Sky Over Myanmar Ancient City, Bagan

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boothee
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Thank you all for your comments!

The condition of the sky where I took star trails is very good. Background color is bright because of small stars. After I play level & curve a bit in CS, all the small dim stars came out and background color become bright.

Yes, the picture is a bit noisy as I took only a few dark files. :D
Now I know I should take more dark files in future. :)

Clear Skies!

:)
boothee


Hello universe24,

Please feel free to contact or PM me before you come. I can give you some contacts for taking pictures in Bagan because even it is safe, you will need some local people to walk around in night times.

:)
boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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Hi boothee,

When do you suggest would be a good time to visit Bagan, where there are not too many tourists and weather is good?
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
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Tachyon wrote:Hi boothee,

When do you suggest would be a good time to visit Bagan, where there are not too many tourists and weather is good?
I would say winter would be the best which is from November to February.
Our summer is very hot especially in Bagan. Rainy season is too wet and cloudy all the times.

On our last trip, the sky was so...... clear and weather is cold. Temperature would be around 15~18 in night times.

There will be tourists but not too many. :D

Feel free to contact me if you have plan to come or want some info.

Clear Skies!

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boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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Thanks Boothee! How do you get to Bagan from Yangon?
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Hi Tachyon,

For us, we visited Bagan by our own car. But for foreigners like you, you need fly there via one of the domestic flights.

Temples are so quiet in night times. Very scary. :D

We asked some hotel staffs to accompany with us when we went out for night sky photography.

Sometimes you need to talk to the security person to allow to take photos. But it is kind of OK. They are friendly and reasonable as usual.

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boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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Hmm.. I think I will join you when you go there next.. I'm not local so that may pose a problem!

Thanks for the info! remember to let me know when you are going there next!

Cheers!
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Tachyon wrote:Hmm.. I think I will join you when you go there next.. I'm not local so that may pose a problem!

Thanks for the info! remember to let me know when you are going there next!

Cheers!
Sure, I won't forget you when we planned to visit Bagan next time.

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boothee

** Oh, if you don't want to wait us, you can get one local English speaking guide in Bagan. **
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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