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Capturing a "deep" Image of winter's Orion constellation is a challenge for me. My winter weather is terrible. My access to proper dark sky in winter is impractical. But it's been an objective for many years!
Thankfully, Orion is accessible in Fall, if you stay up late enough. In September I set up a tracker mount w/DSLR just as Orion was rising (~1:30am) . Captured 50 2min images after clearing the horizon (while I slept!).
#TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #Astrophotography #Astrodon -
Capturing a "deep" Image of winter's Orion constellation is a challenge for me. My winter weather is terrible. My access to proper dark sky in winter is impractical. But it's been an objective for many years!
Thankfully, Orion is accessible in Fall, if you stay up late enough. In September I set up a tracker mount w/DSLR just as Orion was rising (~1:30am) . Captured 50 2min images after clearing the horizon (while I slept!).
#TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #Astrophotography #Astrodon -
Capturing a "deep" Image of winter's Orion constellation is a challenge for me. My winter weather is terrible. My access to proper dark sky in winter is impractical. But it's been an objective for many years!
Thankfully, Orion is accessible in Fall, if you stay up late enough. In September I set up a tracker mount w/DSLR just as Orion was rising (~1:30am) . Captured 50 2min images after clearing the horizon (while I slept!).
#TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #Astrophotography #Astrodon -
Capturing a "deep" Image of winter's Orion constellation is a challenge for me. My winter weather is terrible. My access to proper dark sky in winter is impractical. But it's been an objective for many years!
Thankfully, Orion is accessible in Fall, if you stay up late enough. In September I set up a tracker mount w/DSLR just as Orion was rising (~1:30am) . Captured 50 2min images after clearing the horizon (while I slept!).
#TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #Astrophotography #Astrodon -
Capturing a "deep" Image of winter's Orion constellation is a challenge for me. My winter weather is terrible. My access to proper dark sky in winter is impractical. But it's been an objective for many years!
Thankfully, Orion is accessible in Fall, if you stay up late enough. In September I set up a tracker mount w/DSLR just as Orion was rising (~1:30am) . Captured 50 2min images after clearing the horizon (while I slept!).
#TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #Astrophotography #Astrodon -
Playing around with some images captured on a clear dark night late September. One is a single 2-minute tracked image looking over some treetops in #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve.
The other is a stack of 20 of these tracked images (with the tree tops cropped out). Can "push" the processing a lot more with the stack.
Canon 6D (modified), 35mm lens, iso3200 f/2.5
Single image mostly processed in #darktable. Stack mostly in #PixInsight
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Playing around with some images captured on a clear dark night late September. One is a single 2-minute tracked image looking over some treetops in #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve.
The other is a stack of 20 of these tracked images (with the tree tops cropped out). Can "push" the processing a lot more with the stack.
Canon 6D (modified), 35mm lens, iso3200 f/2.5
Single image mostly processed in #darktable. Stack mostly in #PixInsight
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Playing around with some images captured on a clear dark night late September. One is a single 2-minute tracked image looking over some treetops in #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve.
The other is a stack of 20 of these tracked images (with the tree tops cropped out). Can "push" the processing a lot more with the stack.
Canon 6D (modified), 35mm lens, iso3200 f/2.5
Single image mostly processed in #darktable. Stack mostly in #PixInsight
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Playing around with some images captured on a clear dark night late September. One is a single 2-minute tracked image looking over some treetops in #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve.
The other is a stack of 20 of these tracked images (with the tree tops cropped out). Can "push" the processing a lot more with the stack.
Canon 6D (modified), 35mm lens, iso3200 f/2.5
Single image mostly processed in #darktable. Stack mostly in #PixInsight
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Playing around with some images captured on a clear dark night late September. One is a single 2-minute tracked image looking over some treetops in #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve.
The other is a stack of 20 of these tracked images (with the tree tops cropped out). Can "push" the processing a lot more with the stack.
Canon 6D (modified), 35mm lens, iso3200 f/2.5
Single image mostly processed in #darktable. Stack mostly in #PixInsight
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Always trying to improve my processing skills (because there is always lot of room to improve π€ͺ). Took another stab at this one from August during a Dark Sky #RASC astronomy event at #TerraNovaNP.
Single 25sec image 12800iso 14mm f2.5
Getting a better hang of free/open-source #darktable which has been a great replacement for Lightroom. Final tweaks in Pix Insight.
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Always trying to improve my processing skills (because there is always lot of room to improve π€ͺ). Took another stab at this one from August during a Dark Sky #RASC astronomy event at #TerraNovaNP.
Single 25sec image 12800iso 14mm f2.5
Getting a better hang of free/open-source #darktable which has been a great replacement for Lightroom. Final tweaks in Pix Insight.
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Had a second camera and less-wide lens (35mm vs 14mm) while at Sandy Cove beach in September. Made for a better close-up of the #MilkyWay.
It is outside the #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreseve, and near a small village, but still decently dark @ Bortle 3.
I also recorded some audio. It was quiet with no wind. Just a gentle lapping of some small waves. Had the whole beach to myself (and the dog!). Serene.
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Had a second camera and less-wide lens (35mm vs 14mm) while at Sandy Cove beach in September. Made for a better close-up of the #MilkyWay.
It is outside the #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreseve, and near a small village, but still decently dark @ Bortle 3.
I also recorded some audio. It was quiet with no wind. Just a gentle lapping of some small waves. Had the whole beach to myself (and the dog!). Serene.
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I sometimes try to capture #NightScape scenes in #TerraNovaNP campground (Newman Sound) that folks might find recognizable. And perhaps the park might find useful for promotional purposes.
Pretty happy with how this one turned out. Even captured some #Airglow.
This was captured later in September. Might not have been possible earlier in the season as the park still has work to do addressing #LightPollution generated by "uninformed" campers.
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I sometimes try to capture #NightScape scenes in #TerraNovaNP campground (Newman Sound) that folks might find recognizable. And perhaps the park might find useful for promotional purposes.
Pretty happy with how this one turned out. Even captured some #Airglow.
This was captured later in September. Might not have been possible earlier in the season as the park still has work to do addressing #LightPollution generated by "uninformed" campers.
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The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
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The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
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The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
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The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
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The #MilkyWay over a small brook. Captured during late September's new-moon phase.
Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped (dim foreground). It was so dark nestled between high trees. But it sure was peaceful there.
#BigBrook #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve #nlskies #astrophotography #nlastro
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Am I addicted to Milky Way shots?
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.No comment.
#astrodon #AirGlow
#MilkyWay #Astrophotography #TerraNovaNP #BigBrook
#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #nlastro -
Am I addicted to Milky Way shots?
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.No comment.
#astrodon #AirGlow
#MilkyWay #Astrophotography #TerraNovaNP #BigBrook
#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #nlastro -
Am I addicted to Milky Way shots?
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.No comment.
#astrodon #AirGlow
#MilkyWay #Astrophotography #TerraNovaNP #BigBrook
#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #nlastro -
Am I addicted to Milky Way shots?
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.No comment.
#astrodon #AirGlow
#MilkyWay #Astrophotography #TerraNovaNP #BigBrook
#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #nlastro -
Am I addicted to Milky Way shots?
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.No comment.
#astrodon #AirGlow
#MilkyWay #Astrophotography #TerraNovaNP #BigBrook
#DarkSkyPreserve
#nlskies #nlastro -
Working on improving my #MilkyWay processing. And learning the ins and outs of #darktable. Still lots to learn on both fronts!
This shot from Sandy Pond 23rd August at #ParksCanada #TerraNovaNP - a #DarkSkyPreserve
Skies were pretty dark but some #LightPollution is visible over the distant hill, from a small town outside the park.
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Working on improving my #MilkyWay processing. And learning the ins and outs of #darktable. Still lots to learn on both fronts!
This shot from Sandy Pond 23rd August at #ParksCanada #TerraNovaNP - a #DarkSkyPreserve
Skies were pretty dark but some #LightPollution is visible over the distant hill, from a small town outside the park.
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A good night at my "local" National Park - Terra Nova. The clouds (mostly) cooperated for some public outreach with telescopes as well as eyeball-only star and #MilkyWay gazing.
We were visited pond side by a young moose who wasn't too bothered at all by the crowds!
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A good night at my "local" National Park - Terra Nova. The clouds (mostly) cooperated for some public outreach with telescopes as well as eyeball-only star and #MilkyWay gazing.
We were visited pond side by a young moose who wasn't too bothered at all by the crowds!
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Another glorious clear and dark night sky at #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve on Wednesday. The park still has work to do addressing #LightPollution within the #campground, but I managed to find some shadows to capture these images from.
Second image is looking up at Cygnus, the #MilkyWay and some red nebulae. Captured with a 50mm lens and the venerable Canon 6D (modified).
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Another glorious clear and dark night sky at #TerraNovaNP #DarkSkyPreserve on Wednesday. The park still has work to do addressing #LightPollution within the #campground, but I managed to find some shadows to capture these images from.
Second image is looking up at Cygnus, the #MilkyWay and some red nebulae. Captured with a 50mm lens and the venerable Canon 6D (modified).
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Finally got back out to a proper dark sky this past weekend. Neighbouring camp site had crazy bright lights left on all night - thus the lit up trees. Localized #LightPollution
Following night found a spot away from camper lights.
Wasn't the best sky transparency but the overall experience ... cathartic!
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Finally got back out to a proper dark sky this past weekend. Neighbouring camp site had crazy bright lights left on all night - thus the lit up trees. Localized #LightPollution
Following night found a spot away from camper lights.
Wasn't the best sky transparency but the overall experience ... cathartic!
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Did not get to use my mobile rig so much in 2023. Weather was most uncooperative.
During the summer it was used to capture the Soap Bubble nebula. That thing is very faint! π€ͺ
It helped that this data was captured from the dark skies of #TerraNovaNP #darkskypreserve
Other images were captured from back yard.
Hopefully there will be better opportunities to use this rig in 2024.
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Did not get to use my mobile rig so much in 2023. Weather was most uncooperative.
During the summer it was used to capture the Soap Bubble nebula. That thing is very faint! π€ͺ
It helped that this data was captured from the dark skies of #TerraNovaNP #darkskypreserve
Other images were captured from back yard.
Hopefully there will be better opportunities to use this rig in 2024.
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Did not get to use my mobile rig so much in 2023. Weather was most uncooperative.
During the summer it was used to capture the Soap Bubble nebula. That thing is very faint! π€ͺ
It helped that this data was captured from the dark skies of #TerraNovaNP #darkskypreserve
Other images were captured from back yard.
Hopefully there will be better opportunities to use this rig in 2024.
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Did not get to use my mobile rig so much in 2023. Weather was most uncooperative.
During the summer it was used to capture the Soap Bubble nebula. That thing is very faint! π€ͺ
It helped that this data was captured from the dark skies of #TerraNovaNP #darkskypreserve
Other images were captured from back yard.
Hopefully there will be better opportunities to use this rig in 2024.
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Did not get to use my mobile rig so much in 2023. Weather was most uncooperative.
During the summer it was used to capture the Soap Bubble nebula. That thing is very faint! π€ͺ
It helped that this data was captured from the dark skies of #TerraNovaNP #darkskypreserve
Other images were captured from back yard.
Hopefully there will be better opportunities to use this rig in 2024.
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More 2023 astro musings ...
During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.
When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.
If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!
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More 2023 astro musings ...
During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.
When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.
If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!
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More 2023 astro musings ...
During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.
When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.
If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!
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More 2023 astro musings ...
During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.
When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.
If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!
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More 2023 astro musings ...
During the summer, I get to spend some time in my "local" #DarkSkyPreserve - #TerraNovaNP. 2023 did not disappoint.
When conditions permit, I like to use a wide field lens and take in the Milky Way and landscape. And occasionally I corral a meteor or two along the way.
If I get lucky, I sometimes snag some #AirGlow ripples or a #MeteorSmokeTrail (like the one here, captured Aug 12)!
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delinquent /dΔ-lΔngβ²kwΙnt, -lΔnβ²-/
adjective
Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.Until this week, I was *delinquent* in not processing this data from last summer! π€ͺ
Captured in my local #DarkSkyPreserve #TerraNovaNP
If you look closely, just left of center, there is a small faint circle known as the Soap Bubble. It is a bugger to capture, so I am happy with this result!
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delinquent /dΔ-lΔngβ²kwΙnt, -lΔnβ²-/
adjective
Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.Until this week, I was *delinquent* in not processing this data from last summer! π€ͺ
Captured in my local #DarkSkyPreserve #TerraNovaNP
If you look closely, just left of center, there is a small faint circle known as the Soap Bubble. It is a bugger to capture, so I am happy with this result!
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Another camping season is over π’
Wasn't much in it for astronomy this year, between incessant clouds and smoke from forest fires out West. πDid manage to grab some exposures on the Wizard Nebula a couple weekends ago. Not bad considering there was still some hazy smoke hanging around.
About 6 hours total exposure, split between Ha and [OIII] filters with a mono camera.
#astrodon #astrophotography
#astronomy #TerraNovaNP
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Another camping season is over π’
Wasn't much in it for astronomy this year, between incessant clouds and smoke from forest fires out West. πDid manage to grab some exposures on the Wizard Nebula a couple weekends ago. Not bad considering there was still some hazy smoke hanging around.
About 6 hours total exposure, split between Ha and [OIII] filters with a mono camera.
#astrodon #astrophotography
#astronomy #TerraNovaNP
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Here's another version of #StarTrails from #TerraNovaNP - 17 Aug. This one created using #Sequator (~100 frames) with tweaks to colour using #DarkTable
There is enough of an arc in the trails to see what direction the North and South celestial poles are (ie. North is upper right).
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Here's another version of #StarTrails from #TerraNovaNP - 17 Aug. This one created using #Sequator (~100 frames) with tweaks to colour using #DarkTable
There is enough of an arc in the trails to see what direction the North and South celestial poles are (ie. North is upper right).