KenElevenShadows Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I get asked how I got this photo all the time.How I go the photo - Owens Valley Radio Telescope Milky Way...my latest article on Photofocus. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Great photo and a great story! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Thanks, glad you liked it! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I REALLY need to try one of those stacking programs.... Probably Sequator, since I have windows. I assume this pretty much only works in really dark skies? Even with no moon, we don't see the Milky Way here at all. Maybe if I drive an hour west, or so. I don't think I've even seen the Milky way since I was in Colorado and that was a bunch of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I REALLY need to try one of those stacking programs.... Probably Sequator, since I have windows. I assume this pretty much only works in really dark skies? Even with no moon, we don't see the Milky Way here at all. Maybe if I drive an hour west, or so. I don't think I've even seen the Milky way since I was in Colorado and that was a bunch of years ago. It is a matter of eliminating ambient light. A lens with a hood may very well "see" the Milky Way even though your eyes cannot. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I REALLY need to try one of those stacking programs.... Probably Sequator, since I have windows. I assume this pretty much only works in really dark skies? Even with no moon, we don't see the Milky Way here at all. Maybe if I drive an hour west, or so. I don't think I've even seen the Milky way since I was in Colorado and that was a bunch of years ago. It works with somewhat dark skies. You don't necessarily need to see the Milky Way (or it can be really faint). I've done it with starry night skies with some light pollution and a bit of the moon out before and it tracks it, although you may need to help it along by identifying the stars in the sky sometimes. But if the stars are visible in your image, it has the ability to "latch" on to it and track stars on multiple images, align 'em and stack 'em. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I REALLY need to try one of those stacking programs.... Probably Sequator, since I have windows. I assume this pretty much only works in really dark skies? Even with no moon, we don't see the Milky Way here at all. Maybe if I drive an hour west, or so. I don't think I've even seen the Milky way since I was in Colorado and that was a bunch of years ago. It is a matter of eliminating ambient light. A lens with a hood may very well "see" the Milky Way even though your eyes cannot. Or you might need to have your eyes adjust for ten or more minutes. But a camera set at high ISO will be able to see a lot more than you can with your eyes, and you might be surprised at how many stars are in the night sky. I often set my camera for something like ISO 4000 for 20 seconds at f/2.8 or f/2.5. And at that point, your image will pick up quite a bit more than what your eyes can see. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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