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looyaa
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by looyaa Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:25 am
DarthCryder wrote: seem like the sky is clearing up tonite(at least thru my kitchen window facing the north)... hopefully it will last as long as it could until morning.
Moon too bright and sets at 4am, not ideal to shoot MW. got to wait till after full moon
But your north direction seems ideal to shoot the Summer Triangle
DarthCryder
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by DarthCryder Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:35 am
indeed! Andromeda galaxy shld be in view at abt 4.30am thru my kitchen window(abt 20-60° view only), way after the moonset...
n since Andromeda is quite near to part of MW & lotsa interesting DSOs including Triangulum, might as well captured those if weather permit.
but darn, just realized my upstair neighbour is drying their clothes using moonlight!
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looyaa
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by looyaa Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:42 am
Wow good piece of info! Gosh...You are tempting me to wake up early for andromeda
Davegn
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by Davegn Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:19 am
Hi.
Yet another shot of the Milky Way in Singapore.
Pentax K30
28 July 2013
46x50sec
17mm
Stepped down to f/5.6
Iso 800
Gary
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by Gary Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:03 pm
Beautiful!
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Mariner
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by Mariner Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:56 pm
That is quite alot of comatic abherration (coma). Something to do with the settings or the lenses?
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Davegn
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by Davegn Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:38 pm
Mariner wrote: That is quite alot of comatic abherration (coma). Something to do with the settings or the lenses?
Hi mariner.
Yes. The a lot of coma due to the lens. As well as the settings of my DSLR. A small price to pay for my light weighted setup.
looyaa
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by looyaa Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:07 pm
Shot on 28 July 2013, 9:30-10:15pm
Location - Singapore as usual. At a dirt track near the iconic Bukit Timah rail bridge
25 x 30sec + 5 dark frames
Details & original photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58196275@N04/9393890484/
Thanks for viewing
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by Gary Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:43 pm
Amazing job, George! Almost can't tell this is from Singapore! Crazy photography and processing skills.
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looyaa
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by looyaa Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:18 am
Gary wrote: Amazing job, George! Almost can't tell this is from Singapore! Crazy photography and processing skills.
Gary thanks for your kind words! I think there are still got rooms for improvement...can't fully eliminate the LP by PP. Perhaps may need to hunt for another (hopefully darker) site to shoot.
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Gary thanks for your kind words! I think there are still got rooms for improvement...can't fully eliminate the LP by PP. Perhaps may need to hunt for another (hopefully darker) site to shoot.