Photographing Orion in HaRGB at a Remote Radio Transmitter
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In this astrophotography adventure we hike to a historical and secluded radio transmitter to photograph the star constellation Orion in HaRGB. The art deco building is situated in the middle of nature and makes for an excellent nightscape composition. The weather forecast is shady as always, but we push on and give it our best shot.
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Well done!! Exceptionally well framed with that bush in the foreground! I like that location a lot!
Thanks so much Jan! I also love this location. Not too easy to film though, hence why it took me so long to get a vlog done there ;-). Really took my time though to properly compose this one!
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Dankjewel Niels. Tof om te horen!
Great vlog again, the Radio transmitter is still on my list to visit.
Thanks and great to hear Kevin!
Unbelievable how often you get clear skies. My last night was on September 6th. My telescopic work requires full nights of clear conditions, so I can let my equipment out in the garden while I sleep… different ballgame, but basically the same playing field 😅
I feel you man. Trust me, it isn't like this all the time. I might release a video soon where you see me fail hard ;-). I didn't dare to leave the scope unattended while I did deep sky, I understand. The great thing about nightscapes is you basically need only about 30 mins of clear sky and you're golden.
Loving the images and good job sticking around :D I would probably packed my suff way earlier and be salty :D. Really enjoyed this good old classic astro trip vlog.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting on a good ol' astro adventure 😉. That's what I'd like to be this channel all about. The adventure, the companionship, the challenges and also the wonder of the night sky. It's not always easy, but often it pays off to stick around just in case. Much easier if you're with a buddy though.
Awesome location and beautiful images, Jeroen. That h-alpha really punches through - I need to use mine more next year because it’s so worth it! Merry Christmas to you.
Thanks for watching again Paul! I really love this location. So much history and 'alienness' (is that even a word?) to this spot. H-alpha filters are a hasslento shoot with and also to process. But especially in the cae of Orion I think its worth it.
Yet another great video, im hoping to buy a. Modify 1300d dslr canon camera very soon, hoping to use it with my Rokinon 135mm prime lens. Hope you having a good Christmas.
Thanks Chris! Modified cams are fun, especially with objects like Orion or even a little deeper with the 135 as you suggest. Merry Christmas to you!
Another great astro adventure! I admire your initiative. Great shots, too!
Question: so, it looks like you have figured out how to shoot with the H-Alpha filter using lenses wider than 50mm? I recall you saying that due to the internal optics of the camera and the positioning of the clip-in Ha filter, that at lenses wider than 50mm, you run into problems--was it peripheral distortion of the stars? But here you use the very wide angle 14mm lens, and it worked out OK?
Question 2: do you use just the starless version of your stacked H-Alpha image? Perhaps that helps solve the problem of distortion of the stars with H-Alpha filter with wider lenses?
Thanks for the great work you're doing!
Hi Neil. Thanks for the compliments! You pose an excellent question and actually give the correct answer yourself! You do get distortion of the stars once you get closer the edges on wider focal lengths. That's why I indeed make a starless version of the stacked ha and only use that. On 14mm there remains a bit of the star smudging around the edges still. I fix that by using layer masks and only use the middle part of the ha layer where it matters most. It's not the easiest workflow but absolutely doable.
@@StarScaperPhoto That's brilliant--thanks! One other approach I was thinking of trying in order to get a more wide angle shot: use a 50 mm lens and do a pano. But I think your solution is better. The pano approach would be difficult as you 'd need to stack each pano panel, due to the high noise of the H-alpha files (taken with long exposure at high ISO).