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Misc Astrophotography (Shoot the ISS, etc) besides moon shots...
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May Camelopardalis!
Well I decided to give it a try early this morning.
I got up 1:30am, started the imaging.
Overall the media set my expectations too high.....I viewed from 1:45-3am and very few visible to my naked eye.
3 of my captures are legit "May Camelopardalis", as they radiate from the Camelopardalis region, by North Star.
2 others captured are "stray's".
These shot with my new 70D on Canon 15-85 lens @ 15mm, ISO800, 20sec, f3.5.
Very little PP done, upped exposure 0.7, Set WB to 4,200k:
This is composite of 2 images that were actually sequential frames, so these 2 came within 40 seconds of each other. 2:33am EDT.
I re-positioned the camera slightly (actually re-checked focus via live view 10x with my reading glasses on)
The big one is 3rd legit, the other 2 are the strays I referred to above. 3:14 EDT.
Bonus!
ISS flyover happened at 3:40am EDT and happened to be in my FOV.
This is composite of (5) 20 sec images.
They appeared lower to the Horizon than what I expected, I'm at 42.6°N .
This is closer crop to see how big this streak was in the sky:
This crop allows to see the size and colors better than the wide angle view:
Well I decided to give it a try early this morning.
I got up 1:30am, started the imaging.
Overall the media set my expectations too high.....I viewed from 1:45-3am and very few visible to my naked eye.
3 of my captures are legit "May Camelopardalis", as they radiate from the Camelopardalis region, by North Star.
2 others captured are "stray's".
These shot with my new 70D on Canon 15-85 lens @ 15mm, ISO800, 20sec, f3.5.
Very little PP done, upped exposure 0.7, Set WB to 4,200k:
This is composite of 2 images that were actually sequential frames, so these 2 came within 40 seconds of each other. 2:33am EDT.
I re-positioned the camera slightly (actually re-checked focus via live view 10x with my reading glasses on)
The big one is 3rd legit, the other 2 are the strays I referred to above. 3:14 EDT.
Bonus!
ISS flyover happened at 3:40am EDT and happened to be in my FOV.
This is composite of (5) 20 sec images.
They appeared lower to the Horizon than what I expected, I'm at 42.6°N .
This is closer crop to see how big this streak was in the sky:
This crop allows to see the size and colors better than the wide angle view:
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6/22 Mesa Verde campground:
Here are some from Grand Tetons 7/1:
This is by the boat launch, this is bear country and 3:30am, so I was kinda freaked taking these all alone....
This was Grand Tetons 7/2 in the campground around 1am
Here are some from Grand Tetons 7/1:
This is by the boat launch, this is bear country and 3:30am, so I was kinda freaked taking these all alone....
This was Grand Tetons 7/2 in the campground around 1am
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I believe this is the ISS but I haven't verified that. I was out shooting petroglyphs when this happened to pass through the frame. It was much brighter than the four other satellites I saw that evening.
^^^ It's always a treat to see and capture the ISS, especially when you are not planning for it, nice.
Jul 07, 2014 - Milky way over Custer State Park. Very clear night and dark skies. That's our Nissan Quest and camper RH side, with my wife and kids sleeping inside.
This is 6 images simply put together using PSE Panoramic method, as my 15-85mm @ 15mm was still not wide enough to capture the height of the Milky Way.
Jul 07, 2014 - Milky way over Custer State Park. Very clear night and dark skies. That's our Nissan Quest and camper RH side, with my wife and kids sleeping inside.
This is 6 images simply put together using PSE Panoramic method, as my 15-85mm @ 15mm was still not wide enough to capture the height of the Milky Way.
From last week 7/22 about 1 hour of images.
Fireflies and Startrails from then, 3:15 - 4:15am. I'm too lazy just now to edit out the 2 plane trails......Bottom RH that's light pollution from M-59/US23 intersection I hate lights at night, why are people afraid of the dark?
Star trails from Aug-1-2014
Top LH, captured a skipping meteor
Fireflies and Startrails from then, 3:15 - 4:15am. I'm too lazy just now to edit out the 2 plane trails......Bottom RH that's light pollution from M-59/US23 intersection I hate lights at night, why are people afraid of the dark?
Star trails from Aug-1-2014
Top LH, captured a skipping meteor
From last week 7/22 about 1 hour of images.
Fireflies and Startrails from then, 3:15 - 4:15am. I'm too lazy just now to edit out the 2 plane trails......Bottom RH that's light pollution from M-59/US23 intersection I hate lights at night, why are people afraid of the dark?
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Star trails from Aug-1-2014
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Top LH, captured a skipping meteor
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Nice shots! I was just through there today visiting some friends in Wixom. Drove down US 23 to I 96 E.
Thx, did you know that on I96 in Wixom next to the new General RV they are also building a Menards and Bass Pro will be there?
I drive by that daily commuting to work from Hartland to Farmington Hills.
added a crop of the skipping metor, yea stars appear elongated when pixel peeping on a tripod based image.
No, I wasn't aware of that. I don't get down there too often, since I live about 30 miles north.
Took these last night 1:50am thru 5:30 am, approx 570 images.
Mostly clear night with a few stray clouds, taken on my Canon 70D, 11mm, f 2.8, 20 sec, ISO 1600.
Taken with my new Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II at 11mm, a very sharp optical lens.
1st meteor showed up around 1:58am, the image is slightly bright because the moon has not set below the horizon yet (moonset was 2:15am)
crop of 1st meteor
2nd meteor taken approx 4am
crop of 2nd meteor
3rd Meteor top RH, 5:25am, the image is bright because dawn is coming soon
crop
This was taken at ISO 12,800 , 20 sec f2.8 it's very dark yet the camera and high ISO makes this seem like daylight.
This was just a test of high ISO ability of the 70D and sharp focus of the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II
Mostly clear night with a few stray clouds, taken on my Canon 70D, 11mm, f 2.8, 20 sec, ISO 1600.
Taken with my new Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II at 11mm, a very sharp optical lens.
1st meteor showed up around 1:58am, the image is slightly bright because the moon has not set below the horizon yet (moonset was 2:15am)
crop of 1st meteor
2nd meteor taken approx 4am
crop of 2nd meteor
3rd Meteor top RH, 5:25am, the image is bright because dawn is coming soon
crop
This was taken at ISO 12,800 , 20 sec f2.8 it's very dark yet the camera and high ISO makes this seem like daylight.
This was just a test of high ISO ability of the 70D and sharp focus of the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX II
Tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower - ala past it's "peak", about 72% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated making very bright seeing conditions.
Some wispy clouds, in 3+ hours this was best capture, other 2 were faint and behind clouds not worth sharing.
This taken Friday Aug-15 ISO: 1250 Exposure: 14.4 sec Aperture: 2.8 Focal Length: 11mm
Here's the star trails from me trying to capture those late Perseid's
Some wispy clouds, in 3+ hours this was best capture, other 2 were faint and behind clouds not worth sharing.
This taken Friday Aug-15 ISO: 1250 Exposure: 14.4 sec Aperture: 2.8 Focal Length: 11mm
Here's the star trails from me trying to capture those late Perseid's
Hey gang, I made the EarthSky facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/EarthSky
and their startrails "how to make" page
http://earthsky.org/space/what-are-star-trails
for this image, I though it was not as pleasing as ones w/o clouds at first, but the clouds add an element kinda cool
https://www.facebook.com/EarthSky
and their startrails "how to make" page
http://earthsky.org/space/what-are-star-trails
for this image, I though it was not as pleasing as ones w/o clouds at first, but the clouds add an element kinda cool
I always find pictures amazing where a camera can make the dead of night look like highnoon! I know, noob comment but well done!
Hey I also am fascinated by the increasing ability of "regular" cameras to do stuff, this included.
I made this timelapse video and posted it via YouTube, can you guys view it here?
It is set as public viewing.
Facebook version:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=846692658677052&l=5184617148514183848
YouTube version:
http://youtu.be/P_aU-fNUKqk
It is set as public viewing.
Facebook version:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=846692658677052&l=5184617148514183848
YouTube version:
http://youtu.be/P_aU-fNUKqk
Hey thanks, it was kinda easy, just my 2009 iMac showing it's age processing so many images; workflow
1) StarStax - saved using cumulative effect
2) TimeLapse Assembler (done both original image and cumulative image)
I tried various fps, 30 seemed to flow w/o going too fast
3) iMovie ; overlaid the sounds there
4) upload to fb and youtube
The longevity of that 2009 iMac is amazing, 2TB harddisk internal storage and 8GB RAM it still can do all I ask of it...as a hobbyist, if I was on the clock making $$ with it than I'd get a newer/faster machine
I have a 2008 iMac and a 2010 iMac and they still work really well. though the 2010 has a Samsung 840 SSD in in now, but the 2008 is still stock except I maxed the RAM to 6GB.
Taken in Fairplay, Colorado before South Park Music Festival. Will be up there a lot more this fall.
Got a chance to play with the new A6000 at a roadside stop in South Dekota, off of highway 90.
Kit lens, 16mm, ISO4000, F3.5, 25 seconds.
Seclect the image for a larger and maybe brighter version.
Kit lens, 16mm, ISO4000, F3.5, 25 seconds.
Seclect the image for a larger and maybe brighter version.
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Taken this morning....farewell summer of 2014 ....
The winter Constellation Orion is seen rising here above my treeline 5:08am EDT....summer is fading fast.
The crab nebula is slightly visible also.....not bad for 11mm, taken on Canon 70D, 8 sec, f2.8, ISO 3200
The winter Constellation Orion is seen rising here above my treeline 5:08am EDT....summer is fading fast.
The crab nebula is slightly visible also.....not bad for 11mm, taken on Canon 70D, 8 sec, f2.8, ISO 3200