I hate clouds... or do i? NGC 7000 and IC 5070


Posted by crw816 on Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:18 pm

All times are UTC-05:00

Reply to topic  
 First unread post  | 5 posts | 
Image
Canon T5i (modded), Canon 70-200mm f2.8is II (200mm), f2.8, 90 second exposures, ISO 1600, 40 exposures for a total of 60 minutes, Astrotrac, Light Pollution Filter, PixInsight, Lightroom

Please view in shadowbox.

The skies have really been lousy here in NW Vermont.  In the last 4 weeks we have had one crystal clear night, but it was during the full moon.  Last night, it was almost clear.  There was a thin layer of high altitude clouds that diffused the light from the sky, however I have felt so pent up over the last month that I decided to image anyway.  Found in this image are NGC 7000 (The North American Nebula) and IC 5070 (The Pelican Nebula).

The cloud layer created a fog filter, which really made the stars jump out in this image.  Even though I would have traded this for perfectly clear, I kind of like it.  Unfortunately, I was only able to shoot for an hour before the really thick clouds came in an obscured the sky completely. 

I will be revisiting this target soon hopefully.  What do you think?

I posted about this on my Blog.  There are some closeups and a sightly wider crop as well. You can find it here:
http://www.whitephotogallery.com/index. ... 0-ic-5070/
Chris White
www.whitephotogallery.com

User avatar
Posted by:
crw816
Forum Contributor
Location: Colchester, VT
Posts: 1942
Joined: 23 Jul 2011

   

by Mark Boranyak on Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:53 pm
Mark Boranyak
Forum Contributor
Posts: 1354
Joined: 21 Aug 2003
Location: Topeka, Kansas
These are just so sweet. Keep em coming.

Mark
 

by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:58 am
User avatar
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator
Posts: 73058
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
Location: Lincolnshire, UK. In tune with Nature.
Member #:00067
The clouds certainly add a whole 'other' dimension to the scene Chris, as part of the series I really like this!
Carol Clarke
Chief Forum Administrator.


"When the power of love is greater than the love of power,
the world will know peace"....Jimi Hendrix.

NSN0067
 

by Keith Bozeman on Fri Jun 19, 2015 12:49 pm
Keith Bozeman
Forum Contributor
Posts: 445
Joined: 27 May 2013
Location: Alabama
Amazing image!
 

by John Labrenz on Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:46 pm
User avatar
John Labrenz
Moderator
Posts: 17071
Joined: 13 Nov 2008
Location: Canada
Member #:01304
Another amazing view into the heavens.
Love it!
 

Display posts from previous:  Sort by:  
5 posts | 

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group