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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Canon 60Da Milky Way Tripod Ultra Wide Angle Astrophotography Summer Triangle

Canon 60Da Milky Way Ultra Wide Angle Astrophotography Summer Triangle  Tripod Catskills Upstate NY New York
Wide Angle Canon 60Da Milky Way astrophotography. There are Cygnus, Delphinus, Lyra, Lacerta, Sagitta constellations. Also you can see parts of Cepheus, Equuleus, Pegasus, Draco, Aquila constellations. Program founded about 10000 stars in this photo. Three most bright stars are from the summer triangle – Vega, Deneb, Altair. Visible nebulas are IC 1396 - Elephant's Trunk nebula, NGC 7000 - North America nebula, IC 5070 and IC 5067 - Pelican nebula, IC 1318 - The Gamma Cygni Nebula, IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula, IC 1311 - Sadr region nebula, Veil Nebula, Triple cave dark nebula in Aquila, Le Gentil 3 dark nebula in Cygnus, beginning of Great Rift,  Open clusters M29, NGC6885 and NGC6940, Brocchi's cluster.

 
Canon 60Da setting

Milky way - Canon 60Da, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U, Fixed Tripod; F2.8, ISO 12800, exposure time 9 seconds for one shot, total about 20 min. Photo stacked in DeepSkyStacker.

Canon 60Da Astrophotography - Tripod, Timer Remote and anti-Dew Dew-Not

There is annotated wide field astrophoto

Wide Field Astrophotography Canon 60Da Milky Way - annotated

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Milky way over lake and star reflection

Milky Way, Canon 60Da, Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U, Fixed Tripod, panorama 3 photos, ISO 12000, 10 second, f2.8,Catskill Mountains Astrophotography

Milky Way over lake and star reflection Canon 60Da Astrophotography panorama
It is amazing to see reflection of stars in Upstate NY especially after NYC where even on sky you can see only brightest stars!
Star reflection over lake
Milky Way

Wide Field Milky Way over Lake Canon 60Da
Milky Way looming over NY Canon 60Da Wide Field Astrophotography
Milky Way looming over Fireman lake Rock Hill New York

Monday, July 14, 2014

Canon 60Da Star Trail Astrophotography

Star Trails - Canon 60Da, Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U, Fixed Tripod, Dew Heater, 37 images - Exposure time 2 min , ISO 400, Aperture F4.0. Post-processing: StarStax and Photoshop, Star Spikes filter

Canon 60Da Star Trail Astrophotography - Upstate New York

For last image I used the Star Spikes filter.

StarSpikes Pro for Startrails
StarStax - Startrails
 From image easy to see that stars have counterclockwise direction of rotation. Our watch hands do not follow the star rotation direction; its follow the rotation direction of shadow of Sun. The shadow has the opposite direction to sky rotation. Even simple astro photo has a lot staff behind the scenes. This is why I like astrophotography.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Canon 60Da Milky Way Astrophotography Catskill Mountains Upstate NY New York

Now I know where the Milky Way comes from.
Canon 60Da, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Exposure time 9 sec, F2.8, ISO 12800

Canon 60Da Milky Way Astrophotography Catskill mountains
Canon 60Da, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Exposure time 15 sec, F2.8, ISO 12800

Canon 60Da Milky Way Astrophotography Upstate NY New York

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Canon 60Da fireworks upstate NY Catskill Mountains

Just testing canon 60Da for fireworks photography.

Canon 60Da fireworks upstate NY
Canon 60Da Fireworks
Catskills Firework Canon 60Da
Fireworks  Catskill Mountains Canon 60Da
Fireworks photography Canon 60Da Upstate New York
Fireworks Photography Fourth of July

Monday, July 7, 2014

Canon 60Da Lightning Photo during Brooklyn NYC Long Island storm 07-02-2014



I am tried to test Canon 60Da for Lightning Photos. Actually this is my first one. Weather was not good for astrophotography, but was good for Lightning Photos.


Canon 60Da Lightning Photo during Brooklyn NYC Long Island storm 07-02-2014


Canon 60Da, tripod, Canon Lens EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, ISO 100, F13.0, Bulb mode, exposure 6 second.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Canon 60Da Tripod astrophotography - Catskill Mountains New York

Astrophotography Canon 60Da - Fireflies and stars - Summer night in Catskills
Fireflies and starry night - Canon 60Da, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Exposure time 26 sec, F2.8, ISO-12800

Canon 60Da Astrophotography  Catskill Mountains New York - Stars and Clouds
Catskill Mountains Astrophotography - Canon 60Da, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Exposure time 120 sec, F4.0, ISO 400

Astrophotography  Big dipper and little dipper - Canon 60Da Catskills
Big and little dippers Astrophotography Canon 60Da, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Lens, Exposure time 26 sec, F2.8, ISO-12800

Cloudy Night Sky Astrophotography Catskills - Canon 60Da
Upstate NY Astrophotography - Andromeda rise
Catskills Monticello night sky Astrophotography


Sunday, June 15, 2014

Canon 60Da Astrophotography - Brooklyn NYC


This is my first photo by Canon 60Da. Roses and night sky (Saturn and Libra, Scorpius, Ophiuchus constellations).

Sky and roses Canon 60Da Astrophotography Brooklyn NYC
Canon 60Da astrophotography
Canon 60Da - Astrophotography Camera

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Golden Gate Bridge on Astronomy.com

Golden Gate Bridge Photo on Astronomy.com

Golden Gate Bridge Photo on Astronomy.com - battle with the Light pollution
 Night Landscape Golden Gate Bridge Astronomy.com - astronomy gallery Cosmic Creations

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Explore Scientific 82° Series 8.8mm Eyepiece

I bought Wide angle  Eyepiece. Every time kids complain that they not able to see planets or stars in the telescope but later find right angle of view confirm that it is OK. I hope that now with wide angle Eyepiece problem will solved.

The  Explore Scientific has very nice box :)

Explore Scientific 82deg Series 8.8mm Eyepiece Box

Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece Open Box
Constellation box of Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece


Celestron 4SE and Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece
Explore Scientific Eyepiece and Celestron 4SE
Explore ScientificWide Angle Eyepiece

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Brooklyn at night

Night Photography - Brooklyn, night sky, stars

Brooklyn at night - Sheepshead Bay boats and sky
Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn night sky - NYC Astrophotography
Night Brooklyn - Sheepshead Bay boats and starry sky - NYC Astronomy
Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn New York night Sky

Urban Astronomy Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn NYC Reflection of stars

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Removing Light pollution Astrophotography Urban Astronomy

The moon and the stars no longer come to the farm. The farmer has exchanged his birthright in them for the wattage of his all-night sun. His children will never know the blessed dark of night.

 — Leslie Peltier in his autobiography

Comparison of original image and final one after removing of the light pollution – night photo of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.

Light pollution Astrophotography Urban Astronomy

Photoshop instruction:

Step1: Select the Layers panel and then  duplicate the layer
Step 2: Filter -> Noise -> Median… (about 50 px)
Step 3: Filter-> Blue -> Gaussian Blue… (about 30px)
Step 4: Select original layer
Step 5: Image -> Apply image (Blending: Subtract; Offset: 40)
Step 6: Delete the duplicate layer

See for example video in my other post Comet 103P/Hartley 2 from New York City

Note, that Astronomy Tools has more sophisticated methods to remove light pollution, or you can do some variations of such methods (it depends from size of you original image). You also can apply it only for part of original image.

The other way to remove light pollution is using multiple images, see for example my other post M42 Orion Nebula using iOptron SkyTracker in NYC

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer is very useful tool to pointing out stars on the sky for lecture on night sky. It makes easy to share the sky knowledge with others during the stargazing.

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer
Green laser pointer
Laser pointer for astronomy
Laser pointer
Laser Pointer astrophotography Canon 60Da Cassiopeia constellation