On a clear moonless night, I can see the Milky Way, but it's very feignt. Is that "dark sky" enough for descent night-time sky or even deeper space object shots?-----
Lee
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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Thank you all so much for your comments and tips! My current camera, a Sony DSC-H2, only lets me choose up to 30 seconds for shutter speed, and F2.8 to 8.0, and up to 12x optical zoom. I know I've read before what the F setting is, but off hand I can't remember. :oops: Can I assume that if I want to...
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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So, to get back on topic... :D I realy am very interested in getting into astronomy and specificaly into astro-photography. It's been an interest of mine most of my life (most of the 40 years of it), but I've just recently decided to persue it as a personal hobby. Any tips on hardware/software or an...
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
I see all these absolutely fabulous pictures taken of stary night skies, like todays (15-Aug-2007) APOD. I have a simple Sony DSC-H2 digital camera with a simple tripod. I have areas near me that I can go to at night that have dark enough sky that I can see (although fairly feintly) the Milky Way st...