Friday, August 07, 2009
An Attempt at Astrophotography
Woke up very early this morning, and while making my usual morning tea I looked out the porch door at the back and saw a very bright "star" in the low east. I figured it must be a planet, likely Venus. I confirmed this when I went to check Stellarium on my computer. So I dug out my camera tripod and the telephoto lens and thought I'd try to see if I could catch the planet in one of its phases. The picture below was the best of the bunch I shot.
The planet Venus
Stellarium also pointed out that Jupiter and the moon were prominent in the western sky, so I set up my tripod on the front porch and took some more pictures. The pic below shows Jupiter either flanked by some of its moons, or is a form of lens aberration.
Jupiter and Moons(?)
I'll have to try and take another set of pics of Jupiter to see whether or not I get the same effect.
I don't have much to show really, and I can't help but think that the next stage up in telephoto lenses would be desirable for taking better, more detailed astrophotography pics. Still much to learn!
Labels: astrophotography, Jupiter, telephoto, Venus
Friday, February 27, 2009
Crescent Moon and Venus
Shot this on a cold, cold night just outside our front door. Had the camera on a tripod, used a long-ish exposure, and after a couple dozen shots, this was the one I was happiest with.
Labels: astrophotography, moon, Venus
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