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Some astro

Started May 10, 2020 | Photos thread
MasterWayne Regular Member • Posts: 214
Re: Some astro

vibex_photos wrote:

MasterWayne wrote:

Very nice picture!

Thanks!

I have absolutely no clue about deep space photography, so allow me some questions.

What equipment is necessary for such a shot? Telescope, camera, and I guess a tracker device that allows to follow the object. Anything else?

The basics are: a camera, telescope/lens, and a tracker. There are many other things that you can buy for different reasons but you don’t need a lot to start.

You mentioned 1:15h of exposure. Over what time did you capture the individual photos?

Last night I was out for about 2 hours.

And what's a typical exposure time for a single image?

I did only 20 seconds because my telescope is too big for my tracker. With better gear you can get minutes for a single shot. I used to do untracked Astrophotography where I took many short exposures and stacked them.

Does it take longer than one night to take such a result?

The longer the total exposure the better

Sorry if my questions bother you, I'm just curious

Greetings,

Wayne

Thank you for the quick reply! Interesting and encouraging

Regards,

Wayne

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