Taking wide shots of the nite sky

vil · Post by **vil** » Fri May 23, 2008 7:48 am

Just bought a DSLR, would like to try it out

Post by **rcj** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:54 am

nice to meet you, vil. is there a picture to show? or a question to ask? ;P

vil · Post by **vil** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:07 am

oh, its a question...

i thot i typed it in the description :p

anyway, just wan to take some shots of the night sky, would like to know if there are any suitably dark places in SG to do so, preferably in west side

Post by **rcj** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:41 am

Lim Chu Kang area? Tuas? Kelvin (catalysm) has taken some pictures using a Canon DSLR from east coast park before, with just a camera tripod. You can try looking at the albums in this forum or http://www.singastro.org/album_showpage.php?pic_id=994

Have fun with the camera!

Ekezial · Post by **Ekezial** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:16 pm

you can try my settings shown in this picture.
Sky outside my window

Ekezial · Post by **Ekezial** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:50 am

Wide shot of southern sky last night, i think it's time i got a LPR filter. any kind souls willing to part with one? [smilie=admire.gif]

Wide shot of the southern Sky

vil · Post by **vil** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:21 pm

my attempt in Bintan

iso 1600
30 sec exposure
f2.8
FL : 17mm
using my 400D with 17-55mm lens

qu1xs1lv3r · Post by **qu1xs1lv3r** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:36 am

hi i have a question, how do i mount my 400d to my newtonian telescope? ahehe i have been for almost 2 years i cant remember anything!