Challenge:Hidden Gem IV (Advanced Editing VII*) Location: Nr Banbury, UK Date: May 26, 2014 Aperture: f/5 ISO: 800 Shutter: 30 Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2014
This is my first attempt at prime focus Astrophotography.
The subject is M13 - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, which is over 22,000 Ly away and consists of over 100,000 stars.
After several failures and blurry star trails, I eventually learned to focus in the dark, avoid vibration, improve my tracking and by 3am I had something beyond what I could see with the telescope alone.
This is a humble beginning, but in the early hours of the morning, seeing this on my camera screen gave a greater sense of satisfaction than any other photo I've taken.
The scope is a Skywatcher 200P (200 mm primary mirror, 1000mm focal length) and the camera a Canon 100D.
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Not sure if this is maybe a shot in to the night sky? Title also not clear but suppose it could be some astronomer searching and finding something in deep space?
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