Starship Asterisk*

Hey Jeff, I'm not sure what's up with your link but first, this is a public forum so anyone can see your link and password. Second, I can't download it. It might be blocked from users outside of China, not sure. You could just post a JPEG if you want, I don't think people need the real RAW file, th...

Dear all, The photo below is the RAW image without any cooking, I used a modified DSLR and the light pollution filter to increase the nebulosity contrast. Photo processing of this photo is challenging, it took me a longtime to bridle this rebellious colors. http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/mw1024/74a64f93gw1ex...

Hi, Yes the best way is sending RAW to all, But it's a pity that i'am traveling at Tibet now, i can't offer at this moment. For the startrails in the water. As you know Orion always comes up sideways（azimuth is close to 90 degree). That means the left in the water is nearly vertical and right is sla...

Thank you for the technical data. On a french astro forum we discussed also if it is realy a single exposure (and if you used an EOS 6D or a Sony Alpha 7s with a greatest gain). Your answer is clear about that. I have a Ioptron Skytracker too. For such a picture with both sky objets and landscape, ...

Hi @first and @mickwilson The image is achieved by the classical single exposure. I used a modified DSLR and the sky-glow filter to increase the nebulosity contrast. Photo Details: Camera: Canon EOS 6D DSLR (Astro modified); Lens: Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens; Equatorial mount: iOptron Skytracker ...

What a wonderful picture! Look how the lake not only reflects the stars and the nebulas but also enhances their colors. The Orion Nebula is two-colored in the watery reflection, white and a deep, saturated rose color. Betelgeuse is glowing like an ember and seems to be involved in some nebulosity t...

Hehe, hi Jeff! Geminid watching: I just stood at the second story east window of my house and stared at Jupiter for half an hour just to find out if I could spot Geminids under horrible conditions. I live in Queens, NYC, the sky is covered in cirrus, and there are orange street lamps I was able to ...

Ok, this is the second point that I wanted to say this morning. The discussion link to the place where today’s image was recorded; the " Dashanbao Wetlands in central China." shows an equally impressive night sky shot from about the same location on the TWAN website. TWAN photographers ar...

geckzilla wrote:Congrats on finally getting an APOD, Jeff. I've been enjoying your work over at Flickr for a while now. By the way, anyone who doesn't go look at the rest of it is missing out.

Thank you very much for your attention to my work, geckzilla

planet show over Chongqing http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/8841868899_c9b0715b0e_o.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/8841868899_df60b8e380_b.jpg Venus, Jupiter and Mercury have converged to form a bright triangle over the centre of Chongqing. I'm very happy to have the chance to enjoy this c...

Earth Hour- Chongqing, China

Milky Way and Zodiacal light over Mount Emei Copyright: Jeff Dai [attachment=0]Dailight.jpg[/attachment] Larger image The Milky Way and the zodiacal light rises above the famous ”sea of clouds” view of the world heritage site Mount Emei in China. The Milky Way in this wide angle panorama starts from...

Gems of winter sky http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8520307759_a75562731e.jpg Gems of winter sky shine above the moonlit landscape of Mount Emei, a world mixed cultural and natural heritage in southwestern of China. Bright star Procyon is visible on the top left and prominent constellation Orion ...

Stars above Ten Thousand Buddha http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8500792064_cb86a8a197.jpg Northern stars of the big dipper and Constellation Leo shines above the Wanfo Summit at the World Heritage site of Mount Emei in China. Mount Emei is a place of historical significance as one of the four ho...