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| midtskogen | Date: Tuesday, 26.11.2013, 20:11 | Message # 271 |
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| While ISON is getting too close to the sun to see it, it begins to appear on the solar observatories. It's now visible on the COR2 Behind:
http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images
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| Darkcloak | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 04:57 | Message # 273 |
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| Absolutely gorgeous! 
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| midtskogen | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 08:56 | Message # 274 |
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| I haven't seen the Milky Way yet this season. 
My sky quality meter set a new record last night, though. During a local power failure that lasted an hour. 19.84 mag/arcsec². It's still pretty light polluted, though.
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| Fireinthehole- | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 12:50 | Message # 275 |
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| Quote midtskogen (  ) I haven't seen the Milky Way yet this season.
I have been away from light pollution more than ever this fall, so I've seen the Milky Way at least 10 times, very prominent at some points 
Awesome pictures Antza2! What camera are you using and how long exposure?
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| Antza2 | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 13:04 | Message # 276 |
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| Quote Fireinthehole ( ) Awesome pictures Antza2! What camera are you using and how long exposure?
My camera is a Canon EOS 650D
I also use an iOptron SkyTracker,
a programmable remote shutter,
a sturdy tripod with adjustable mount,
and a polar finder app for my smartphone.
Exposures for these images are around 2-3 minutes.
I was thinking of doing a tutorial video on astrophotography. Is this a good idea?
Go to antza2.deviantart.com for cool photos!
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| spacer | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 14:06 | Message # 277 |
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| you guys live in so beautiful places and places with very weak light polluted.
i never saw the milky way.
i see just 5-15 stars in the night 
beautiful images
"we began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still"
-carl sagan
-space engine photographer
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| Fireinthehole- | Date: Thursday, 28.11.2013, 17:27 | Message # 278 |
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| Quote Antza2 ( ) I was thinking of doing a tutorial video on astrophotography. Is this a good idea?
It's a great idea!
I always have a problem finding focus, the stars just get blurry and there is no sharpness. This is a picture I took half an hour ago
Exposure 30 seconds, 1600 ISO.
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Edited by Fireinthehole - Thursday, 28.11.2013, 19:16 |
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| Antza2 | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 09:53 | Message # 279 |
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| You should find a distant light source and try to fucus on that. i use the lights of a nearby telephone tower.
Go to antza2.deviantart.com for cool photos!
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| HarbingerDawn | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 12:38 | Message # 280 |
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| Quote Fireinthehole ( ) I always have a problem finding focus, the stars just get blurry and there is no sharpness.
Jupiter, Venus, the Moon, and distant street lights make good focus targets.
All forum users, please read this!
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Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz, 16 GB DDR3 RAM, GTX 970 3584 MB VRAM
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| Fireinthehole- | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 21:39 | Message # 281 |
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| Quote Antza2 ( ) You should find a distant light source and try to fucus on that. i use the lights of a nearby telephone tower.
Quote HarbingerDawn ( ) Jupiter, Venus, the Moon, and distant street lights make good focus targets.
I tried to focus on Vega (Jupiter was about 1 degree above the horizon at the moment...) but it didn't work as good as I was hoping
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| midtskogen | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 21:43 | Message # 282 |
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| Can't you simply focus manually to infinity? I can on my Nikon lenses but not on Canon lenses.
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| HarbingerDawn | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 21:44 | Message # 283 |
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| Yeah, Vega is not bright enough to serve as a useful focus target for wide-angle images.
All forum users, please read this!
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| Fireinthehole- | Date: Friday, 29.11.2013, 22:17 | Message # 284 |
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| Quote midtskogen ( ) Can't you simply focus manually to infinity? I can on my Nikon lenses but not on Canon lenses.
I have a Canon EOS 1000d.
Quote HarbingerDawn ( ) Yeah, Vega is not bright enough to serve as a useful focus target for wide-angle images.
I should try again when Jupiter is higher in the sky, I don't want the Moon to be up because it usually outshines the Milky Way
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| Watsisname | Date: Saturday, 30.11.2013, 03:51 | Message # 285 |
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| One sort of last-ditch effort you could try is to do a quick test shot, review and adjust focus slightly and repeat until the stars are crisp. Takes more effort but at least it will still work if there aren't any other options.
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