![Image](http://astrob.in/127779/0/rawthumb/gallery/get.jpg)
Carlo Rocchi, Italy
Nitpicker wrote:Hi Sergio,Astromontufar wrote:Objets in the Sky
Hard to get a non noisy picture using a Nikon d5100, still I think the experience I get every night I do Astrophotos its much important, working under hard conditions just makes you better. I improved my post process, the hardest part of the work,, I think a better camera will do the difference. That night weather conditions and the fact that I was out in the route taking pictures was such a great experience, we drove long way to get clear skies. The magellanic clouds, the Southern Pleiades, Eta Carinae, just a beautiful conbination of the art of the Universe.
https://500px.com/acubens
https://www.flickr.com/photos/m_acubens/
https://www.facebook.com/MilkyWayAddicted
Sergio Montúfar
Interesting to compare notes on the Nikon D5100, which I use as well. My best (and only) image thus far of the LMC and SMC together, was created from a stack of 10-20 subs, taken with a D5100, on a fixed tripod, with the kit zoom lens at 18mm: Note that the exact same subs were used to create my first (and only) ever star trail image, which I posted a while back, here:
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php? ... 35#p217235
... where you can see evidence of yucky orange light pollution and clouds. Less than ideal conditions, I'm sure you'll agree. I'm not sure it is fair to blame the D5100 for all the noise. I think it is a great little DSLR. It is more about stacking and processing enough subs to increase the signal-to-noise ratio.
I was not using a tracking mount, either (in this case). But you are too kind about my ordinary images.Astromontufar wrote: Thank you for the note Nitpicker, I agree with you by saying that the D5100 is a great litlle DSLR, in my case I am not using a tracking mount which I bet will improve my images, thank you for the feedback![]()
BTW yours are great images and I can see the difference in the processing.