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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Greetings everyone. This is my first post in the Landscape forum, as I mostly linger around the Canon area. Anyway, I'm working on an article for the iOptron Sky Tracker, and I thought I'd share some pics. For the article, I'm just using a 60Da with the cheap 18-55 kit lens, but I've also thrown in a shot from my 5D Mark III with an Ed Mika adapter 55mm f/1.2 FD. Nice lens, fantastic adapter.

The star trails shot is just on a fixed tripod, a few hours worth of data. The tightest Milky Way shot was with the 5D Mark III / 55mm, and the other two with the 60Da and kit lens. The Milky Way shots are all 10 stacked images, calibrated with dark-frame subtraction. It's amazing what technology can do, especially in the humid swamps of Louisiana! Oh, and the building is our dilapidated, but still functional Worley Observatory. A fitting foreground for some astrophotography.

Here's a link to the larger files:Milky Way Shots

Thanks for looking!

iOptron Sky Tracker, 60Da + 18-55mm kit lens @18mm

Fixed Tripod, 60Da + 18-55mm kit lens @18mm

iOptron Sky Tracker, 5D Mark III + 55mm f/1.2 FD and Ed Mika adapter

Edited on Jun 13, 2013 at 02:06 PM · View previous versions

Jun 13, 2013 at 02:00 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Very nice milky way shots!
I'd bump the contrast a bit or adjust your black point so the stars pop out a bit more from the background.
How do you like the ioptron?

Jun 13, 2013 at 02:04 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Thanks! I love the iOptron. I've used the Vixen Polarie and an AstroTrac as well, and this is my favorite. Cheap, simple, and just as accurate as any other option (provided you are shooting widefield)

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Jun 13, 2013 at 02:13 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Very nice!

Jun 13, 2013 at 02:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Awesome work! I still haven't fully gotten the hang of my iOptron SkyTracker, after seeing your images, I definitely should.

-Nick

Jun 13, 2013 at 03:57 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

like #3 !

Jun 13, 2013 at 06:10 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

Enjoyed the images!

Jun 13, 2013 at 06:27 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Milky Way Over Shreveport

All quite nice. That 18-55 does a pretty good job on star fields!

Chris

Jun 13, 2013 at 08:21 PM


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