Milky Way with a tripod

[chrisyo]

I borrowed a friend's 350D to take this image using an 18mm lens and a tripod. You'll need the dark skies of Malaysia for this. 4x 30sec shots were taken and then stacked and processed.

Astrophotography with a tripod is actually really easy but involves some software processing. Our bright skies is another limiting factor too. I'll share some photos taken in Singapore if anyone is interested.


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[zcf]

nice shots, just like to know will stacking 4x 30s photo together cause any sign of star start to trail?

[chrisyo]

Originally Posted by zcf nice shots, just like to know will stacking 4x 30s photo together cause any sign of star start to trail?

Yes. I used a free software to auto-rotate the photo before stacking, so the trails are only about 30s length.

[Hobbesyeo]

wow... these are pretty nice. I didn't know that the milky way was visible without any telescopes.

[Cheesecake]

is this even possible with an 18mm lens?
i bet u mux be on a very high mountain.

[yilishengxian]

Originally Posted by chrisyo I borrowed a friend's 350D to take this image using an 18mm lens and a tripod. You'll need the dark skies of Malaysia for this. 4x 30sec shots were taken and then stacked and processed. Astrophotography with a tripod is actually really easy but involves some software processing. Our bright skies is another limiting factor too. I'll share some photos taken in Singapore if anyone is interested. www.singastro.org

Nice, its good to share some photos which are taken in Singapore so that we have an idea of how it'll look like when we try and maybe think of a way to improve (if there's too much stray lights)?

[mysterio506]

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[nyxx88]

Do share more!! And what was the free software you used to help compensate for the auto-rotation?

[zaxh81]

nice capture,18mm is possible.maybe bukit timah hill?

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by zaxh81 nice capture,18mm is possible.maybe bukit timah hill?

hmmm...
30s exposure? ISO6400?

[PnS]

Amazing shots on tripod! Please share your shots in Singapore, and of course, the software!

[Qazwer]

Interesting shots. Always wanted to try on Astrophotography but dunno where to start.

Please show more.

[Cheesecake]

think u guys missing out on the exposure part of these photographs.


30s exposure? u set the ISO the ISO is set at 12800 and above?



how are the shots possible at 30s exposure even if the ISO is at 12800?

good technique?

[shuttergirl]

Cool! Maybe we should all get together and try it out!

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by shuttergirl Cool! Maybe we should all get together and try it out!

wait for the threadstarter to show u how it is to be done first.

[blazer_workz]

Guys pls read carefully. The photo is a composite of 4x30s shot.
Its not a milky way. My guess is that those are clouds. Its like when u do HDRi for day shots, u get very dramatic clouds, so 18mm confirm no problem. As for the stars, we see so many because of the layering of the 4 shots together, hence giving more stars. I may be wrong with my assumptions. But it is indeed a very nice attempt. Thank you chrisyo for sharing it. Perhaps can share with us which free software u r using oso.

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by blazer_workz Guys pls read carefully. The photo is a composite of 4x30s shot. Its not a milky way. My guess is that those are clouds. Its like when u do HDRi for day shots, u get very dramatic clouds, so 18mm confirm no problem. As for the stars, we see so many because of the layering of the 4 shots together, hence giving more stars. I may be wrong with my assumptions. But it is indeed a very nice attempt. Thank you chrisyo for sharing it. Perhaps can share with us which free software u r using oso.

these are not clouds. very much like the Milky Way.

now, how could i forget abt HDR?

[Hosea]

Originally Posted by chrisyo Yes. I used a free software to auto-rotate the photo before stacking, so the trails are only about 30s length.

Hi Chrisyo, would you hv 3x more than the amount of stars trail (30sec lenght) you actually see on site when u stack 4 exp to create one pix?
Would your software take care of the fg & bg of the photo. Your case is a galaxy pix without fg & bg.
I am curious

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by Hosea Hi Chrisyo, would you hv 3x more than the amount of stars trail (30sec lenght) you actually see on site when u stack 4 exp to create one pix? I am curious.

gd question.

[weixing]

Hi,
I think the thread starter was quite busy... so I be a bit busybody to help him answer some of the question:

Quote: wow... these are pretty nice. I didn't know that the milky way was visible without any telescopes.

You can't see the full Milky Way with a telescope. With a telescope, you can only see "inside" or part of the Milky Way... the Milky Way is too big to been seen with a telescope... the Milky Way will basically span across 150 degree or more if the weather is clear.

Quote: is this even possible with an 18mm lens? i bet u mux be on a very high mountain.

It's taken near a seaside in Mersing, Malaysia.

Quote: Perhaps can share with us which free software u r using oso.

It's call IRIS. A very famous free and powerful Astronomy Image Processing software. But can be use on any image... it also convert the image create by fisheye lens via panoramic or Rectangular projection: http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/fisheye/test.htm

Have a nice day.