Micro Four Thirds Astrophotography part II
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Micro Four Thirds Astrophotography part II
Apr 8, 2014
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I've been doing astrophotography recently and have seen mostly dedicated CCD and Canon as the main cameras in use. As an Olympus user I decided to use my E620 for astro work and quickly found the answer was....well no. The four thirds sensor was just too noisy for long exposure raw imaging. So I decided to try micro four thirds based on the new sensors and found the answer was...well yes. The EPL-5 has been great to work with, just wish it had an intervalometer like the EP5. But for half the price of a decent CCD I am impressed and it's so easy to use. Here are a couple of images of galaxies taken over the last 2 weeks. I am using subs of 1.5-2 minutes integrated for 1.5 - 3 hours of integration. So far it's been all good. The next step is to use 5 minute guided and stacked exposures. Cheers
M81 Bode's Galaxy Blue is from the light pollution filter...looks cool
M51: Whirlpool Galaxy
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