shooting stars

[da_ging]

after having a play with the telescope and looking at the andomeda galaxy i decided to do some more star trial shots as i've been meaning to do some for ages

the trouble with these kind of shots is in how to process them so here are 2 versions of the best shot i took tonight

shot was iso 200, 18mm, f4.5 for 14 minutes

version 1

version 2


here's the original jpeg from the camera to give you an idea what light pollution does , tho i think there may have been some thin high cloud which does not help

[Nick F]

Wow how do you take these? Just point and leave on a long exposure?

[shiato storm]

thats about the gist of it. you pointed the lens in the right direction to get the rotation pretty much dead centre, nice

[BenW]

Very nice, first ones my favourite. Need to remove that wire though

[5lab]

i'm off to the desert in a couple of months, but not taking the d-slr with me (sand + moving bits = not moving bits) and my other camera can only do 15 seconds! damn :'(

[da_ging]

Originally Posted by shiato storm

thats about the gist of it. you pointed the lens in the right direction to get the rotation pretty much dead centre, nice

to get the rotation like that you need to point the camera at the north star polaris

Originally Posted by BenW

Very nice, first ones my favourite. Need to remove that wire though

i know , next clear night we get im going to do some more and i might just accidentally cut the washing line

[Tobeman]

Originally Posted by 5lab

i'm off to the desert in a couple of months, but not taking the d-slr with me (sand + moving bits = not moving bits) and my other camera can only do 15 seconds! damn :'(

I went to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (got back 4 days before the latest terrorist attacks there) and the night sky out in the desert there is something special!

[Nick F]

Thanks for letting us know how to do this, if we ever get a clear sky down here in London I will give this a whirl.

[BroadbandPlacey]

way too much light pollution in london to do this properly surely.

you really need to get out into the middle of nowhere?

[villarule]

Originally Posted by Nick Flood

Thanks for letting us know how to do this, if we ever get a clear sky down here in London I will give this a whirl.

excuse the pun? =P

[leeglf]

there amazing (1st one is my fave) i have never seen photos of the stars like that before

[trashcanmonkey]

stunning, well done