Taurus, that is! Here is a shot of the Taurus constellation taken a couple of weeks ago at the 3RF Astronomy campus near Crowel, TX.This field stretches from Orion's head (the red patch in the lower left called Sharpless 264) up to the Pleiades in the upper right. I used the new Star Spikes Pro to enhance the Taurus stars a little bit for better viewing.
Stats:
Canon XSI @ ISO 800
28mm Sigma Lens f/4
AstroTrac mount
10 x 5min
DeepSkyStacker, CS4, Star Spikes Pro
2 comments:
Just found "Down The Wormhole." What an absolute joy to review all of your great pictures and share in your joy creating these images.
I'm new to all of this and have made every (without exception) bad equipment purchase.
However, I live in North Dallas, hope to start with a membership to the local astronomy clubs and at some point have the opportunity to meet you.
Keep up the good work.
Regards,
Russ Duncan
vipmovie@aol.com
Howdy Russ,
Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad you like the site.
Since you are in the area and interested in this kind of stuff, consider joining the Texas Astronomical Society. There are monthly meetings and a swell Dark Site the club owns that is available to all members.
Also, I chair an astrophotography special interest group (APSIG) that meets monthly as well and is solely focused on imaging.
Hope to catch-up with you : )
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