Orion, And Beyond - IMG_7074 - Edited
Taken on College Bounds / High Street in Old Aberdeen, an area where there is more than a reasonable amount of street lighting - so this image has been affected by light pollution. I had to do a lot of prodding to the histogram in Aftershot Pro 3 in order for a lot of these stars to become visible, and image quality has likely suffered a fair bit as a result. Once this damned pandemic is over and lockdown restrictions are eased, maybe I'll go out into the countryside one night and attempt to get some better shots. Assuming the Scottish weather complies.
I've tried to put the names of some of the more prominent of these objects in as notes on this photo, with varying degrees of success (read: I'll likely have put at least one of these names in the wrong place, sorry about that). I used to know these better when I was a kid, but that was a while ago now, and I'm a bit rusty, to say the least. If your favourite star or other celestial object is mislabelled, or not labelled at all, please let me know!
If you should find yourself hitch-hiking across the galaxy, please try not to use the notes on this photo as any kind of a navigational aid, always remember to bring your towel with you, and most importantly, Don't Panic.
Orion, And Beyond - IMG_7074 - Edited
Taken on College Bounds / High Street in Old Aberdeen, an area where there is more than a reasonable amount of street lighting - so this image has been affected by light pollution. I had to do a lot of prodding to the histogram in Aftershot Pro 3 in order for a lot of these stars to become visible, and image quality has likely suffered a fair bit as a result. Once this damned pandemic is over and lockdown restrictions are eased, maybe I'll go out into the countryside one night and attempt to get some better shots. Assuming the Scottish weather complies.
I've tried to put the names of some of the more prominent of these objects in as notes on this photo, with varying degrees of success (read: I'll likely have put at least one of these names in the wrong place, sorry about that). I used to know these better when I was a kid, but that was a while ago now, and I'm a bit rusty, to say the least. If your favourite star or other celestial object is mislabelled, or not labelled at all, please let me know!
If you should find yourself hitch-hiking across the galaxy, please try not to use the notes on this photo as any kind of a navigational aid, always remember to bring your towel with you, and most importantly, Don't Panic.