Shot with new Lens 50mm f1.8

Tried out my new lens. I wanted to make a quick trip outside the city limits but time wouldn't permit that this weekend. I did take several from my back yard again, and actually lucked out with this shot. 20 sec exposure 800ISO out of the 2 dozen I took this was the only usable shot.

Does anyone else shoot celestial with 50mm f1.8 lens? If so where to do set the aperture at and the ISO? I wound up with mostly way over exposed shots from all the ambient light around my home.

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many people use 50mm lens for shooting constellations. I would say maybe widest aperture will help you if you don't want trails to be left on your image. widest and higher ISO. You can do some trials to figure out the max exposure time that will give you pin point star images.

To be honest, best way to use that lens is with tracking mounts. At 50mm, trails will be seen in less than 20sec which keeps you from getting enough light without streaking. Anyways at 50mm, you are not likely to include the landscape, it's better to use tracking mount with low ISO and longer exposure time.

This may help you, 2 below shot with 50mm.

mtbdudex wrote in post #16280745
Welcome to astrophotos.

I have a thread that may help you, real world photos with camera settings, look here.
10 in Astrophotography without telescope

these 2 threads in there were used with 50mm prime lens, shows what can be captured
M31/T1i/50mm/f1.4/via DSS

Orion/M42 via T1i/50mm lens/DSS

Your 50mm prime is not wide enough to truly capture what you are trying, do you have a zoom lens, possibly the 18-55mm zoom?
Just FYI - There is a forum called "talk", this is the "photo" sharing forum.

Single exposure with the 50mm ƒ1.8

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Star field 50mm

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YOU SUCK...those are friggin awesome!

STIC wrote in post #16300052
YOU SUCK...those are friggin awesome!

I agree - show off !
Your ability to go ISO1600/3200/6400 on the 6D totally kills my ISO800 T1i max ability.....

STIC wrote in post #16300052
YOU SUCK...those are friggin awesome!

Haha

mtbdudex wrote in post #16300853
I agree - show off !
Your ability to go ISO1600/3200/6400 on the 6D totally kills my ISO800 T1i max ability.....

Those were all shot on the 600D I will post 6D one's when the skies clear next