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For those who don't know, this is what's possible without the telescope and the camera you can use for the other photos too: https://www.flickr.com/photos/1195

by acqq 10y ago

For those who don't know, this is what's possible without the telescope and the camera you can use for the other photos too: https://www.flickr.com/photos/119551085@N06/15418169222/in/album-72157650644069098/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/119551085@N06/15418169222/in/a... Just Sony NEX-6, a tripod and 30 seconds on the (carefully selected) convenient place. Using image stacking software is also a fantastic tip, big thanks to the sibling comments.

spdustin 10y ago
Just that camera, stacking software, and the driest, darkest place on Earth (slight exaggeration) the Atacama Desert. Excellent photo, though. I'd love to visit a site with such dark skies and good seeing.
- acqq 10y ago
  Would stacking work for that photo at all? Wouldn't the features on the ground be blurred if you align the stars? I could believe it's just ISO 1600 and 30 seconds, as the EXIF says? And you don't need to travel to Chile, just be away from the light pollution and be prepared to make the photos during the moonless night. Use the shooting timer and then you can even have a video of the stars moving, the Milky Way is always impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwzY1o_hB5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwzY1o_hB5Y