Posts for: alberio
Mar 10, 2018 12:41:02 #
I owned a 1968 Hemi Roadrunner in 1972
aaciolkowski wrote:
Roadrunners ,parking lot I'm still looking for a Plymouth
Mar 10, 2018 08:54:43 #
Thanks for the education and the great shot. I'm pretty ignorant about flowers and especially about the origins of their names.
old hippy wrote:
In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Th... (show quote)
Mar 10, 2018 08:46:14 #
Regarding the color around the eyes, probably female and male.
patmalone51 wrote:
came across a pair nonchalantly walking around and picking up cheese cubes that someone had tossed. (This was not the parking lot at Acme Enterprises, by the way, which was closed.) I noticed they can lift the feathers on their crowns in an instantaneous hairdo change. Also noticed different markings behind the eyes, as you can see in these two shots.
More pix on my Flickr album here:https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgLfNNn
More pix on my Flickr album here:https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgLfNNn
Mar 7, 2018 09:08:02 #
I have one on my longest lens, a 2800mm telescope which has a very narrow field of view. Not for wildlife, but for finding some elusive faint fuzzies. It should work pretty well in low light situations.
Mar 3, 2018 10:20:33 #
Europa wrote:
This is shot with a OSC QHY12 CCD on the Celestron RASA. It’s a 620mm fl astrograph.
Very nice, good job.
Mar 3, 2018 09:20:58 #
Europa wrote:
Playing around before the clouds came in.
What camera and telescope?
Feb 19, 2018 08:32:42 #
ImageCreator wrote:
The first image is of Running Eagle falls in Glacier NP. The falls are not running as high as in spring, but the color of the pool is interesting.
The second image is a meadow with a small stream that feeds into the Snake River at Schwabacher landing in the Grand Teton NP. I've softened this image to give it a more dreamy effect.
The second image is a meadow with a small stream that feeds into the Snake River at Schwabacher landing in the Grand Teton NP. I've softened this image to give it a more dreamy effect.
Very nice, the Schwabacher Landing photo isn't the usual one you see there, but it is a nice out of the box view of the area. Love the Tetons
Feb 19, 2018 08:14:39 #
Very nice Tony. I wish i could see this in the eyepiece of my scope.
Feb 13, 2018 09:00:12 #
Feb 10, 2018 11:47:50 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
If your reply was to me, my son has this one labeled as being in Flagstaff Arizona
Yes Tom DePuy,
It was regarding your first pic. It looked out by the Meteor Crater area.
Feb 10, 2018 09:29:17 #
The first one looks like northern Arizona by Meteor Crater. Good resolution.
Feb 5, 2018 18:48:46 #
Europa wrote:
Have you used the 11” Hyper? I have a RASA. Pretty amazing.
I used to have a Nexstar C11 with the carbon fiber tube and a Hyperstar lens. I regret selling it and am saving my pennies to get another Hyperstar lens for this OTA. I have never seen a RASA, but I know someone using one, and they love it.
Feb 5, 2018 17:18:15 #
I think you're right about bad polar alignment. I just got this CGE mount and a plate to mount the refractor to it. Just a quick setup, with rough polar alignment to. I will probably be using my C11 Hyperstar most of the time, but was testing mount/camera compatibility and seeing how quickly it sets up with the refractor.
Europa wrote:
Nice job, careful or you will get sucked into the dark side.
You mentioned no guiding, but you were tracking? a 20 second exposure should be able to use tracking only. you maybe off on your polar alignment. Once you get that nailed down, then you will want to start stacking. The stacking will help to increase the SNR and your photos will get very clean (no noise).
You mentioned no guiding, but you were tracking? a 20 second exposure should be able to use tracking only. you maybe off on your polar alignment. Once you get that nailed down, then you will want to start stacking. The stacking will help to increase the SNR and your photos will get very clean (no noise).
Feb 5, 2018 13:22:00 #
Thanks SonnyE,
Good info I'll try thise suggestions. quote=SonnyE]Looks great! Really pretty picture!
When I downloaded, then zoomed in I can see minor star trailing.
Might be from activity around the camera during the capture, or from natural earth vibrations at your location.
I'll clarify.
When I was finally beginning to get pictures with my telescope, I discovered that if I moved even the slightest, it would tell in my image. I was quite surprised how just moving my foot on the concrete walk could show in my image.
That is one thing we can control. Don't move, and even slow your breathing to a steady state while the camera is open. Consciously focus on being as still as possible near the camera. Or stay completely away.
Try it, you'll find as I did it will make a difference.
Natural vibrations are something we have a lot less control over. Those are things like traffic on the street, or even induced vibrations. Our neighbors tend to slam their car doors hard enough to vibrate small things in our house in the corner near their driveway.
If you can, do Live View, and better yet, Live View with the view displayed on a computer. Watch the image closely and tap or stomp your foot. Watch for vibration in the view.
That is one of the peculiarities of Astrophotography. The camera never lies. It records everything that happens during the collection of the image. Even atmospheric shimmering.
Taking a series of images, then stacking them, allows you to manipulate out bad or less desirable frames.
You ARE off to a great start though.
Orion is the reason I'm in this mess. He sucked me into wanting to image Nebula. One peek at the Great Orion Nebula through my spotting scope and I wanted more.
Welcome to the Ultimate Macro Imaging, pulling things out of the darkness.
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Good info I'll try thise suggestions. quote=SonnyE]Looks great! Really pretty picture!
When I downloaded, then zoomed in I can see minor star trailing.
Might be from activity around the camera during the capture, or from natural earth vibrations at your location.
I'll clarify.
When I was finally beginning to get pictures with my telescope, I discovered that if I moved even the slightest, it would tell in my image. I was quite surprised how just moving my foot on the concrete walk could show in my image.
That is one thing we can control. Don't move, and even slow your breathing to a steady state while the camera is open. Consciously focus on being as still as possible near the camera. Or stay completely away.
Try it, you'll find as I did it will make a difference.
Natural vibrations are something we have a lot less control over. Those are things like traffic on the street, or even induced vibrations. Our neighbors tend to slam their car doors hard enough to vibrate small things in our house in the corner near their driveway.
If you can, do Live View, and better yet, Live View with the view displayed on a computer. Watch the image closely and tap or stomp your foot. Watch for vibration in the view.
That is one of the peculiarities of Astrophotography. The camera never lies. It records everything that happens during the collection of the image. Even atmospheric shimmering.
Taking a series of images, then stacking them, allows you to manipulate out bad or less desirable frames.
You ARE off to a great start though.
Orion is the reason I'm in this mess. He sucked me into wanting to image Nebula. One peek at the Great Orion Nebula through my spotting scope and I wanted more.
Welcome to the Ultimate Macro Imaging, pulling things out of the darkness.
[/quote]Feb 5, 2018 09:52:49 #
I was playing around with my Canon 60Da last night through my Explore Scientific ES127 ED Triplet. This is a 20 sec exposure, no guiding and playing around with Photo Shop CS5.1
