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1: You can actually see the galactic core easily with the unaided eye if you get far enough away from the city. An app will help if there is too much light pol
by uabstraction 10y ago
1: You can actually see the galactic core easily with the unaided eye if you get far enough away from the city. An app will help if there is too much light pollution, but light pollution will also put a cap on your exposure time.
2: Not a bad idea at all. Mirrorless cameras shine here as well.
3: Sounds about right. Nothing wrong with experimenting also. Different cameras introduce different amounts of noise at various ISO settings, so the ideal ISO / shutter speed will vary. Again, if trailing doesn't get you, you need to worry about light pollution eventually washing out the photo.
Those are some beautiful shots! Here are my horribly processed contributions:
http://i.imgur.com/IO5A43p.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IO5A43p.jpg - M13 through a 5" Maksutov Cassegrain
http://i.imgur.com/jYBHJul.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jYBHJul.jpg - Northern sky in Maine. Milky Way was overpowered by Augusta's light polution.
The processing is a lot more difficult than the shooting IMO... lots of fun though.
- jonknee 10y ago> 1: You can actually see the galactic core easily with the unaided eye if you get far enough away from the city. An app will help if there is too much light pollution, but light pollution will also put a cap on your exposure time. I always line up shots during the day, apps are useful so that you can frame things before it is dark (e.g. directly over a rock formation, mountain, old barn, whatever). You can see both place and time, so you'll know if it will be dark enough when it is where you want. Finding a good location for an interesting shot is the hardest part IMO.