Excellent!
Stars live!
I wasn't aware of this unique camera. http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk.../photavit.html
Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Syringe and Bag, Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Portland by Austin Granger, on Flickr
Glad I never tried that shit
Tin Can
Child care by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr
Tin Can
On a bit of an astro kick.
Here's a photo of most of Scorpius (my birth constellation). Antares (the heart of the Scorpion) is a favorite star of mine. I brought out the constellation stars here a bit:
And here is the best I could do shooting the Andromeda Galaxy, with a 500mm f/8 cat lens:
Both were shot with many short exposures, and combined in DeepSkyStacker.
Great work, Bryan. Astrophotography is very demanding.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Thanks Peter. Indeed, and I really don't have the proper tools. I was able to do better with Andromeda as I recently got a huge heavy-duty tripod that is much less susceptible to vibrations from the shutter. I am wondering if that smudge to the lower-right is the dwarf galaxy M110 possibly, which is neat.
Now I'm looking at telescopes again...$$$
Which tripod did you get?
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
A heavy-duty surveying tripod (I used to have one years ago but gave it away, which I have since regretted) and more importantly, a Ries A250 head. Puts my Manfrotto 55 XPROB and 3-way head to shame...but I wouldn't want to carry this much further than my yard . Will probably be good for my 8x20, though I need to get a 1/4" screw for the head rather than the 3/8" it came with. Currently $90 though from Ries, for a screw .
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