Jayray Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Howdy Gang, Well since the run-in with the "sand sausage", AKA Rattle snake, I decided to play it safe and hunt meteorites in the back yard. Last night I decided to do some shooting of the stars and came up with some cool images. Granted, this was a shoot and try with the wife's camera, a Canon Rebel EOS Digital SLR. I took some pics in B&W to see if they would look any better, but not to shabby for a light-polluted back yard of N. Las Vegas. Here is pics of M-57 the Ring Nebula, M-3 Globular Star Cluster, and M-51 Whirl pool galaxy. I was quite impressed with the pics, for what the camera is and the set-up. Hope you all enjoy. Jason :;): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayray Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Here are the other pics...Jason :;): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeper Bob Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi Jayray, Cool pictures! what was the magnification of those shots. thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayray Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hi Bob, the focal length is 2000mm or f/10. I also used a Lumicon Giant Easy Guider to connect the camera to the scope. I was pretty impressed with the pics. With Las Vegas, there really isn't a dark spot to be found. Tonopah is supposed to be the number 1 destination for dark skies. One day I'll get up there and do some real imaging. Jason :;): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean (N.M.) Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Jason, Sweet pics! Those would make awesome screen savers for sure! I was driving home from a days hunt and saw a falling star that was very bright, I bet your camera would have taken an awesome pic of it! Try it some time in the mountains of New Mexico where it can get pitch black. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGERD Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks Jason :icon_mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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