Originally Posted by Senna4ever (Post 7711898)

If you guys are truly interested in astrophotography, you should come out with me to a Fraser Valley Astronomy Club meet. Paul, the president of the club is the nicest guy in the world, and he'll let you mount your camera onto his massive telescope equipped with a motorized equatorial mount.

This is a 602 second exposure - the mount automatically tracks the stars. Pretty cool gear:


Paul's massive telescope. You can clearly see the cloud bands on Jupiter and 4 of its moons with this thing! Everyone uses red lights to preserve night vision.


Paul pointing his green laser at Jupiter, giving the kids an astronomy lesson:


A shot with a meteor:

Originally Posted by Senna4ever (Post 7711898)

If you guys are truly interested in astrophotography, you should come out with me to a Fraser Valley Astronomy Club meet. Paul, the president of the club is the nicest guy in the world, and he'll let you mount your camera onto his massive telescope equipped with a motorized equatorial mount.

Originally Posted by sunny_j (Post 7713677)

ill take you up on that offer. when the next time you are going?
I'm more interested in going a astro time-lapse :)

Originally Posted by sebberry (Post 7714906)

I haven't tried it but Pentax has an Astrotracer GPS module for the K-5 which moves the sensor with the stars much like a motorized equatorial mount.

Originally Posted by Senna4ever (Post 7714921)

I'll most likely go when the next big meteor shower occurs, and only if it's a clear, moonless night.

Originally Posted by Senna4ever (Post 7711898)

Paul pointing his green laser at Jupiter, giving the kids an astronomy lesson:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ids_2010-8.jpg

Originally Posted by Mananetwork (Post 7716085)

My airport shot :)

http://www.mananetwork.net/wp-conten...11/pswf_01.jpg

Originally Posted by Senna4ever (Post 7714921)

Interesting, but as it moves the sensor and not the camera, you won't be able to do very long exposures.

Originally Posted by skyxx (Post 7716187)

Tomz you need to get a Polarizer!!! What a Newb Mistake!!! :troll: Just kidding... hahaha

It's actually quite a nice photo!