Well, after several weeks of lousy weather, we had a "somewhat" clear night... and I simply could not pass up taking out the equipment and trying new things...
These shots were taken from my VERY light polluted backyard, with MAG3 skies at zenith on the BEST nights. There was a bit of haze in the air, and that gets really noticeable as you go down, closer to the horizon... but still, it was this or nothing... 8)
I used my Orion SkyGlow filter (broadband) in order to cut through some of the LP.
Equipment used was a William Optics ZenithStar 80mm ED-II Apo and the Orion Starshoot DSI.
Exposures for all shots were 40x30sec.
I imaged from 11:00PM to about 2:00am, it was HOT, MUGGY, and mosquitoes were having a lot of fun around me...
Here are some of the shots I took, hope you'll like them. (they are not magazine quality shots, but in my book they are... )
Thanks for taking the time to view them, and clear skies! 8)
These shots were taken from my VERY light polluted backyard, with MAG3 skies at zenith on the BEST nights. There was a bit of haze in the air, and that gets really noticeable as you go down, closer to the horizon... but still, it was this or nothing... 8)
I used my Orion SkyGlow filter (broadband) in order to cut through some of the LP.
Equipment used was a William Optics ZenithStar 80mm ED-II Apo and the Orion Starshoot DSI.
Exposures for all shots were 40x30sec.
I imaged from 11:00PM to about 2:00am, it was HOT, MUGGY, and mosquitoes were having a lot of fun around me...
Here are some of the shots I took, hope you'll like them. (they are not magazine quality shots, but in my book they are...
)Thanks for taking the time to view them, and clear skies! 8)
Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL
Ivan's Observatory
Lat 26N 16' 48" Long 80W 10' 48"
[COLOR="Red"]Personal Website:[/COLOR] http://www.ivangastaldo.com
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