Milky Way Timelapse from Pinnacles East

[Richard Navarrete]

I took the images for this timelapse in 2022! I forgot how dark it can be there. Anyway, finally found some easy software to make this timelapse after it kept failing in Photoshop.

https://youtu.be/bPGNLm3nMWk?si=AtjwxnfJhZWvcyOY

Richard

[Paresh Khanapurkar]

Amazing!

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[Peter Santangeli]

Very nice!

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[Jacob Ellwood]

Beautiful 

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[David Kirjassoff]

Well done 👍🏻 

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[Raymond Wong]

Most excellent! 

Cheers, 73s, Clear Skies and Clear Blocks,

Ray

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[Paresh Khanapurkar]

Richard reminded me of one of my oldies:  https://youtube.com/shorts/eWVvdzC9qrE

Shot on 20-Dec-2020 

Telescope: Obsession 18 in UC
Eyepiece: Tele Vue 3.7 mm Ethos
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max

I kept the 18 in UC steady and let the Moon drift across the field of view of 3.7 mm Ethos.

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[Richard Navarrete]

Cool! I never thought of taking a lunar video.

Richard

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[Paul Alsing]

Really, really nice, Richard!

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I took the images for this timelapse in 2022! I forgot how dark it can be there. Anyway, finally found some easy software to make this timelapse after it kept failing in Photoshop.

https://youtu.be/bPGNLm3nMWk?si=AtjwxnfJhZWvcyOY

Richard

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[Joel Lee]

Nice work Richard!!

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[Rajah]

Wow, amazing colors, do you recall acquisition details? What was the software that was finally easy to use?

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[Richard Navarrete]

I used a canon dslr and a kit lens set wide. About 300 exposures at 20 seconds each and made the images in to a video with Virtual dub. I followed the instructions in this video.

https://youtu.be/MxmAB6b_eHs?si=mYoK1LtE7SVyItr7 

Richard

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[Shashi Sathya]

Nice one!

[Brian Castro]

Some might see it as an issue but I actually kinda love the effect of the really bright stars changing shape as they move from the edges to the center due to coma

[Richard Navarrete]

Yeah, well, that’s what you get from using a kit lens. 😊

Richard

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