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Black Hole Generator + few others · **8 Likes**

Astro season is nearing its end here. Still, new moon opens up few possibilities.

Black Hole Generator

Starlight Beacon

Frozen in Time

Janse · 03-27-2017, 02:37 PM - **1 Like**

Impressive images MJKoski!

MJKoski · 03-27-2017, 02:42 PM

Thank you! Last one is astro-traced, 60 seconds @ ISO800. Separate foreground exposure blended in for sharp details. Shot wide open with Zeiss 28/2 which is quite tricky to focus properly in this kind of image. Lots of coma, but anyway, I liked the output.

7.62lew · 03-28-2017, 06:06 PM - **1 Like**

Awesome series! Thanks for sharing!

AlexBW · 03-29-2017, 02:08 PM - **1 Like**

Great photos. The first one has a great composition, and the windmill in the third looks really nice against the sky. Thanks for sharing!

**Pete_XL** · 03-29-2017, 10:07 PM - **1 Like**

Superb images!
Thank you for sharing!

**gaweidert** · 03-30-2017, 07:35 AM - **1 Like**

Great shots. Especially the first one. It looks like something Nikola Tesla would dream up.

RoxnDox · 03-30-2017, 08:58 AM - **1 Like**

All of these are fabulous... Can't find any other words for them

MJKoski · 03-31-2017, 01:33 AM

Thank you very much for watching and feedback. I have been trying to do something creative with star trails for few years but it is very tricky to find co-operating subjects. Gotta keep trying

Astro-tracker on the other hand is nice with moderate wide angles up to 1-2 minutes like with this 28mm in the windmill scene. Not much edge trailing and still pointy stars and clean file to process. Not shown in web sized images here but AT allows printing starry skies a lot larger. I wish there was Otus 28mm for K-mount.

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03-27-2017, 02:37 PM - 1 Like	#2
Janse Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,460	Impressive images MJKoski!

03-27-2017, 02:42 PM	#3
MJKoski Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,784 Original Poster	Thank you! Last one is astro-traced, 60 seconds @ ISO800. Separate foreground exposure blended in for sharp details. Shot wide open with Zeiss 28/2 which is quite tricky to focus properly in this kind of image. Lots of coma, but anyway, I liked the output.

03-28-2017, 06:06 PM - 1 Like	#4
7.62lew Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,192	Awesome series! Thanks for sharing!

03-29-2017, 02:08 PM - 1 Like	#5
AlexBW Pentaxian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Oslo Photos: Albums Posts: 394	Great photos. The first one has a great composition, and the windmill in the third looks really nice against the sky. Thanks for sharing!

03-29-2017, 10:07 PM - 1 Like	#6
Pete_XL Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 335	Superb images! Thank you for sharing!

03-30-2017, 07:35 AM - 1 Like	#7
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Great shots. Especially the first one. It looks like something Nikola Tesla would dream up.

03-30-2017, 08:58 AM - 1 Like	#8
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494	All of these are fabulous... Can't find any other words for them

03-31-2017, 01:33 AM	#9
MJKoski Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,784 Original Poster	Thank you very much for watching and feedback. I have been trying to do something creative with star trails for few years but it is very tricky to find co-operating subjects. Gotta keep trying Astro-tracker on the other hand is nice with moderate wide angles up to 1-2 minutes like with this 28mm in the windmill scene. Not much edge trailing and still pointy stars and clean file to process. Not shown in web sized images here but AT allows printing starry skies a lot larger. I wish there was Otus 28mm for K-mount.

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