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Post by neilmac on May 18, 2016 10:06:57 GMT -5
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Astronomy
May 18, 2016 13:05:02 GMT -5
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Post by labine on May 18, 2016 13:05:02 GMT -5
Like the moon pics!
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Post by hackerberry on May 18, 2016 13:17:01 GMT -5
Wow, those are some amazing shots!
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Post by H2O on May 18, 2016 13:48:23 GMT -5
Wow that's pretty crazy. Didn't think you could get photos like that without some intense equipment.
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Post by bcmosaic on May 18, 2016 17:45:19 GMT -5
Awesome!!!!!!!!!! I love astronomy. Every day starts with a new image from "Astronomy Picture of the Day" apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.htmlWish I lived in the country so as to be able see the stars every night. Find Nibiru yet?
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Post by neilmac on May 18, 2016 18:05:16 GMT -5
Thanks!!! Theirs a allot of BS out their as to what you have to have, I was first disappointed after hearing allot of negative stuff about using a Dob but once I was going I found that with practice you could do a good job, especial y if you have clear skies and no light pollution. Still want a tracking mount but with the Cad $ theirs a %40 increase, so the tracking mount I was looking for is now $1000 (plus tax etc). This image of Andromeda was taken when their was haze in the sky with my DSLR and telephoto with the skytracker, skytracker is $400, so if you already have a tripod with removable head and cameras then all you need to spend is that and start taking pics of clusters and galaxies. Again its been a terrible two years here. This was taken about two years ago.
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Post by bcmosaic on May 18, 2016 18:12:26 GMT -5
Living in the heart of Vancouver really presents a problem. What neck of the woods are you in?
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Post by neilmac on May 18, 2016 22:47:49 GMT -5
Medicine Hat, AB 70k people about, luckier then most I guess, but haze is as bad as light pollution, but sure can see the city lights from out of town for a small place.
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Post by peatmoss on May 19, 2016 21:01:40 GMT -5
Great work! I love all the lunar stuff. And I'm jealous of your ability to capture planets! I also image, also using an iOptron (although, more often than not, I'm imaging with my university's observatory, which has a bigger scope) - the little thing does fantastic considering, and a 300mm lens puts so many nice DSOs in range. I'll never complain about having a bigger scope, but I'm always happy when I'm playing with my little tracking mount! Check out my astrobin: www.astrobin.com/users/Gabriel_Levac/I live in Guelph, so we're probably in similar light pollution situations, small towns can really throw out some serious haze!
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Post by neilmac on May 19, 2016 23:50:41 GMT -5
You got some great shots their I use a slr lens on my DSLR, easier to focus and wont drift and sharper. slr lenses are glass, dslr lenses are plastic unless you spend the big bucks.
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Post by neilmac on May 27, 2016 11:14:06 GMT -5
We had four days of rain and then a break in the clouds the next morning for me to capture the Sun and the Sunspot on the exit, this morning were back in the rain.
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