davefilipowski
Lagoon Nebula Zenithstar 66, Star Adventurer 2i, ASI533MC from Surf City, NC.
Captured with 16 second subframes using SharpCap for a total exposure of around 9 minutes. Was unable to sight Polaris so used old-school drift method on one star with manual altitude and azimuth adjustments to reduce star trails. Seeing was average, transparency was below average but when you start with Bortle 4 skies and are looking out over the dark ocean, the photography gods are pretty forgiving.
Lagoon Nebula Zenithstar 66, Star Adventurer 2i, ASI533MC from Surf City, NC.
Captured with 16 second subframes using SharpCap for a total exposure of around 9 minutes. Was unable to sight Polaris so used old-school drift method on one star with manual altitude and azimuth adjustments to reduce star trails. Seeing was average, transparency was below average but when you start with Bortle 4 skies and are looking out over the dark ocean, the photography gods are pretty forgiving.