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It's hard to believe that this is what's up there when we look up.
THis is a photo of Orion. Actually, it's a montage of a bunch of photos both to get the size and to get the depth of color and detail. http://deepskycolors.com/pics/astro/...10_OrionWF.jpg to download the high res version, or buy a poster, or see the guys other images.... Orion, from Head to Toes | Deep Sky Colors - Astrophotography by Rogelio Bernal Andreo Deep Sky Colors - Astrophotography by Rogelio Bernal Andreo Orion, from Head to Toes | Deep Sky Colors - Astrophotography by Rogelio Bernal Andreo |
And, here's my version of just a tiny part of this image, obviously with much less equipment and experience
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1313376566.jpg This was just a camera with a telephoto lens. To get the good stuff, you have to have a German Equatorial Mount (a specific type of telescope mount) with motors to track the stars over a period of time (and you should probably have a second simpler camera to guide your mount and adjust for mechanical inaccuracies). If I only had a few thousand worth of equipment, I'd be good to go. Well, then there's the learning curve, and having a good, really dark place to take the photos and .... |
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