Orpington Astronomical Society

Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Carole on Mar 17, 2018, 18:12:16

Title: Wow.seen this APOD?
Post by: Carole on Mar 17, 2018, 18:12:16
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180313.html
Its not what it seems on first look.

(https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1803/UpDownGalaxy_Moophz_960.jpg)
Title: Re: Wow.seen this APOD?
Post by: MarkH on Mar 17, 2018, 19:14:39
Did you spot the scope and car on the right Carole?
Title: Re: Wow.seen this APOD?
Post by: Carole on Mar 17, 2018, 20:48:13
Yes l did.
Title: Re: Wow.seen this APOD?
Post by: Rick on Mar 18, 2018, 07:11:15
An interesting approach. I figured you might be able to do something similar from a location on the equator, with two exposures six months apart, but that the stars around the celestial poles would never be well-seen.

Anyone in the OAS tried any ultra-wide Milky Way mosaics (showing more of it than can be seen from one place on Earth at any one time)?