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luigis wrote in post #12148488
30 seconds for each shot, at 14mm ISO3200 on a 5DII.
Nothing special, just took the shots and stitched with PtGUI pro.

So you used a stitching program with that too? Couldn't have been too many with a 14mm lens. 2 maybe 3 I'm guessing?

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CameraMan wrote in post #12150559
So you used a stitching program with that too? Couldn't have been too many with a 14mm lens. 2 maybe 3 I'm guessing?

I took 5 shots in portrait orientation, plenty of overlap between shots to make stitching a safe process.

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luigis wrote in post #12150590
I took 5 shots in portrait orientation, plenty of overlap between shots to make stitching a safe process.

I'll have to try this one of these nights when the moon isn't out

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Looking for help on this one... I think I was not in a dark enough spot... It was pitch black where I was but apparently there were some lights a ways down from where I was. What's the recommendation for distance from any light?

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Todd Lambert wrote in post #12159551
I like it. But, then that's my thing. What you're seeing in this shot is clouds more than anything. There's light pollution on the right, but it's definitely accentuated by the clouds.

I like clouds in my shots sometimes. Light clouds can make the larger stars really glow and pop out, which can be nice.

Oh, yah. I see what you're saying about the clouds. We're actually expecting some nasty storms tonight and it was starting to get cloudy out. If I'd have known whatthay was I might have tried the stitching thing like Luigis did with his. I'll remember next time.

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somewhere @ java sea,,,

1200 sec

the beauty starts, where the road end,,,

cyberon wrote in post #12094520
Orion and its surrounding nebulas, 10 x 3m LF, 5 DF, 1 FF using my 100mm F2.8L lens at F4 and Astronomik CLS filter. ISO 800. Got to find another way to polar align in my light polluted backyard!

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Have you tried the drift method? I aligned my permanent pier using the drift method. I used a webcam so i could watch a star on my computer screen then let my telescope run and adjust the pier accordingly until it's aligned...

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Edsport wrote in post #12170705
Have you tried the drift method? I aligned my permanent pier using the drift method. I used a webcam so i could watch a star on my computer screen then let my telescope run and adjust the pier accordingly until it's aligned...

Do you have reference somewhere that describes the procedure?

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Edsport wrote in post #12170705
Have you tried the drift method? I aligned my permanent pier using the drift method. I used a webcam so i could watch a star on my computer screen then let my telescope run and adjust the pier accordingly until it's aligned...

Yes, but not 100% good at it yet!

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archer1960 wrote in post #12170917
Do you have reference somewhere that describes the procedure?

Google "drift aligngment". Here is a good site. http://wcs.ruthner.at/​index-en.php

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zeussbdc wrote in post #12174467
Hello guyz.My name is Daniel i`m from romania and i need your help...i have a canon eos 400d i have lens 18-55 and 55-200 tamron.Now here is my question

I wanna make some astral pictures and need your help to explain me what to do what to use and how u think i must use my canon to get some good shots. Thx for your time and thx for reading my post.Nice day to all of you

Send me an email, I'll try to help you.

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