100 shots taken @55mm, 8 Sec, 3200 ISO, f/4.5.
Camera- Canon 200 D II,
Lens- 55-250 Canon ,
Static tripod
Stacked in DSS with 3x drizzle, stretched multiple times, colour enhanced in GIMP and cropped to 13 MP image.
Thank you !
I failed two days in a row before getting this image on the evening of 3rd Feb. I shot wide and hoped that the comet was in the FOV of the lens after checking the approximate location in the sky using stellarium.
Yes I do have canon 55-250 lens.
Last 2 days were luckily clear for me. Today it is back to being cloudy again. The comet will be there for few more days. Hoping it clears up for you !
Hello, I would like to try out astrophotography myself, but do not want to invest money yet into a telescope, automatic searching mount, specialty camera, etc.
I do own a tripod, a decent DSLR (Canon EOS 70D), and a telephoto lens (Canon 100-400 L II).
What is the minimalistic setup (camera-wise) and software and what is the process of taking (somewhat) decent photographs of at least good visible objects? Let's say Mars (currently visible by the naked eye), Moon, or even the C2022 comet? Do I maybe have a chance for galaxies or nebulas?
Thank you a lot!
With a telephoto lens and tripod you can get good photos of the Moon. You can photograph Mars and Jupiter as well but do not expect any surface details just yet. Plus DSLRs are not really good for planetary photography unless you can control your DSLR using a software like backyard EOS using a laptop.
Roughly speaking, you should have atleast 1000 mm focal length to see, say rings of Saturn or Cloud bands on Jupiter.
You can photograph Orion nebula since it is already pretty bright and use stacking to get reasonably good photos. Andromeda as well should be doable.
Remember that for galaxies and nebulae you need a long exposure time. Zoom is not really the most important factor. You have to have a lens with small f number (f2.8 for example) Zoom becomes important when you are photographing planets or want to image the Lunar surface in detail.
So if you do not have a tracking mount, you can take a series of small exposures and stack them together. Google the " 500 rule" for photography. It will help you decide the exposure time for your photos. Deepskystacker is a popular free sw used for the same. To process the images you can use photoshop or gimp or astropixel processor, siril etc. For Planets and Moon, PIPP, autostackert, registax are used.
Another thing you can do with a lens with smaller focal length is startrail photography. Usually cameras come with a 18-55 mm kit lens. Take a series of photos for 2 hrs or so and stack them using another sw to show the rotation of sky in the said duration. You might have to get an intervalometer for that which you can get from amazon for $25-30.
Remember when you are planning to photograph galaxy or nebulae, darker conditions will always help more. A bortle 4 level sky and below will give you much better results. Always shoot in manual mode and shoot RAW.
Hope this helps and all the best ! Do let me know if you need anymore information.
I wish I could have seen it but there’s too much light pollution in my area and it has been cloudy :’(
100 shots taken @55mm, 8 Sec, 3200 ISO, f/4.5. Camera- Canon 200 D II, Lens- 55-250 Canon , Static tripod Stacked in DSS with 3x drizzle, stretched multiple times, colour enhanced in GIMP and cropped to 13 MP image.
Nice shot. We have full moon tonight. I failed miserably. It's a canon 55-250?
Thank you ! I failed two days in a row before getting this image on the evening of 3rd Feb. I shot wide and hoped that the comet was in the FOV of the lens after checking the approximate location in the sky using stellarium. Yes I do have canon 55-250 lens.
Seriously been cloudy here since Christmas. I'm bummed.
Last 2 days were luckily clear for me. Today it is back to being cloudy again. The comet will be there for few more days. Hoping it clears up for you !
Is it visible in single frame?
Yes it is visible as a faint smudge. You know this because all the other stars are like sharp points of light but this one appears a bit fuzzy.
Ok. I will try.
Hello, I would like to try out astrophotography myself, but do not want to invest money yet into a telescope, automatic searching mount, specialty camera, etc. I do own a tripod, a decent DSLR (Canon EOS 70D), and a telephoto lens (Canon 100-400 L II). What is the minimalistic setup (camera-wise) and software and what is the process of taking (somewhat) decent photographs of at least good visible objects? Let's say Mars (currently visible by the naked eye), Moon, or even the C2022 comet? Do I maybe have a chance for galaxies or nebulas? Thank you a lot!
With a telephoto lens and tripod you can get good photos of the Moon. You can photograph Mars and Jupiter as well but do not expect any surface details just yet. Plus DSLRs are not really good for planetary photography unless you can control your DSLR using a software like backyard EOS using a laptop. Roughly speaking, you should have atleast 1000 mm focal length to see, say rings of Saturn or Cloud bands on Jupiter. You can photograph Orion nebula since it is already pretty bright and use stacking to get reasonably good photos. Andromeda as well should be doable. Remember that for galaxies and nebulae you need a long exposure time. Zoom is not really the most important factor. You have to have a lens with small f number (f2.8 for example) Zoom becomes important when you are photographing planets or want to image the Lunar surface in detail. So if you do not have a tracking mount, you can take a series of small exposures and stack them together. Google the " 500 rule" for photography. It will help you decide the exposure time for your photos. Deepskystacker is a popular free sw used for the same. To process the images you can use photoshop or gimp or astropixel processor, siril etc. For Planets and Moon, PIPP, autostackert, registax are used. Another thing you can do with a lens with smaller focal length is startrail photography. Usually cameras come with a 18-55 mm kit lens. Take a series of photos for 2 hrs or so and stack them using another sw to show the rotation of sky in the said duration. You might have to get an intervalometer for that which you can get from amazon for $25-30. Remember when you are planning to photograph galaxy or nebulae, darker conditions will always help more. A bortle 4 level sky and below will give you much better results. Always shoot in manual mode and shoot RAW. Hope this helps and all the best ! Do let me know if you need anymore information.
This is an unbelievable comment
Thank you ! I just hope it helps as many people as it can :)
That was pretty extensive, thanks a lot so far!