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mrb12186 wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:11 am I’ve always wanted to try astrophotography so with a new moon and some PTO to burn I figured I’d get out of town and give it a shot. This is my first attempt, which I plan to re-edit on a real monitor when I get home but considering I have no clue what I’m doing I’m happy with how it turned out.

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DUDE. That shot is absolutely stunning. Looks like you‘re a natural...
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recapt wrote:
mrb12186 wrote:I’ve always wanted to try astrophotography so with a new moon and some PTO to burn I figured I’d get out of town and give it a shot. This is my first attempt, which I plan to re-edit on a real monitor when I get home but considering I have no clue what I’m doing I’m happy with how it turned out.

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Great pic! What gear and settings did you use?
Thanks! This was on a D7200 with the Nikon 16-80 f/2.8-4. Shot at 16mm 2.8/20 seconds/iso 2000. I took 5 of the same exposure which I plan to stack in Sequator to reduce noise for the final edit.


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watchpalooza wrote:
mrb12186 wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:11 am I’ve always wanted to try astrophotography so with a new moon and some PTO to burn I figured I’d get out of town and give it a shot. This is my first attempt, which I plan to re-edit on a real monitor when I get home but considering I have no clue what I’m doing I’m happy with how it turned out.

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DUDE. That shot is absolutely stunning. Looks like you‘re a natural...
I appreciate the kind words. It was actually a surprisingly easy shoot, it was all about the planning. I did a ton of online research ahead of time to find out when I’d have the most favorable conditions and spent the day scouting locations which made all the difference when I came back at night.


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mrb12186 wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:11 am I’ve always wanted to try astrophotography so with a new moon and some PTO to burn I figured I’d get out of town and give it a shot. This is my first attempt, which I plan to re-edit on a real monitor when I get home but considering I have no clue what I’m doing I’m happy with how it turned out.

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Very well done! I know that this type of photography is time consuming, but feel free to keep 'em coming.
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mrb12186 wrote:It was actually a surprisingly easy shoot, it was all about the planning. I did a ton of online research ahead of time to find out when I’d have the most favorable conditions and spent the day scouting locations which made all the difference when I came back at night.
I did the exact same thing to capture Neowise back in July (a few pics posted above). I was amazed at the results I got as a total n00b to astrophotography with a bit of research and planning. I’d definitely like to do more of it.

And for the record, my shots don’t compare to yours. Amazing.
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Not my pic... obviously. Cosmonaut took this from ISS of the Soyuz launch. Pretty cool.
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Stretch44 wrote: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:08 pm Not my pic... obviously. Cosmonaut took this from ISS of the Soyuz launch. Pretty cool.
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Thanks for posting this. It makes me tingly :lol: . I have pretty much been offline for about five days, so other than knowing about the launch I have not seen anything.
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Nearing the end of my southern Utah sightseeing tour. This was today’s sunrise at “The Windows” in Arches National Park

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mrb12186 wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:49 am Nearing the end of my southern Utah sightseeing tour. This was today’s sunrise at “The Windows” in Arches National Park

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Arches NP at sunset is pretty nice too.
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I did a two-week tour of Utah last summer, hitting Zion, Arches, and Canyonlands, plus a couple days in SLC. I went canyoneering near Arches on my 40th birthday. It was all awe-inspiring. I would love a vacation home in Moab.
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We installed these cool mirrors in our bathroom that have an LED strip around the edge. I noticed last night they make a rectangular reflection in my eyes. So I took a creepy Halloween season pic:

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I get to go on crazy bucket list hikes all the time now. I’ll stop in and post some pics.

This is a hike in Arches National Park. An hour from my house.

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Here’s a shot from the West Elk Loop scenic highway just upstream of Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

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Here’s the largest cliff wall in North America in Black Canyon.

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La Sal Mountains outside Moab

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This is Colorado National Monument on the edge of town.

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Went to pick up dinner and the sky looked really amazing.
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Does anyone remember this? I see it floating around forums and the internet, but I made it on my phone during a very boring meeting. This was right after the new Pelagos came out and the fanboys were up in arms over the dial text. I just found it scrolling old photos on my phone. I still get a laugh.

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What better way to social distance than taking pictures on an empty beach? Unfortunately the sunset was mostly obscured by clouds but enough color peeked through to pull of a decent shot.

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