Joy to the World..........

Dusty · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

Last night was my chance to image Comet Lovejoy from Terrigal, NSW, but cloud and rain persisted throughout the early morning.
This was as good as I was going to get due to the conditions before sunrise.

As you can see the comet is partly behind the clouds and to the left of the Milkyway.
The orange light on the horizon is a cargo ship.
Single 48 sec exp, ISO 1600, 5Dc, 24mm at f/2.8.

Hope you enjoy, I'll try again tonight.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Dusty

Celestron · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

WOW ! You guys are so lucky !! Milkyway along with Comet Joy ! Thats a framer !

oldno7 · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

beautiful shot

Dusty · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

Thanks Ron & oldno7.

I went out again this morning under slightly better conditions, will post some new pics later after I have Christmas lunch with my family.

Rudi · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

Looking forward to seeing them. Nice shot, BTW, even with the cloud! I like it!

I managed to go out both mornings, my photos are here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...php?p=13594606

smeghead62 · 24th of December 2011 (Sat)

Terrific shot, Dusty, and merry Christmas to you! This looks like something from a movie.

Dusty · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

Thanks Doug and Rudi.

Here's another taken Christmas day consisting of 16 x 20 sec stack, ISO 3200, 24mm at f/2.8, 5D MkII.

The tail looked like a pillar of light rising up out of the horizon next to the Milkyway (or as we say "The Emu").

Dusty.

trossite · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

Just curious on the first image, how did you shoot a 48sec single exposure and not get streaking in the stars or very minimal?

I was out shooting last night and was seeing streaks even at 10secs.

ady.space · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

im thinking a tracking mount by looking at the forground. nice photo and merry xmas every one

Dusty · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by trossite

Just curious on the first image, how did you shoot a 48sec single exposure and not get streaking in the stars or very minimal?

I was out shooting last night and was seeing streaks even at 10secs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ady.space

im thinking a tracking mount by looking at the forground. nice photo and merry xmas every one

Both shots are done on a standard Manfrotto tripod, no tracking.
The second shot is a stack using Deep Sky Stacker. It stacked the images using the star positions and hence the forground is blurry.

It's just that you don't notice the minimal star streaks at 24mm on short exposures.
You can see it in the full res image but not noticeable on these unless you look closely.

What F.L were you shooting at to see streaks at 10 sec ?

Dusty

Desertraptor · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

Nice shots
I was hoping for some shots this morning but the weather isn't playing nice in Adelaide either.

trossite · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

I'm pretty sure I was shooting @ 18mm, but now I'm not sure haha.

Dusty · 25th of December 2011 (Sun)

Thanks.
Shame this weather is not co-operating.

A W Reezy · 26th of December 2011 (Mon)

Excellent!

Dusty · 30th of December 2011 (Fri)

Thank you, glad you like it.

24th of December 2011 (Sat)	#2
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,312	Re: Joy to the World.......... WOW ! You guys are so lucky !! Milkyway along with Comet Joy ! Thats a framer ! __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

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oldno7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern Utah Posts: 1,058	Re: Joy to the World.......... beautiful shot

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Dusty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,042	Re: Joy to the World.......... Thanks Ron & oldno7. I went out again this morning under slightly better conditions, will post some new pics later after I have Christmas lunch with my family. __________________ Dusty 20Da , 7D , 5D , 16-35L , 24-105L , 85L , 135L , 200L f/2.8 , MP-E 65 \| Andromeda M31 \| Eta Carina \| Lagoon M8 \| Twin Comet C73P \| Mars \| Rho Oph \| Lunar Eclipse \|

24th of December 2011 (Sat)	#5
Rudi Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 3,686	Re: Joy to the World.......... Looking forward to seeing them. Nice shot, BTW, even with the cloud! I like it! I managed to go out both mornings, my photos are here: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...php?p=13594606 __________________ • Wedding Photographer - Sydney and Wollongong • Borrowed Moment (blog) Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. Last edited by Rudi : 24th of December 2011 (Sat) at 21:54.

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smeghead62 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 709 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Joy to the World.......... Terrific shot, Dusty, and merry Christmas to you! This looks like something from a movie. __________________ Doug 7D, more glass than sense

25th of December 2011 (Sun)	#8
trossite Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 107	Re: Joy to the World.......... Just curious on the first image, how did you shoot a 48sec single exposure and not get streaking in the stars or very minimal? I was out shooting last night and was seeing streaks even at 10secs. __________________ Canon T2i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS, Tamron 70-300mm Di VC USD

25th of December 2011 (Sun)	#9
ady.space Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: midlands uk Posts: 407	Re: Joy to the World.......... im thinking a tracking mount by looking at the forground. nice photo and merry xmas every one

25th of December 2011 (Sun)	#11
Desertraptor Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 10,784 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Joy to the World.......... Nice shots I was hoping for some shots this morning but the weather isn't playing nice in Adelaide either. __________________ Peter Canon 60D\|40D\|10-22mm f2.8\|50mm f 1.8\|100mm f2.8 Macro 24-70mm f2.8L\|70-200mm f4L\|100-400mm f4.5-5.6L \|430EX II

25th of December 2011 (Sun)	#12
trossite Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 107	Re: Joy to the World.......... I'm pretty sure I was shooting @ 18mm, but now I'm not sure haha. __________________ Canon T2i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS, Tamron 70-300mm Di VC USD

26th of December 2011 (Mon)	#14
A W Reezy Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 70 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Joy to the World.......... Excellent!

30th of December 2011 (Fri)	#15
Dusty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,042	Re: Joy to the World.......... Thank you, glad you like it. __________________ Dusty 20Da , 7D , 5D , 16-35L , 24-105L , 85L , 135L , 200L f/2.8 , MP-E 65 \| Andromeda M31 \| Eta Carina \| Lagoon M8 \| Twin Comet C73P \| Mars \| Rho Oph \| Lunar Eclipse \|

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