Milky Way

[nighthound]

This is a piggy back shot taken from the same park I like to shoot wildlife in. This was taken with the 20D and 18-55mm kit lens mounted on top of my telescope. I believe this was a minute and a half exposure, been a while. Processed in PSCS.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/Nighthd/Astrophotography/Piggy%20Back/milkywyrev3.jpg

NH

[Robert]

Gorgeous!! The colours almost look polarized. Wonderful image!! Congrats!!:)

[Harv]

Beautiful. If I saw this in the sky, I'd probably think it was a cloud or wiff of smoke. When I look very closely, I can see the very slightly elongated points of light from the long exposure. Thanks for sharing this.

[Jonathan]

The colors here really are amazing. I had no idea that there were this main light trials/stars out there from one vantage point. Very surreal with the tree's in the foreground!

[David Cramer]

Beautiful image, full of magic and majestry.

[Ann]

That is just awesome!!! cool; That's one heck of a long exposure.
I would love to try this, I live in the country and get really good views of the milky way.
Keith, Kevin (from this forum) and I tried this in Jasper. I was lucky to get one star, I think I tried with exposures alot shorter than yours. I think Keith and Kevin did way better than me but I haven't seen their shots yet.

[Keith]

That is so way coolllllllllllllllll cool; Would luv to see your set up!

[JaredB]

What a gorgeous shot - and I love the fact that is was taken with very basic equipment (i.e kit lens). I would also be interested in seeing your setup if you ever get a chance.

[Lisa]

Hokey Smokes! That's one heckuva shot! I'm at a loss for words, as you can see. This is simply amazing! cool;

[Kevin]

Great shot! This is precisely what I was hoping for when we tried in Jasper. At least some of the star clouds. But I had read to shoot less than 30 secs to avoid star trails. I got lots of stars but no star clouds.

Would love to see your setup. Obviously you're using a motorized tracking mount too?

[Peter]

Wow!! Stunning shot! Like everyone else would also like to see your setup.cool;
Peter

[nighthound]

Thanks all. It is necessary to have a way to track for these longer exposures. A telescope mount is what I use. It's never more evident of the rate at which the earth is rotating than when shooting long exposures. The longer the focal length the more critical accurate tracking becomes.

It's awesome in shots like these to view one of our own galaxy's spiral arms. The dense areas of stars and dust make a dramatic effect.

NH