Milky Way - 27th August 2016

[RachelC]

Hi All

This is an image of the night sky at Mark's last weekend. This was the first time I was able to use my Star Adventurer with a great deal of help from Robert. Thank you so much.
I have 10 more images and I am hoping to stack them using something like DSS but I am getting into a bit of a pickle with it so more YouTube tutorials

I just wanted to share this as I was so pleased with the result.

This was using my Canon 650d with a 50mm lens. The settings were f.4, ISO 800 and a 2 minute exposure.

This will be a work in progress and I hope to upload another image when I have had some time to process it.

Many thanks

[Kenny]

Really impressed with the number of stars. Look forward to the final processed image. Can you show me how to use my new star adventurer? lol

[The Thing]

Great result for a first image with your StarAdventurer.

My StarAdventurer hasn't had many outings so I am nearly as much a beginner with it as you. I hope to be doing something like this down in the Lot & Garonne area next week, my trouble is manually focusing lenses but your stars are very sharp so obviously you've got that cracked.

[RachelC]

Hi Kenny
I was surprised too!
My work in progress will be a while coming I think.
The Star Adventurer was a lot easier to use than I thought (although a couple of fiddly bits) so even I may be able to remember lol

[RachelC]

Hi Duncan
Thank you, I was really impressed with the little gizmo.
It was you and Robert who persuaded me to buy it a couple of years ago.
I look forward to seeing your results soon.
It was fiddly with the manual focus but with Robert's help and working out live view, we sussed it.

[MarkS]

A good start!  It will be easier next time

Mark

[RobertM]

Great start Rachel, you just need a few more clear skies to perfect your technique. 

Robert

[Carole]

Well done Rachel, we'll see what a bit of stacking and processing can do at the imaging session on 21st, you might have even more detail to come out than you think.

Carole

[RachelC]

He y'all

Thank you Mark! I do hope it will be easier next time. Looking forward to practicing .

Hey Robert - Without your help my SA would still be sitting in a box! Looking forward to some more dark skies.

Carole - I am looking forward to the imaging session to learn how to get the most out of my images!

Take care
Rachel