Saturday and Sunday Stars!

[JimFox]

Do you have any night photos of the stars? Of the Milky Way? Please post them in this thread.

If this hits off well, this may turn into a monthly Feature we do in conjunction with our Waterfall Wednesdays.

Here is mine to start it off. One from Joshua Tree from a few years ago. I mainly shoot static stars, but once in a while for better or worse I play with star trails.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here's one taken from Olmsted Point. You can see the glow from the Rim Fire in bottom right.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks for starting this, a great idea. Couple great images to kick it off. Here is one I took in Zion. I was set up to catch the full moon on the Watchman. Standing on the bridge after midnight, but the moon never reached the Watchman, but when I turned around I saw this facing north.

 

[Todd H]

Here are a few from this past Texas star party, Fort Davis, Tx

 

[Todd H]

Do you have any night photos of the stars? Of the Milky Way? Please post them in this thread.

If this hits off well, this may turn into a monthly Feature we do in conjunction with our Waterfall Wednesdays.

Here is mine to start it off. One from Joshua Tree from a few years ago. I mainly shoot static stars, but once in a while for better or worse I play with star trails.

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This is a great thread... Thanks for starting this one Jim. That’s a great photo.

 

[Todd H]

Here's one taken from Olmsted Point. You can see the glow from the Rim Fire in bottom right.
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That’s pretty sweet Kyle. Well done, great detail.

 

[Todd H]

Thanks for starting this, a great idea. Couple great images to kick it off. Here is one I took in Zion. I was set up to catch the full moon on the Watchman. Standing on the bridge after midnight, but the moon never reached the Watchman, but when I turned around I saw this facing north.

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That is neat Ben... bright moon? It’s amazing how many stars are out there.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Great idea for a thread. And some nice images so far. Here is my contribution. Mt Rainier is one of my favorite places to shoot. This one from a few months ago. There was a little more than a quarter moon. The first image is after the moonset. The second is a blend of foreground and the mountain when the moon was up and the sky a little after the moonset.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

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Nice deep space shots Todd. Have tried to dabble into this without much success - haven't really tried hard enough though.

 

[Ben Egbert]

View attachment 3338 View attachment 3339 View attachment 3340 Here are a few from this past Texas star party, Fort Davis, Tx

Wow, a real astronomy guy here, this is one reason I don't do much of this, these types of image set the standard for which ordinary DSLR gear cannot compare. Great images. I love them all.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great idea for a thread. And some nice images so far. Here is my contribution. Mt Rainier is one of my favorite places to shoot. This one from a few months ago. There was a little more than a quarter moon. The first image is after the moonset. The second is a blend of foreground and the mountain when the moon was up and the sky a little after the moonset.

My first attempt was Rainier but I didn't know what I was doing. This is what I was hoping for.

 

[JimFox]

View attachment 3338 View attachment 3339 View attachment 3340 Here are a few from this past Texas star party, Fort Davis, Tx

Wow Todd, these are super amazing! Love that detail in these. Did you use a star tracking device and a regular long lens?

 

[JimFox]

Great idea for a thread. And some nice images so far. Here is my contribution. Mt Rainier is one of my favorite places to shoot. This one from a few months ago. There was a little more than a quarter moon. The first image is after the moonset. The second is a blend of foreground and the mountain when the moon was up and the sky a little after the moonset.

Hey Jameel, both of these are really great! Mount Rainier is where I have taken some of my favorite star shots.

 

[Todd H]

Wow Todd, these are super amazing! Love that detail in these. Did you use a star tracking device and a regular long lens?

Thanks Jim,
I did use the AstroTrac for a six minute exposure and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 lens at f/2.5 for these. On the North American / Veil nebula shot, I used my Nikon 105mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4 for six minutes. So far the Sigma 135mm is an awesome lens to shoot with, it does so well on the night sky. These were done with my D810

 

[lightsgood]

Here's one taken from Olmsted Point. You can see the glow from the Rim Fire in bottom right.
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WOW!

 

[lightsgood]

Great idea for a thread. And some nice images so far. Here is my contribution. Mt Rainier is one of my favorite places to shoot. This one from a few months ago. There was a little more than a quarter moon. The first image is after the moonset. The second is a blend of foreground and the mountain when the moon was up and the sky a little after the moonset.

So beautiful!

 

[lightsgood]

Wonderful images everyone. Here is one I shot in October of this year. It was a single exposure so the crescent moon is not very well defined, but I like the image anyway. It was shot near the Canyonlands in Utah.

 

[lionking]

Beautiful contributions,
i dont have much to show for, only one shot with da moon:

 

[Bart Carrig]

Love the images and the idea. I haven't done much star photography, but I'm interested in doing more.

I have just a couple:


One of star trails over an old Juniper at Green River Overlook (lit by the remnants of our campfire)

A recent attempt this Fall of the Milky Way over Heart Lake, Adirondacks

And pre-sunrise stars at Monument Valley (winter)




Bart

 

[Todd H]

Here is one you all will like... I used my sky safari pro app on my iPhone while at a star party and the app notified me that the ISS was passing over and it did, right through Orion’s Belt. I already had my camera on my AstroTrac with my Zeiss Apo 135mm f/2 and I started a two minute exposure ahead of the ISS and captured it as it passed... a cool moment for me. Hope you like it also.