Hello everyone!
Just wanted to post some of mine attempts,taken by EOS 7D unmodded,using 80 ED PRO APO,NEQ6,(unguided yet),and not so dark skies after all as it looks like
(http://i.imgur.com/NZniYDv.jpg)
the very first is M81&82 in UM,125 SEC. iso 800
(http://i.imgur.com/u9kgpth.jpg)
M13 in Hercules 125 SEC. ISO 800
(http://i.imgur.com/IMJeF87.jpg)
M 37 in Auriga 125 sec. ISO 800
(http://i.imgur.com/klPSLsp.jpg)
M 51 in Canes Venatici 185 sec. ISO 800
(http://i.imgur.com/gHl1pZX.jpg)
M 66 in Leo 126 sec . ISO 800
All pictures taken in RAW ,process them all in Canon software Digital Photo professional:),Gathering knowledge ,equipment,and so on,have fun!
P.S. Sorry for the colours ,but I struggle a lot with getting the eposure and WB right in developement process:)
So are these single exposures (at the length you describe). You have done well.
Carole
The links work for me. They are excellent first captures especially for single frames - you did well & so much better than my first image... John
Thanx Carole &John,I go to Headley Heath to stargaze,living in Croydon,I wonder if they are any dark sites in Kent that you can recommend in half an hour drive radius from Croydon?I'm asking because everything on the north ,and NW is illuminated with lights I think M25,or some ather town,and for instance Andromeda galaxy is hardly visible and it follows capturable:)
Marek you have done really well. you should be very happy with yourself!
Fay
QuoteI wonder if they are any dark sites in Kent that you can recommend in half an hour drive radius from Croydon?
Don't think there is anything within 1/2 hours drive, but most of us live in the same sort of area as yourself and manage imaging from home albeit it could be better if we went to a dark site.
Nearest places would be East and West Sussex, but if you can go down to the area between Tonbridge, Southborough and Lingfield, it should be better than where you are now.
If you are camping equipped you should join us for our weekends away in dark sites in Kent and Sussex = Deep Sky camps.
As you may have read, some people are going to Kelling Heath in Norfolk this weekend, I am actually going to Herefordshire next week as I can't make the Kelling dates, and the Brecon Beacons at the end of the month. There are a number of such events during the year which are also great fun too spending time with like minded people.
OAS go regularly when weather and ground conditions permit.
carole
Thank You Carole for the clues,surely I will use one of them ,planning to join you DSC one day ,(wife permitted having newborn on board),will join your imaging session once completed all the gear,not so long to wait I hope,cheerio!
Fantastic for starting out....I'm hoping to have as good results when I'm brave enough to have a go!
At last success with the upload:) Big thanx for all the support including moral;),Kylee,word of ecouragement"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
― Robert F. Kennedy
;)
Now that the images are appearing from Imgur successfully, I've cleaned out the "it's not working" stuff...
Big Thank you for your patience. :angel: Patience is a virtue!
I must say they are really good for unguided.
Carole
Marek, I'm at Otford near Sevenoaks less than 1/2 hour away, very close to Roy and Sue, and skies here are pretty good especially between midnight and 5.00 am when the local council have decided to cull street lights. Might be worth consideration.