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Wide Field Shots from Andalucia


Johnnyaardvark

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Had some super dark skies on a holiday a few years back. One of those times I really wished I had a scope and the ability to track the sky. Had some fun though and the milky way was stunning!

 

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Star Trails by sja88, on Flickr

 

 

Not totally without light pollution...

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A faint Andromeda Spiral M31 above Genalguacil by sja88, on Flickr

 

 

The stunning view of the Milky Way...

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Milky Way Composite by sja88, on Flickr

 

 

A home under the stars...

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Yurt and the Milky Way by sja88, on Flickr

 

 

Steve

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They are all very nice Steve, but I like the third photo best. The Milky Way really stands out with lots of DSO's visible from Sagittarius to Cygnus :)

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Thanks James and Pete,

 

Have to say I wished I'd had a scope and tracking especially as they are quite grainy at 3200ISO to keep the exposure time down.

 

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Spain2011-241-DSC_0198_01 by sja88, on Flickr

 

This version of a similar piece of sky was taken a couple of days before. Pete, you prompted me to have a look again at what is actually visible on this (Bit of scanning using Stellarium Required for me to remind myself what DSO are on here...) They are a little clearer on this one even though it doesn't cover quite as much sky.

[Edit: Grammar and typos!]

 

 

Lagoon Nebula

Triffid Nebula

M23

Sagitarius Star Cluster

Omega Nebula

and Eagle Nebula

 

Are all quite visible on there. I was really happy to have caught them as I don't think they are easy to catch in the UK unless you have a really dark site and a good view of the horizon.

 

I hope to photograph these again sometime when I get fixed up with a scope and mount!

 

Regards

 

Steve

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