Pictures of Space from Earth
12-26-2008, 11:19 PM
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WOW!!
I love looking at the stars, I don't EVER get to see them because where I live and everywhere I travel to for business is swamped with light for miles.
Last weekend I took a drive out to the river and on the way there I opened my sunroof....I almost ran off the road it was so insanely brilliant.
I really like your pictures, have you been able to locate/photograph Mars? I know you couldn't get close ups, but seeing it in the sky would be super cool.
I love looking at the stars, I don't EVER get to see them because where I live and everywhere I travel to for business is swamped with light for miles.
Last weekend I took a drive out to the river and on the way there I opened my sunroof....I almost ran off the road it was so insanely brilliant.
I really like your pictures, have you been able to locate/photograph Mars? I know you couldn't get close ups, but seeing it in the sky would be super cool.
12-27-2008, 06:28 AM
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Another wow here!! Thats amazing!! Great Pic definitely 
Shame we cant see this kind of sky here in HK :thumbsdown:
Shame we cant see this kind of sky here in HK :thumbsdown:
12-27-2008, 07:19 AM
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Nice ... very nice ...
What set-up did you use - DSLR thru telescope?? Do you think a long lens at high res and careful work in photoshop would work? I usually point my lens horizontally for other heavenly bodies
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But since we're out in the country and away from bright city lights and I might just try a few shots pointed upward when we have a clear night!
What set-up did you use - DSLR thru telescope?? Do you think a long lens at high res and careful work in photoshop would work? I usually point my lens horizontally for other heavenly bodies
! But since we're out in the country and away from bright city lights and I might just try a few shots pointed upward when we have a clear night!
12-27-2008, 09:10 AM
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Another wow from me. Are they real or photoshop'd, especially the first one?
Charlotte, NC isn't good for star viewing but I can get out in the country some times for a better view.
The most amazing site ever was at a church camp in the middle of nowhere in West Virginia. At the top of the hill, we had a 360 degree view horizon to horizon. The moon was a sliver, there where no clouds, and stars filled the skies. I bet 10,000s with the naked eye. It was a religious experience seeing the heavens like that. Unfortunately nobody had a good camera to capture it. I had never seen anything like that before or since.
Charlotte, NC isn't good for star viewing but I can get out in the country some times for a better view.
The most amazing site ever was at a church camp in the middle of nowhere in West Virginia. At the top of the hill, we had a 360 degree view horizon to horizon. The moon was a sliver, there where no clouds, and stars filled the skies. I bet 10,000s with the naked eye. It was a religious experience seeing the heavens like that. Unfortunately nobody had a good camera to capture it. I had never seen anything like that before or since.
12-27-2008, 09:58 AM
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Thanks everyone!
All those were taken a DSLR attached directly to the telescope. The equipment is on a mount that 'tracks' the stars, to compensate for the Earth's rotation. If you tried these without a mount you would get trails instead of pinpoint stars.
I actually took these all from a city centre where I live, the sky is orange and you can see very few stars with the naked eye. This means that I have to spend more time to remove the orange glow from the photos after they are taken. I can only imagine how these photos would look if taken from a dark sight out of the city.
Here is one of Mars that I took. I was especially impressed with this one as you can see the polar ice caps as well as the dark desert regions. This image of Mars was taken with a Philips Webcam (!) attached to the telescope and not the DSLR. Now that's ingenuity!
Here are ones of Saturn and Jupiter too, all taken with a humble Philips ToUCam webcam!
Adam
All those were taken a DSLR attached directly to the telescope. The equipment is on a mount that 'tracks' the stars, to compensate for the Earth's rotation. If you tried these without a mount you would get trails instead of pinpoint stars.
I actually took these all from a city centre where I live, the sky is orange and you can see very few stars with the naked eye. This means that I have to spend more time to remove the orange glow from the photos after they are taken. I can only imagine how these photos would look if taken from a dark sight out of the city.
Here is one of Mars that I took. I was especially impressed with this one as you can see the polar ice caps as well as the dark desert regions. This image of Mars was taken with a Philips Webcam (!) attached to the telescope and not the DSLR. Now that's ingenuity!
Here are ones of Saturn and Jupiter too, all taken with a humble Philips ToUCam webcam!
Adam
12-27-2008, 11:33 PM
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Awesome shots mate!! WOW!!
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Originally Posted by star_man' post='753629' date='Dec 27 2008, 10:58 AM
Thanks everyone!
All those were taken a DSLR attached directly to the telescope. The equipment is on a mount that 'tracks' the stars, to compensate for the Earth's rotation. If you tried these without a mount you would get trails instead of pinpoint stars.
I actually took these all from a city centre where I live, the sky is orange and you can see very few stars with the naked eye. This means that I have to spend more time to remove the orange glow from the photos after they are taken. I can only imagine how these photos would look if taken from a dark sight out of the city.
Here is one of Mars that I took. I was especially impressed with this one as you can see the polar ice caps as well as the dark desert regions. This image of Mars was taken with a Philips Webcam (!) attached to the telescope and not the DSLR. Now that's ingenuity!
Here are ones of Saturn and Jupiter too, all taken with a humble Philips ToUCam webcam!
Adam
All those were taken a DSLR attached directly to the telescope. The equipment is on a mount that 'tracks' the stars, to compensate for the Earth's rotation. If you tried these without a mount you would get trails instead of pinpoint stars.
I actually took these all from a city centre where I live, the sky is orange and you can see very few stars with the naked eye. This means that I have to spend more time to remove the orange glow from the photos after they are taken. I can only imagine how these photos would look if taken from a dark sight out of the city.
Here is one of Mars that I took. I was especially impressed with this one as you can see the polar ice caps as well as the dark desert regions. This image of Mars was taken with a Philips Webcam (!) attached to the telescope and not the DSLR. Now that's ingenuity!
Here are ones of Saturn and Jupiter too, all taken with a humble Philips ToUCam webcam!
Adam
