

Registration is just lining up the pictures with each other before combining the images. What software did you use to do the stacking?

Your picture is much better than my first attempt!

Lumin Miner · 23rd of September 2009 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MintMark

Registration is just lining up the pictures with each other before combining the images. What software did you use to do the stacking?

Your picture is much better than my first attempt!

Deep sky stacker. Thanks for the info!!

Celestron · 21st of September 2009 (Mon)

I agree , great work , especially for short subs !

ozziepuppy · 23rd of September 2009 (Wed)

Beautiful.

Lumin Miner · 24th of September 2009 (Thu)

Thanks ozziepuppy. I'm going to try again tomorrow night. Can't wait to get out to a dark site... All Red's here in Sydney.

At least I can get this though.

20th of September 2009 (Sun)	#2
MidnightSun Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Afton, VA / Korat, Thailand Posts: 1,204 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milkyway from Down Under Great start there...very nice... __________________ Dave Canon 350D, AE-1, Orion 8" Newt. f/4.9; EQ6 w/ modified motor drive; Orion 70mm f/10 Refractor Guide Scope; Celestron NexImage CCD Imager; Starshoot Autoguider. Orion Electronic Focusers. Astro Setup / Midnight Sun Astrophotography

20th of September 2009 (Sun)	#3
Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milkyway from Down Under Damn, the Milky Way in the Southern Hemisphere is a lot more appealing than in the north. That's excellent, considering your somewhat unfavourable conditions. As for a tracking mount, you won't need a great one for wide-angle Milky Way shots. In fact you could build a barn-door tracker and get decent results I expect. __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

20th of September 2009 (Sun)	#4
VIGER Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada and Europe Posts: 425	Re: Milkyway from Down Under Nice work and a lot however to red for my taste and registration if off a bit perhaps ? On the to do list. A very difficult exercise for sure. Tks for sharing __________________ Michel Perception is reality Canon 7D. - 5DmkII . 20D IR 10D - Canon 10-22mm - Canon 17-40mm L. 50mm 100mm /100mm macro , 200mm L ,70-200mm L Canon 400mm L - Takahahsi Mewlon 210. SkyWatcher 120ED

21st of September 2009 (Mon)	#8
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,313	Re: Milkyway from Down Under I agree , great work , especially for short subs ! __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

23rd of September 2009 (Wed)	#9
ozziepuppy Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States Posts: 2,235 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milkyway from Down Under Beautiful. __________________ 5D Mark II / 24-70 2.8 L / 70-200 4.0 IS L / 35 2.0 / 85 1.8 / 100 2.8 Macro / 15 2.8 Fisheye / S95 Feedback

24th of September 2009 (Thu)	#10
Lumin Miner Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 118 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Milkyway from Down Under Thanks ozziepuppy. I'm going to try again tomorrow night. Can't wait to get out to a dark site... All Red's here in Sydney. At least I can get this though.

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