I noticed those. I'm going to play with exposure some more. I've got some from
a few minutes earlier where the sky is a bit lighter but the stars are
pinpoints.
--Bob
On Feb 11, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Bob wrote
>>
>> My first attempt at astrophotography. Inadvertent, as in unintended, maybe
>> even accidental. I was shooting 180 degrees off a boring sunset and just
>> when I was about to pack it in, the sky started to get interesting again.
>> So I deployed the tripod, set up and just hung out for a while, trying to
>> keep the ISO at 100 and lengthening the time. Then stars started to pop
>> out. Couldn't tell from chimping if I was getting them. Couldn't see them
>> in the viewfinder. Too bad I missed one of Orion's. I thought I had it,
>> but obviously I didn't. Still, it was fun. And now I have something new to
>> keep me out after dark.
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=2218
>>
>> --Bob
>
> Interesting. Tiny star-trails even at 30 second exposure.
> My old CRT monitor and my cataract-suspect eyes aren't so bad after all.
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