Any Astrophotography people out there?

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  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    hrd2imgn said:
    JPPJ84 
    love your pictures!!
    I was lucky enough to be in Northern Sweden last winter. We had an amazing night sky and loads of Northern lights. My fingers were freezing but I stayed out, enjoyed the show and took loads of pictures. 
    Haven’t gotten really lucky with the Milky Way in a dark spot, it was too cloudy. But fingers crossed for May, I‘ll be in Cornwall which is perfect for astrophotography!
    I have yet to see the northern lights in person, it is on the bucket list.

    I use an APP called PHOTO PILLS- it is amazing, AI mock of the sky so you always know where the milky way is going to be, when it will be there, what time everything.  Worth checking out- great tutorials and features.  Small learning curve though

    I’ll check it out! I use Sky Safari Pro for the Milky Way location and PS Align Pro to locate the Polar Star for the correct alignment for 30+ seconds shots. 
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,935
    havent done any Polar alignment or skytracket type stuff. Does polar alignment help?




     said:
    hrd2imgn said:
    JPPJ84 
    love your pictures!!
    I was lucky enough to be in Northern Sweden last winter. We had an amazing night sky and loads of Northern lights. My fingers were freezing but I stayed out, enjoyed the show and took loads of pictures. 
    Haven’t gotten really lucky with the Milky Way in a dark spot, it was too cloudy. But fingers crossed for May, I‘ll be in Cornwall which is perfect for astrophotography!
    I have yet to see the northern lights in person, it is on the bucket list.

    I use an APP called PHOTO PILLS- it is amazing, AI mock of the sky so you always know where the milky way is going to be, when it will be there, what time everything.  Worth checking out- great tutorials and features.  Small learning curve though

    I’ll check it out! I use Sky Safari Pro for the Milky Way location and PS Align Pro to locate the Polar Star for the correct alignment for 30+ seconds shots. 

  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    hrd2imgn said:
    havent done any Polar alignment or skytracket type stuff. Does polar alignment help?




     said:
    hrd2imgn said:
    JPPJ84 
    love your pictures!!
    I was lucky enough to be in Northern Sweden last winter. We had an amazing night sky and loads of Northern lights. My fingers were freezing but I stayed out, enjoyed the show and took loads of pictures. 
    Haven’t gotten really lucky with the Milky Way in a dark spot, it was too cloudy. But fingers crossed for May, I‘ll be in Cornwall which is perfect for astrophotography!
    I have yet to see the northern lights in person, it is on the bucket list.

    I use an APP called PHOTO PILLS- it is amazing, AI mock of the sky so you always know where the milky way is going to be, when it will be there, what time everything.  Worth checking out- great tutorials and features.  Small learning curve though

    I’ll check it out! I use Sky Safari Pro for the Milky Way location and PS Align Pro to locate the Polar Star for the correct alignment for 30+ seconds shots. 

    Oh yeah, with an exposure time over 30 seconds stars become distorted unless you use a skytracker. Below that you’re fine though
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,935
    edited April 2024
    as narrow as we got in Chicagoland
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