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32mm f/1.4 - Jupiter Crossing Galactic Core (PIC)

Started May 7, 2019 | Discussions thread
Marco Nero
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32mm f/1.4 - Orion Nebula?
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I think this is interesting:  I was waiting to drive my car onto a Ferry just after sunset yesterday... and I could just make out the Constellation of Orion in the dusk sky from my car window.  So I rested the camera against the the side mirror and took a slightly long exposure at 2.5 seconds with an aperture of f/4 (I have no idea why I had this lens set to f/4).  And I was surprised to see the nebulous matter glowing gently around the Orion Nebula (M42).  It looks like a slightly glowing star with the shot I took...
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I haven't even bothered to try shooting Orion with this lens.  I imagine it's capable of capturing quite a bit more detail away from a street light with a wider aperture and a longer exposure.  Anyone want to give it a try?  I'm not so sure I want to go off to the mountains to try taking a proper shot... but I'm intrigued with the possibilities.
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32mm - last night's shot taken from my car window of Orion.

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