Thank you Walt, my thoughts exactly. I thought I captured something interesting. You're right....practice, practice, practice.

Thank you Albuqshutterbug. I will try that on my next attempt, as well as trying it with my Canon t3i. Oddly, I get much better moon shots with my Nikon P510 bridge camera than with my Canon, even using the same settings. So my Nikon is my go-to camera for sky shots. My guess, from seeing some of the stellar shots of galaxies and astrophotography on this website, is that I probably need more extensive equipment as well as experience.

Geez, just when I thought I captured something cool. Can I tell people like myself who know nothing about astrophotography its a nebula??? Kidding. Thanks for your reply.

Thank you for your quick response CraigFair. Sorry for my delay in responding, I was without a computer for the remainder of the weekend. I was hoping it was something like Venus, Jupiter or a nebula, but based on other comments I'm not quite sure. I'll keep scratching my head in wonder, but you guys are the experts.

8-)

Hello all, I am a returning member to UHH and a few nights ago I noticed a bright object in the eastern sky, much brighter than a star. Got out my Nikon Bridge Camera and took the following pictures. I believe the ISO was set at 100 with 1/100 shutter speed, taken at full 42x zoom and cropped. No tripod, just rested my camera on top of a privacy fence. I am new to this type of photography. Can someone tell me what I've captured? Is it a nebula, Venus or what?

Nebula?

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