Astrophoto thread (your own photos please)

[Yurik]

15/07/2012 occultation of Jupiter by the moon, for the quality I apologize, I was in a state of semi sleep:

 

[george7378]

That's beautiful! One of the things I really want to see, along with an eclipse and the Northern Lights Great video.

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Here are a few shots I took recently - it's been ages since I've been able to go out with the telescope or even take pictures- the weather has been awful. These were taken on a full moon with a Canon 1100D - I really want to get more use out of it but the conditions are awful. They're just basic widefield shots.

 

[george7378]

Here's a simple attempt at a timelapse. It shows Jupiter with Orion rising in the east. It's about an hour long in realtime.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-dia7xDMZY"]Orion rising with Jupiter - YouTube[/ame]

 

[sorindafabico]

Good morning, Brighton Beach!

 

[Unstung]

Orion is located directly to the right of the moon in this photo, but I'm unfamiliar with what is around it:

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Orion is located directly to the right of the moon in this photo, but I'm unfamiliar with what is around it:

Jupiter was very close to the moon last night, & I got a really great view of it, the moon, & the Orion Nebula. For a first night out with the telescope, it couldnt get any better than that, but it was painfully cold. I can upload my sketch of Jupiter on here, but theres not much to see.

 

[Unstung]

Jupiter was very close to the moon last night, & I got a really great view of it, the moon, & the Orion Nebula. For a first night out with the telescope, it couldnt get any better than that, but it was painfully cold. I can upload my sketch of Jupiter on here, but theres not much to see.

I captured that photo nearly a month ago so Jupiter would be located elsewhere; but it might be in the frame considering how wide the lens is. There's a particularly bright dot above and to the right of the moon which could be a planet.

You can always put any camera up to the eyepiece of a telescope rather than sketching. With interchangeable lens cameras, certain stores offer modules that will directly mount a camera to a telescope, replacing the eyepiece. If you ever plan to do this, some other members or people on an astronomy forum have experience and know what works best.

 

[Fabri91]

My first try at startrails:


(The picture is a link to a higher res version)

This kind of picture really makes one realize that we're all aboard a huge spinning rock.

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

My first try at startrails:


(The picture is a link to a higher res version)

This kind of picture really makes one realize that we're all aboard a huge spinning rock.

Thats a pretty good one. Good Work :thumbup:.

 

[Unstung]

My first try at startrails:


(The picture is a link to a higher res version)

This kind of picture really makes one realize that we're all aboard a huge spinning rock.

Excellent try for a first. How did you capture it, using multiple exposures and stacking them? If so, what software do you use?

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Jupiter last night through my telescope



And the moon a little bit later.



Not the greatest photos, but theyre the first good ones Ive managed to take so far.

 

[Fabri91]

Excellent try for a first. How did you capture it, using multiple exposures and stacking them? If so, what software do you use?

Yes, multiple 25" long exposures! That was over 25 minutes, I believe...the images were stacked using the awesome StarStax software (which is available here). :tiphat:

In the meantime I did a second attempt, this time over 50 minutes:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s1e7iqjxpb2ad93/Startrail3_100.jpg

(Dropbox link)

@Bruce: great pictures! Especially the one of the moon is very impressive.
I like how the craters really stand out, making you realize that it isn't just a white speck in the sky.

 

[Yurik]

C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) 4 sec Skadovsk

 

[george7378]

I took these tonight - some widefields of the western horizon, and a special visitor - an unexpectedly bright flare from Metop-A as it flies over to the north:

 

[Loru]

beautiful pictures george.

 

[george7378]

Thanks a lot These are my favourite types of picture to take.

I saw Panstarrs for the first time tonight too! It was amazing next to M31, and I got some decent photos of it. The binocular view was great too, especially with the trees to frame the comet!

 

[Poscik]

Hello. Today's ISS pass with Moon transit

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Hello. Today's ISS pass with Moon transit

Wow!!! Nice work :thumbup:

I should try to spot the ISS sometime. How long does it take for it to go horizon to horizon?

 

[Poscik]

Wow!!! Nice work :thumbup:

I should try to spot the ISS sometime. How long does it take for it to go horizon to horizon?

Just few minutes Her speed on the sky is similar to plane's speed.

 

[george7378]

I got a transit tonight too - but I took a widefield picture instead: