Widefield Milkyway on the EQ platform

imported_iceman · #1 (**permalink**) 27-July-2005, 11:38 PM

Hi guys.

Finally got around to processing the widefield shots I took at our dark sky site on the 9th July. These were taken with my Sony Cybershot 5.1mp digicam, sitting on top of a tripod, which was sitting on top of my EQ platform.

They are the result of 4-5 images each @30s each (ISO400), registered and combined in registar, and then processed in photoshop. I added some mouse-over labels as well, so be sure to go to the fullsize version and move your mouse on/off the image (they might take a second or 2 to load).

The image shown below is the preview version, click on each image to go the full size version (220k) where you'll see the mouse-overs.

Crux

Crux and Centaurus

Milkyway

Comments welcome!

Dave Mitsky · #2 (**permalink**) 28-July-2005, 07:25 AM

Your images are first class, iceman. Excellent work!

Dave Mitsky

astromark · #3 (**permalink**) 28-July-2005, 12:01 PM

You are good at this to. Watching the shuttle live docking...cnn / sky
Neat images of our sky.

suntrack2 · #4 (**permalink**) 29-July-2005, 08:39 AM

very nice images by you along with the map of the stars and with their names, very fine, keep it up.

sunil

Karen M. · #5 (**permalink**) 03-August-2005, 07:01 PM

Thank you so much for sharing these shots! I have never seen the southern sky, and I appreciate the roll-over images!

Thanks!
K

imported_iceman · #6 (**permalink**) 03-August-2005, 09:35 PM

Thanks all for your nice comments.

I love widefield astrophotography, it really puts into perspective that we're in the middle of a galaxy.

Manchurian Taikonaut · #7 (**permalink**) 09-September-2005, 12:09 AM

wonderful work

those photos are very well done

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