A selfie of me observing spring sky galaxies on April 9, 2020, with the SharpStar 140mm apo refractor which was on loan for testing, and mounted on my Astro-Physics Mach1 mount. The view is looking east toward Corona Borealis, Bootes and Canes Venatici. This is a single 20 second exposure with the Sigma 24mm Art lens at f/2.8 and Nikon D750 at ISO 3200. Topaz Denoise AI applied.
A selfie of me observing spring sky galaxies on April 9, 2020, with the SharpStar 140mm apo refractor which was on loan for testing, and mounted on my Astro-Physics Mach1 mount. The view is looking east toward Corona Borealis, Bootes and Canes Venatici. This is a single 20 second exposure with the Sigma 24mm Art lens at f/2.8 and Nikon D750 at ISO 3200. Topaz Denoise AI added.
A selfie of me viewing the close approach of Venus to the Pleiades star cluster on April 1, 2020, using 10x56 Maven binoculars mounted on a tripod, as a demo photo. Orion is left of centre; Sirius is at far left; the Hyades is at centre. The waxing gibbous Moon provided the illumination. This is a stack of 4 images for the ground to smooth noise and 1 image for the sky to minimize trailing, all 13 seconds at f/5.6 with the Sigma 24mm lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 1600. Topaz Sharpen AI and DeNoise AI applied.
