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George_P reacted to TOPSHELFJUNIOR in FIRST TIME SHOOTING AN X-T5.
Also rocking the 27mm 2.8 lens for the VERY first time. The combo shocked me !
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George_P reacted to MARRIEDGUY9 in black and white (open thread)
can't remember if I shared here, was playing with settings in the XT5, always loved this scene on the NCR trail. XT5, 16-80, 16mm, I think.
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George_P reacted to N.Rio in black and white (open thread)
Springtime is coming to the Norwegian fjords.
X-E4 with XC 15-45
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George_P reacted to jerryy in Astro-photography (open thread)
Ahoy ye hearties! Hoist ye yon Jolly Roger and Cascade away.
NGC 1502 The Jolly Roger Cluster:
This is the equivalent of 43 minutes, 40 seconds of exposure.
NGC 1502 is a neat little cluster located in the Camelopardalis Constellation. This region of space was thought to be fairly empty by early astronomers, but as you can see, there is a lot there.
Kemble's Cascade (a.k.a. Kemble 1) is named for Father Lucian Kemble, a Canadian Franciscan friar who wrote about it to Walter Scott Houston, an author for the Sky And Telescope magazine. Houston named the asterism for Fr. Kemble and the name "stuck".
NGC 1501 is the Oyster Nebula. A longer focal length telescope is needed to bring this one into good viewing range, but it is well worth the effort.
NGC 1502: https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/ngc-1502/
Camelopardalis Constellation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelopardalis
Kemble's Cascade (and NGC 1501: The Oyster Nebula): https://www.constellation-guide.com/kembles-cascade/
Arrrrrr Matey.
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George_P reacted to jerryy in Astro-photography (open thread)
But Sirius-ly Dog Star...
Of all the neat and interesting or just regular things to see in the night sky, Sirius, The Dog Star in constellation Canis Major, is considered the easiest to find, because it is the brightest star in the night sky. Being close to the Orion Constellation also helps make it easy to find. Sirius is going to continue getting brighter because it is moving toward us, in about 60,000 (60.000) years it will be a very close neighbor.
(This is the equivalent of 28 minutes, 20 seconds worth of exposure).
If you can find Sirius up high enough in the sky, then just below it you should be able to find Messier Object M41, The Mini Beehive Cluster (related in name to Messier M44 the Beehive Cluster). Sirius and M41 are companions, tracking together across the night sky. There are some other interesting objects, clusters and nebulae in that region, probably the most famous is Sh2-308, Dolphin Head Nebula.
Canis Major (Big Dog): https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/canis-major-constellation/
Sh2-308: https://astrocat.info/sharpless-308-the-dolphin-nebula/
Sh2-304: http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/304
Cr-121 (Collinder Open Cluster): https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=20726
Messier M41: https://www.go-astronomy.com/messier.php?Messier=M41
Sirius: https://www.space.com/21702-sirius-brightest-star.html
Sirius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
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George_P got a reaction from jerryy in Winter Landscapes
You wanted some mountains, Jerry, but I reckon by now you have had enough of them. Cheers, my friend.
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George_P got a reaction from jerryy in Winter Landscapes
I was just about to point that out, in my defense.
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George_P reacted to jerryy in Winter Landscapes
@George_P, these are amazing. Thank you for posting these.
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