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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 07:41:52 AM

Title: Vague Venus with my NEX-5
Post by: matty406 on April 30, 2011, 07:41:52 AM

A while ago, we went off in the caravan to a field (A popular British past-time. ;) ). Because it was far from a big town or city you could get a pretty cool view of the cosmos and - faintly - the Milky Way (Something I've been wanting to see all my life).
BUT anyway, I decided to photograph what I deduced to be Venus, by notching up the exposure just to see if it would work. It came out alright, you can see the light and dark sides.
(http://i56.tinypic.com/35i0fuh.jpg)
Just felt like sharing, I thought it was pretty cool. the Milky Way isn't visible in this because I took his a bit earlier.

Title: Re: Vague Venus with my NEX-5
Post by: NovaSilisko on April 30, 2011, 06:07:40 PM

I really need a better camera. Current one is just a cheap digital one, only about 10 seconds of maximum exposure...

Thankfully there isn't much issue with light pollution around here though (mid-michigan, United states)