We are going through the monsoon season again, and well needless to say, not a very great period for astrophotography. Had somewhat of a clear sky today and decided to snap some quick photos and stack them using Deep Sky Stacker.
In the image above, in the thumbnail view, the main stars of crux is quite obvious. However, when you see the full sized image, you will see that the image is pretty detailed. The top most star is Gamma Crucis. The right most point of the cross is Delta Crucis. The brightest start of the constellation is Alpha Crucis, or the bottom-most star in the constellation. However what interested me was Mimosa (or Beta Crucis), the left most point of the cross. The open cluster NGC4755 resides close to Beta Crucis.
This being my very first deep sky imaging attempt (or at least the first decent one), I did not expect much and kept shooting with my 75-300mm lens on a 550D.
Obviously the shot isn't great. But I believe that it is a good starter.
Imaging Info:
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| Crux - The Southern Cross |
This being my very first deep sky imaging attempt (or at least the first decent one), I did not expect much and kept shooting with my 75-300mm lens on a 550D.
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| NGC 4755 |
Imaging Info:
Canon 550D
25 images, 1sec exposure each
ISO 800
Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker
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