Post your nightscape photos here.
Last Night's Amazing Aurora
Replies: 15
by
JayTee »
Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:25 am
First post
I got to witness an amazing celestial event last night. I was notified at 7 that the KP index was increasing and the Aurora would most likely be...
Last post
That night was amazing! I was actually out myself capturing it. Pure magic!
Lovely photos you are sharing with us!
15 Replies
1495 Views
Last post by MartinF
Sat Mar 18, 2023 11:50 am
Aurora nightscape
Replies: 7
by
MartinF »
Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:08 am
First post
Hi everyone!
Not a lot of action from me lately. I´ve been really ill but I´m on the mend now. About two weeks ago my wife took me to the ER after...
Last post
Beautiful capture Martin! Glad that the worst is behind and you are doing better now.
7 Replies
911 Views
Last post by Bigzmey
Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:14 pm
Earth Shadow
Replies: 4
by
Mac »
Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:36 pm
First post
I captured the Earth's shadow with my drone. It was fairly dark when I took it with a short exposure.
Light pollution on the left side was much...
Last post
Great shot Mac!
4 Replies
617 Views
Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:20 pm
Jupiter and Venus plus one
Replies: 2
by
sdbodin »
Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:16 am
First post
Of course, it was cloudy last night when the conjunction occurred. But, got a shot of Venus speeding by tonight to bookend Monday's shot of them...
Last post
Hi Steve. Another nice image of the Jupiter and Venus conjunction using your wife's Iphone camera again. Excellent contrast and as Jean-Yves said:...
2 Replies
497 Views
Last post by Makuser
Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:44 pm
Cancer
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:57 pm
First post
The final shot was of Cancer, the centre of which is marked by the Beehive star cluster. After that, cloud ruined any further action.
Last post
Hi Philip. Wow, I almost missed this one. A very nice wide field image of the Cancer region with your Nikon D3200 camera and 35mm lens. Excellent...
1 Replies
454 Views
Last post by Makuser
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:43 pm
Jupiter and Venus
Replies: 3
by
sdbodin »
Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:54 am
First post
Quick pic in between storm fronts out the back porch of Venus closing in on Jupiter. Just a hand-held grab with the wife's I-phone. Wind blowing...
Last post
nice take , thx .
3 Replies
541 Views
Last post by messier 111
Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:34 pm
Canis Minor
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:27 am
First post
The next shot was another stack of images of Canis Minor. The constellation was at the bottom of the photo and shows a faint star near Procyon, the...
Last post
Hi Philip. Boy you have been busy lately and I appreciate all of your contributions that you put up. This time a great image of constellation Canis...
1 Replies
448 Views
Last post by Makuser
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:20 pm
Orion
Replies: 3
by
Baurice »
Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:45 am
First post
I took some lights and darks of Orion at 35mm focal length, ISO 1600 and 15 seconds exposure.
Last post
Hello again Philip. Another great image with your 35mm lens. Orion, the Hunter stands out nicely with his belt and the nebulae of his sword. Thanks...
3 Replies
482 Views
Last post by Makuser
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:54 pm
Mars, Hyades and Pleaides
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:38 am
First post
I had photographed the Hyades and Pleaides with the month before and the result was OK-ish. I started off shooting darks with my DSLR at 35mm focal...
Last post
Hi Philip. A very nice nightscape image of Mars with the Pleaides (Seven Sisters) and their half sisters The Hyades using your Nikon D3200 camera,...
1 Replies
386 Views
Last post by Makuser
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:51 pm
There are clouds then there are clouds...
Replies: 4
by
OzEclipse »
Thu Feb 23, 2023 2:44 pm
First post
There was the possibility of an aurora following last weeks solar flares. This was supposed to be a quick survey image to see if there was a...
Last post
I know it's real, but it doesn't look it! It's a magical image.
Thanks,
4 Replies
466 Views
Last post by JayTee
Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:17 pm
Jacob Lake pine trees and Milky Way
Replies: 9
by
SkyHiker »
Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:36 pm
First post
My son took some snapshots of the Milky Way at the Jacob Lake campground an hour North of the Grand Canyon last year. I helped him with that and...
Last post
magnificent just like the trees , thx .
9 Replies
1069 Views
Last post by messier 111
Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:46 pm
Red sky at night shepherd’s delight
Replies: 2
by
Mirrorgirl »
Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:45 pm
First post
Here is a image I took just now of outside I love red sky
199055EC-8A29-4646-AF5D-DE337BB404EA.jpeg
I hope you like it
From Rhoda
Last post
Hi Rhoda. A beautiful red sky nightscape image. I too love the orange/red sunsets when they occur. You achieved excellent framing and also a nice...
2 Replies
407 Views
Last post by Makuser
Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:46 pm
Norwood Lane time lapse
Replies: 8
by
Paramount »
Thu Sep 22, 2022 11:15 am
First post
Last Wednesday I went out with our local cycling club Wheel Easy and part of the ride took us up Norwood Lane which was a long gradual climb but was...
Last post
What an absolutely fantastic time lapse. I assume you powered the camera from the power bank attached to the tripod. If so what brand of dummy...
8 Replies
1036 Views
Last post by Petrol
Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:23 am
Unidentified train of satellites?
Replies: 9
by
Jnicholes »
Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:32 am
First post
Hi everyone,
I was out with my telescope tonight, and I was simply getting ready to go to the Andromeda galaxy. All the sudden, I saw this at 7:10...
Last post
I got to see a Starlink train of satellites a few months ago. It caught me off guard and I'm thinking INVASION! and then I realized what it actually...
9 Replies
925 Views
Last post by pakarinen
Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:12 pm
UFO
Replies: 8
by
Baurice »
Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:13 am
First post
On the evenings of January 19th/20th, I hunted in vain for meteors but I captured 5 UFOs, of which this was the brightest.
Last post
No Zeta Reticulans? Let us know if you get to see a star map with the sun on it...
Ought to first check to see if he has a neighbor by the name of...
8 Replies
676 Views
Last post by 515bonner
Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:49 pm
Star trails over storm clouds
Replies: 15
by
OzEclipse »
Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:16 pm
First post
Evening storm during late twilight over the hills east of my home, in countryside between Cowra and Young, Central West, NSW. Colours of sunset mixed...
Last post
This is a beautiful image capturing the wonder of our world!
15 Replies
1336 Views
Last post by DEnc
Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:38 pm
Gemini
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:13 pm
First post
The constellation of Gemini, the twins:
Last post
Looks like you were able to capture M35. Nice!
1 Replies
348 Views
Last post by pakarinen
Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:22 pm
Orion
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:16 pm
First post
The constellation of Orion:
Last post
nice take , thx .
1 Replies
346 Views
Last post by messier 111
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:56 pm
Mars in Taurus
Replies: 1
by
Baurice »
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:31 pm
First post
#astronomy Mars with the Pleaides and Hyades star clusters:
Last post
Hi Philip. A very nice image of Mars and sharing the frame with the Pleiades along with their half sisters the Hyades. This is a nice capture using...
1 Replies
357 Views
Last post by Makuser
Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:39 pm
Orion and M44
Replies: 4
by
Baurice »
Sun Jan 01, 2023 4:44 pm
First post
It came to pass that when the clock turned to the witching hour on the last day of the year that one of the most (well, not really) influential...
Last post
Hello again Philip. A nice pair of images from you using just your camera. Orion (The Hunter) and M44 (The Beehive Cluster) both show up quite nicely...
4 Replies
649 Views
Last post by Makuser
Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:08 pm
Ursa Minor
by
Baurice »
Fri Dec 30, 2022 8:39 pm
I processed this shot by using Sequator to stack 40 images, with further tidying up in GraXpert and GIMP. For more details, see my blog:
0 Replies
325 Views
Last post by Baurice
Fri Dec 30, 2022 8:39 pm
Perseus and Retinue
Replies: 2
by
Baurice »
Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:51 pm
First post
It had taken over a day to process this image using DeepSky Stacker, GraXpert and GIMP. It shows the constellation of Perseus, with the Seven Sisters...
Last post
Hi Phillip,
Sometimes, passing a set of images from one app to another to another can result in poor or over processing. You didn't give much info...
2 Replies
482 Views
Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:51 am
A night on the beach
Replies: 8
by
scribbly »
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:26 am
First post
Hi,
its been awhile since I have logged on, just busy and we have had atrocious weather now for almost a while year; so not much astronomy. Anyways...
Last post
very nice arch , thx .
8 Replies
1012 Views
Last post by messier 111
Mon Nov 21, 2022 12:24 am
Cassiopeia
Replies: 2
by
Baurice »
Tue Nov 08, 2022 8:55 pm
First post
I processed a further 6 frames in GraXpert then stacked them in Deep Sky Stacker. Although using GraXpert took a long time, the stack was much faster.
Last post
Looks like you caught a good hunk of the Mirfak Association as well. Nice!
2 Replies
444 Views
Last post by pakarinen
Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:29 pm
Aurora Keogram
Replies: 5
by
Altocumulus »
Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:40 am
First post
Last Night - Aurora Keogram - NE Scotland - 22-23rd October 2022
ZWO 178MC horizontal diy skycam - software AllSkyEye.
25 second exposures with 20...
Last post
Hello Geoff. I had to look up Keogram. A keogram ( keo from Keoeeit – Inuit word for Aurora Borealis ) is a way of displaying the intensity of an...
5 Replies
637 Views
Last post by Makuser
Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:25 pm
Forum permissions
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum