Friday night's Comet Lovejoy.
Jan 9, 2015 22:19:37 #
This is about the best I can do with my Canon 60d and 100-400L. I believe this one was shot at 5000 ISO for 3 or 4 seconds, F5.6 and cropped just a bit. This astronomy stuff is getting fun. And I believe it could become a tad expensive!
Jan 10, 2015 10:08:15 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
Nice! Your next accessory will be to get some sort of tracking device. You can make a barn door tracker for just a few dollars, or purchase something like my Ioptron sky tracker (around $300, maybe cheaper now) for wide angle to very mild telephoto, and from there, the sky's the limit! For starting out, buy something that is easy to use and transport, and you will learn from that what your next step should be. BUT, mostly, just have fun!
Jan 10, 2015 11:47:41 #
dlmorris wrote:
Thanks for commenting and the suggestions dlmorris. I'm very interested in this stuff but never have researched as to what's needed to get started. Your info helps!Nice! Your next accessory will be to get some sort of tracking device. You can make a barn door tracker for just a few dollars, or purchase something like my Ioptron sky tracker (around $300, maybe cheaper now) for wide angle to very mild telephoto, and from there, the sky's the limit! For starting out, buy something that is easy to use and transport, and you will learn from that what your next step should be. BUT, mostly, just have fun!
Jan 16, 2015 17:01:23 #
mrova wrote:
This is about the best I can do with my Canon 60d and 100-400L. I believe this one was shot at 5000 ISO for 3 or 4 seconds, F5.6 and cropped just a bit. This astronomy stuff is getting fun. And I believe it could become a tad expensive!
Very nice and a great start in the Astronomical Photography Forum.
I have not been able to locate it with my Tamron 150-600mm.
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Craig
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