Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Yes, this is a real image taken from the planet Earth. It is known as the Andromeda Galaxy and is located about 2.5 million light years away.
Many people think that you must send a satellite and expensive equipment up to space in order to capture the true beauty of what's above. This is false.
I captured this image by taking many light, dark, flat, and bias frames. A computerized equatorial mount was also the key to this, as it allowed me to take pictures of the stars without them trailing out.
I know the image isn't that great because of the graininess and size of the subject, but I promise that there will be many more to come and they will look even better.
Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-200mm @ 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 2500, 30 sec
Lights: 27 x 30 sec, 5 x 75 sec
Darks: 27
Flats: 13
Biases: 27
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Yes, this is a real image taken from the planet Earth. It is known as the Andromeda Galaxy and is located about 2.5 million light years away.
Many people think that you must send a satellite and expensive equipment up to space in order to capture the true beauty of what's above. This is false.
I captured this image by taking many light, dark, flat, and bias frames. A computerized equatorial mount was also the key to this, as it allowed me to take pictures of the stars without them trailing out.
I know the image isn't that great because of the graininess and size of the subject, but I promise that there will be many more to come and they will look even better.
Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-200mm @ 200mm, f/5.6, ISO 2500, 30 sec
Lights: 27 x 30 sec, 5 x 75 sec
Darks: 27
Flats: 13
Biases: 27