Worth a look...

This photo:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...145424&size=lg

....is a combination of 12 pix timed from 30 to 300 seconds and stacked in
PS. Amazing work...

Kinon O'Cann wrote:
This photo:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...145424&size=lg

...is a combination of 12 pix timed from 30 to 300 seconds and
stacked in PS. Amazing work...

Wow! I'm always struck by how tiny we really are when I see these images,
and remember that there are gozillions of these galaxies... A great capture
and technique. I haven't the slightest idea how this is done...but good
stuff.

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"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
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Kinon O'Cann wrote:
This photo:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...145424&size=lg

...is a combination of 12 pix timed from 30 to 300 seconds and
stacked in PS. Amazing work...

Wow! I'm always struck by how tiny we really are when I see these images,
and remember that there are gozillions of these galaxies... A great
capture and technique. I haven't the slightest idea how this is
done...but good stuff.

It really is good stuff. I read a little on his technique, and it centers on
the use of a positioning device to aim the cam at the exact same point in
the sky, and hold it REALLY steady over a long period of time. The exposure
time was dependent on time of night, cloud conditions, etc. The resulting 12
images were then "stacked" in Photoshop and combined into a single image.
This takes a lot of patience! Funny, some of the comments by others seem to
sound a little blaise...

Whatever; I was pretty impressed with the shot.


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Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at:
www.pbase.com/markuson

Kinon O'Cann wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote in message
...
Kinon O'Cann wrote:
This photo:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...145424&size=lg

...is a combination of 12 pix timed from 30 to 300 seconds and
stacked in PS. Amazing work...

Wow! I'm always struck by how tiny we really are when I see these
images, and remember that there are gozillions of these galaxies... A
great capture and technique. I haven't the slightest idea how
this is done...but good stuff.

It really is good stuff. I read a little on his technique, and it
centers on the use of a positioning device to aim the cam at the
exact same point in the sky, and hold it REALLY steady over a long
period of time. The exposure time was dependent on time of night,
cloud conditions, etc. The resulting 12 images were then "stacked" in
Photoshop and combined into a single image. This takes a lot of
patience! Funny, some of the comments by others seem to sound a
little blaise...
Whatever; I was pretty impressed with the shot.

Perhaps their reaction is skewed by the fact that most folks have seen
galaxy shots taken by Hubble and others... and may fail to realize how
amazing it is for someone to do these shots not only from Earth, but with
their own little set-up and DSLR. That...is pretty impressive.
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www.pbase.com/markuson

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:07:37 -0800, "Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even
number wrote:

Kinon O'Cann wrote:
This photo:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?p...145424&size=lg

...is a combination of 12 pix timed from 30 to 300 seconds and
stacked in PS. Amazing work...

Wow! I'm always struck by how tiny we really are when I see these images,
and remember that there are gozillions of these galaxies... A great capture
and technique. I haven't the slightest idea how this is done...but good
stuff.

"Gazillion - gozillion. Huuuge difference!"
:-)

But, yes, a fantastic photo.

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