Galactic centre (on a bad night)
Night sky conditions were poor last night; the new Moon was quite intrusive and great clouds of salt spray were being driven inland by the onshore nor'easter. A lot of slider movements were needed to rescue the image (single exposure). The glow at the base of the image is from the setting Moon. I've also noticed that quite strong edge coma is a feature of this lens. Antares (alpha Scorpii) sits brightly below the Milky Way; Jupiter is still doing its thing above. View looking West, from Cuttagee Lake on the NSW Far South Coast.
HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm f2.8
A single 30 second exposure @ f3.2 using the K1's built in Astrotracer.
Galactic centre (on a bad night)
Night sky conditions were poor last night; the new Moon was quite intrusive and great clouds of salt spray were being driven inland by the onshore nor'easter. A lot of slider movements were needed to rescue the image (single exposure). The glow at the base of the image is from the setting Moon. I've also noticed that quite strong edge coma is a feature of this lens. Antares (alpha Scorpii) sits brightly below the Milky Way; Jupiter is still doing its thing above. View looking West, from Cuttagee Lake on the NSW Far South Coast.
HD PENTAX-D FA 15-30mm f2.8
A single 30 second exposure @ f3.2 using the K1's built in Astrotracer.