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Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003

Pic of some northern lights last night


DSC_4544.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr

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Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003

IceLicker posted:

Don't forget about the meteor shower tonight and the next few days. I'm out now and the sky is crystal clear here but it's pretty cold. drat you 4am!

No meteors visible tonight, but


DSC_4641.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr


DSC_4638.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr


DSC_4598.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr

Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003

accipter posted:

I have been playing around with night time exposures, but struggle with sharpness. Any suggestions on f-stop and focusing?

Set the aperture to the smallest possible which lets you get the light you need. Live view manual focus on something at "infinity" (stars, distant lights) while zoomed in on the live view.

Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003

Night sky in Jasper, AB by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr

Fart Amplifier
Apr 12, 2003

BetterLekNextTime posted:

Is it worth trying to get the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction? My longest setup would be 600mm on APS-C. Not expecting amazing but wondering if they will be recognizable and in the same frame.

It will be recognizable but you're going to want to go take some shots of jupiter in advance to figure out the exposure

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