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Tuesday Mcnaught
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:27 amby Big V
The moon is starting to have an effect, so time to start guiding. 5 and half minute exposure..no fancy background tonight, had to wait till it was almost setting to counteract the moon.
Posted:
Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:44 amby wendellt
i think this one is a much better one
the stars are crazy
Posted:
Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:51 amby BBJ
Not bad Virgs, and goon onya with the one in that uk paper. it was cloudy here last nite so didnt bother and well why should i when i can look at your pics.LOL
Well done mate.
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:49 pmby Killakoala
Fantastic. One of the best yet.
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:23 pmby colin_12
Awsome pic Big V.
Regards Colin
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:49 pmby DanielA
I like the colour in this one, but I think it is a little cramped. I think it needs a bit more space at the bottom.
Daniel
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:08 pmby Sherlock
No noise or anything. This picture truly amazes me. The tail from the comet is so colourful and wide spread.
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:46 pmby Laurie
day-am!
nice shot
love the comet trail.
well done
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:31 pmby Geoff
Excellent!!
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:31 amby jammy2
Wowsers...excellent comet capture with twinkling stars
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:52 amby bumthology
That is an awesome shot!
Just one question,
Is it possible to take pics of stars like that with my d40?
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Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:48 amby Yi-P
Holy crap!!
"One comet under million stars"
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:05 amby Marvin
Good one Virgs!
Bumthology - yes I would think it is possible to take these with your d40.
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:22 amby Stargazer
Niiiiice!
5½ min exposure ... and the other settings?
Posted:
Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:38 amby Big V
17mm lens, Canon 30D f5.6 400 ISO..
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Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:53 amby bumthology
wow,
at what shutterspeed would make the milkyway visible?
also if i was to get a remote, would i have to hold the button down for 5 minutes? :O
Posted:
Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:15 pmby rflower
bumthology wrote:wow,
also if i was to get a remote, would i have to hold the button down for 5 minutes? :O
With my experience in the D50, set the camera to Bulb shutter speed (not sure if the D40 has one ...). Press the Timer / Remote button on camera a few times (until just the Remote icon appears in top panel). Press the remote once to open shutter, and again to close shutter.
Not sure if this is the same with the D40 (but I would think i t will be similar
)
Russell
Posted:
Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:17 pmby Big V
To capture the milky way in detail and colour, you will need a minimum of 30 seconds but more is better. This stuff is faint, so you need long exposures to cature enough signal to improve the signal to noise ratio. If you expose to short at high ISO, noise is the dominant factor in your image, so go long and of course if possible use a Canon