Comments on: Starry night: skies over New Zealand http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jason Brown http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1677208 Jason Brown Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1677208 Single exposure, 25 seconds, f2.8 :)  The iso 5000 helps a lot Single exposure, 25 seconds, f2.8 :)  The iso 5000 helps a lot

]]> By: Jason Brown http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676942 Jason Brown Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676942 Even with our super-dark skies (at least on the slopes of Mt Tongariro, where this was taken) and with the fastest lens possible (this one was f2.8)  when you;re shooting the night sky, you always have to process the shots.  Remember that even at it's brightest moment, the stars are very dim and the sky is very dark.   That being said, this isn't too far off what came out of the camera, some contrast and chromatic aberration adjustments and noise reduction - it was shot at 5000 iso. Even with our super-dark skies (at least on the slopes of Mt Tongariro, where this was taken) and with the fastest lens possible (this one was f2.8)  when you;re shooting the night sky, you always have to process the shots.  Remember that even at it’s brightest moment, the stars are very dim and the sky is very dark.  

That being said, this isn’t too far off what came out of the camera, some contrast and chromatic aberration adjustments and noise reduction – it was shot at 5000 iso.

]]> By: Mark Ferguson http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676672 Mark Ferguson Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676672 The term "processed shot" was a bit of a give-away, however, away from light pollution in our cities, us folk here in New Zealand are blessed with a fantastic view of the Milky Way, the Galaxy that we are part of !  I do love spiral nebula / galaxies - refer hubble deep field images for more thoughts ...  The term “processed shot” was a bit of a give-away, however, away from light pollution in our cities, us folk here in New Zealand are blessed with a fantastic view of the Milky Way, the Galaxy that we are part of !  I do love spiral nebula / galaxies – refer hubble deep field images for more thoughts … 

]]> By: peregrinus http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676646 peregrinus Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676646 My how I wish I had that view.  My kids would dream more! My how I wish I had that view.  My kids would dream more!

]]> By: dontpanicbobby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676588 dontpanicbobby Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676588 That image with the mountains makes great android phone wallpaper. That image with the mountains makes great android phone wallpaper.

]]> By: Chris McNeil http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676586 Chris McNeil Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676586 Beautiful Photos. I wonder how you get sharp stars and a sharp silhouette of the mountain? Maybe just a very good camera and bright lens so the exposure can be short. Or is it a merged picture of a long exposure tracked star photo, and a tripod photo of the mountain. Whatever it is, it's very effective. Beautiful Photos. I wonder how you get sharp stars and a sharp silhouette of the mountain? Maybe just a very good camera and bright lens so the exposure can be short. Or is it a merged picture of a long exposure tracked star photo, and a tripod photo of the mountain. Whatever it is, it’s very effective.

]]> By: Robert Cruickshank http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676477 Robert Cruickshank Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676477 From where I'm sitting, those skies are <i>under</i> New Zealand. From where I’m sitting, those skies are under New Zealand.

]]> By: Taniwha http://boingboing.net/2013/03/11/starry-night-skies-over-new-z.html#comment-1676317 Taniwha Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=218054#comment-1676317 follow the milky way up - those two bright stars near the end of the brightest part are called "the pointers" they point at the southern cross which you can also see there The pointers are alpha and beta centauri - yes that star closer to the bottom is the closest to earth follow the milky way up – those two bright stars near the end of the brightest part are called “the pointers” they point at the southern cross which you can also see there

The pointers are alpha and beta centauri – yes that star closer to the bottom is the closest to earth

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