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11th June 2011, 12:48
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Challenge for all you photographers
Post your own version of the Andromeda galaxy, taken by yourself, as shown by Brian Cox at 25:00 into this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj5yK...bedded#at=3230
Off you pop (need a clear night sky though)
If you have Android on your phone, get the free app "Google Sky Map" to help you locate the constellation in which it lies 
Would love to see if its possible for a simpleton like me to do lol!!!
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11th June 2011, 14:09
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I cant imagine that being too hard, assuming you have a lens with enough zoom, and can locate the galaxy. Amazing though!
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11th June 2011, 16:14
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Has anyone done any photography of their own of the planets/moon/spacestation???
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11th June 2011, 19:58
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Originally Posted by MikeCracknell
Has anyone done any photography of their own of the planets/moon/spacestation???
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There is a section for this on talkphotography.co.uk if your intrested in that kind of photography
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12th June 2011, 00:07
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OMFG check out some of the images on here:
http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging/
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12th June 2011, 10:55
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this is nice, i really want to try it myself, i reckon with som epatience you could get some pretty awesome results.
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17th June 2011, 21:36
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Tried and failed.
I got some stuff of M42 (the Orion Nebula) a few months ago but it was literally a few pixels across. But to do it properly you need a lens in excess of 400 mm really which is a bummer. One problem though... Photographing the Andromeda galaxy is nigh on impossible in summer - winter it's much higher up and therefore easier to shoot.
Mike if you want a go get yourself Deep Sky Stacker (it's free) and then set the camera up on a tripod, with a wide angle and take a few shots off the sky - bang it through DSS and you'll get an awesome shot of the Milky Way
I'll try and dig out the M42 shot...
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5th July 2011, 08:38
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Wow! I ain't a photographer but I
think taking these kinda shots is
pretty tough compared to other
styles of photography..
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5th July 2011, 20:37
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Originally Posted by adsayer
Tried and failed.
I got some stuff of M42 (the Orion Nebula) a few months ago but it was literally a few pixels across. But to do it properly you need a lens in excess of 400 mm really which is a bummer. One problem though... Photographing the Andromeda galaxy is nigh on impossible in summer - winter it's much higher up and therefore easier to shoot.
Mike if you want a go get yourself Deep Sky Stacker (it's free) and then set the camera up on a tripod, with a wide angle and take a few shots off the sky - bang it through DSS and you'll get an awesome shot of the Milky Way
I'll try and dig out the M42 shot...
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Woooah Sayer!!! The lens he used was like tiny?!?!?! Surely you could have a go (winter may be best lol!!!)
Here is the video again seeing as the original has been removed 
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12th July 2011, 08:37
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I've just purchased a 2x teleconvertor, so I might give this a go. I'll try and get some snaps of the moon tonight and see how shit the quality is first.
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3rd August 2011, 01:31
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I know this isnt the same...
But i took this picture of the moon a few months back.
Scared the fudge outa me
The ring was actually there and not just a lens error or something.
Was pure black in the ring, no stars etc.
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2nd October 2011, 13:20
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 darker evenings, clearer skies 
Sayer!
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22nd November 2011, 07:52
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Forgot about this!
Managed to get this one handheld, on quite high ISO though (I think).
Now to try and aim at the galaxies.
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22nd November 2011, 07:57
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This is what my mate did the other day...
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27th November 2011, 11:41
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^^^Not bad, this was done on my model of scope with just a webcam:
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27th November 2011, 16:23
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Awesome man! Moons too.
What scope you rolling? Do have a motorised tracker?
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27th November 2011, 18:01
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Mike!!! That's awesome! 
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27th November 2011, 18:47
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Awesome man! Moons too.
What scope you rolling? Do have a motorised tracker?
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Celestron NexStar 4SE, yeah it has a motorsied tracker, aka SkyAlign!
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27th November 2011, 19:41
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Celestron NexStar 4SE, yeah it has a motorsied tracker, aka SkyAlign!
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That's the gps tracker isn't it dude? Is it reliable/accurate enough for astrolong exposures.
Dadsayer and I were looking at one of the celestrons which had the tracker and we couldn't tell if it would be reliable or not so didn't commit.
Hope you're well!
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27th November 2011, 20:30
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Not GPS as such, it's done off all the stars in the sky: http://www.celestron.com/c3/page.php?PageID=433
Just been out again, Jupiter again tonight. I think the night sky is a little too polluted with light round here to get Andromeda galaxy!
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