Capturing Auriga
Digital Astrophotography by Andy Weeks

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1st night's attempt with a digital camera


Picture Data

  • Canon D30
  • Lens: 35-135mm Lens at 200mm
  • F/ratio: f/3.5
  • Exposure: 1 & 1/2 Minutes; composite of 3 - 30 second exposures stacked and de-rotated with Registax V3.
  • Filter: None
  • Date: December 28, 2004
  • Location: Saint Charles, Illinois - USA
  • Temp: 45o F
  • Dew: 5
  • Transparency: 4
  • Seeing: 6
  • Notes: Light pollution was terrible that night with neighboring spotlights. Full moon was also in play as you can see on the right side of the picture. Adjusted the curves in Adobe Photoshop.