Celestial Photography
Aug 16, 2019 23:49:00 #
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Aug 17, 2019 00:42:58 #
I quickly set up my Sony a7Riii with the 28-70 f3.5 lens. I set it at aprox. 30mm, f3.5, 6sec exp, ISO6400. Camera was set to Manual and the focus was set to manual. I did not fine tune the focus nor did I us the self timer. So there is a bit out of focus and motion blur. You should be able to get a shot similar to this, only better. Let me know how it goes.
Aug 17, 2019 09:32:34 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
It has just been mentioned, but not really emphasized, for night photography of the stars, you need to set your lens to close to it's widest aperture, and here is the key... an exposure of up to 25-30 seconds. If you don't mind star trailing, then you can go longer. ISO 1600 or so. You may have to take several exposures to get the focus right. That is probably the hardest part of night photography--focus! But it is lots of fun, once you get everything working!
Aug 17, 2019 10:08:07 #
I agree and also realize that you would only observe one meteor every min to min1/2.
Bob
Bob
Aug 17, 2019 10:53:33 #
Once you get the focus, keep it with gaffer's tape. If you change the zoom, you must check the focus.
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