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This was shot at 18mm and is a stack of 5 x 10min at ISO 1600 at f/4.5 with a modified Canon XS (1000D) unfiltered. Jerry Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Postmaster Reged: 01/04/08 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Jerry Lodriguss]       #5312326 - 07/11/12 01:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow thats some great work with the kit lens , I didnt realize it was such a performer for astro. Post Extras:       srosenfraz Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/11 Loc: United States Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Nils_Lars]       #5312362 - 07/11/12 02:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Gorgeous image, Jerry! Post Extras:       SunBlack professor emeritus Reged: 05/05/11 Loc: Rome (IT) Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: srosenfraz]       #5312415 - 07/11/12 04:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice try to mitigate blue halos around stars Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Nils_Lars]       #5312427 - 07/11/12 05:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Erik, Thank you. Yes, it is an outstanding lens for astro for its price. Almost as good as the 16-35mm f/2.8L USM, but about a stop slower. Jerry Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: srosenfraz]       #5312428 - 07/11/12 05:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Scott, Thank you! Jerry Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: SunBlack]       #5312429 - 07/11/12 05:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi SunBlack, Thank you. This lens doesn't really have much axial chromatic aberration at all when stopped down a stop or so. See my tests here: http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/EQ_TESTS/18-55.HTM Jerry Post Extras:       Arp319 super member Reged: 03/28/11 Loc: Canada Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Jerry Lodriguss]       #5312542 - 07/11/12 08:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Holy cr4p! Nice shot, Jerry. There's a certain ominousness in the scale and span of the Great Rift wrt visible foreground stars. Nothing beats a clear, dark sky on a summer night - thanks for the reminder... Post Extras:       AstroScience sage Reged: 10/28/10 Loc: Israel Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Arp319]       #5315273 - 07/12/12 11:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is really beautiful shot, Jerry! Why you decide to go with 1600 ISO this time? Post Extras:       katie sage Reged: 11/06/11 Loc: Southern Maryland Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: AstroScience]       #5315284 - 07/12/12 11:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It is easy to tell you truly enjoy what you do. Thanks for sharing your image, enthusiasm and the educational narrative. Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Arp319]       #5315346 - 07/13/12 12:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Dave, Thank you! There certainly isn't anything like the beauty and majesty of the night sky from a dark-sky location! Jerry Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: AstroScience]       #5315347 - 07/13/12 12:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Sergio, Thank you! I used 1600 because I was stopped down to f/4.5 and didn't want to go any longer than 10 minutes per sub. Jerry Post Extras:       Jerry Lodriguss Vendor Reged: 07/19/08 Loc: Voorhees, NJ Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: katie]       #5315349 - 07/13/12 12:35 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Katie, Thank you. I do enjoy what I'm doing! :-) Jerry Post Extras:       bk42 member Reged: 01/18/10 Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: Jerry Lodriguss]       #5315402 - 07/13/12 02:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As always great work! Post Extras:       David Pavlich Transmographied Reged: 05/18/05 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA Re: The Great Rift in the Milky Way [Re: bk42]       #5316697 - 07/13/12 10:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a dandy, Jerry!! David Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 17 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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