Night Flying across the Milky Way.

Flying across the Milky Way. · 07:12 PM

The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though.

**blues_hawk** · 08-30-2018, 07:21 PM

Fun isn't it? I see those quite a bit too.

My wife always thinks they're neat so I've saved a few. I just LOVE restacking everything after paging through to remove the pesky thing. :P
I do like watching the southern satellites drift through my live view though for some reason.

DrMindbender · 08-30-2018, 07:27 PM

Quite fun.

Mind you, my fast 50 runs into trouble when I try to capture constellations. The big dipper barely fits into frame.

**TedH42** · 08-30-2018, 07:53 PM

Not the object that you want see in your astrophotos. The enemies of the night. This is a great capture of one of these pests. Thanks.

DrMindbender · 08-30-2018, 08:00 PM

Amusingly, I intended to capture the "little pest" since I'm still lacking ideal conditions. This was taken shortly after moonrise (about 2 1/2 hours after sunset) so I knew that it wouldn't get any darker than this tonight.

---------- Post added 08-30-18 at 08:07 PM ----------

Of course, the "space debris" in the upper left was a nice bonus.

**bwgv001** · 08-30-2018, 11:37 PM

nice pattern. shouldn't that be reported as UFO

DrMindbender · 08-31-2018, 05:38 AM

Originally posted by bwgv001

nice pattern. shouldn't that be reported as UFO

But I was able to identify it.

**jhaji** · 08-31-2018, 07:02 AM

Unique.

bertwert · 08-31-2018, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by DrMindbender

The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though.

Nice!

**Videopilot** · 08-31-2018, 07:50 AM

Originally posted by DrMindbender

The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though.

Interesting. Is that the enterprise going into warp drive?

serothis · 08-31-2018, 09:26 AM

is that the blinking lights of a plane?

Aberrator · 08-31-2018, 09:42 AM

Santa's braking the traffic laws again – you should only use hazard warning lights when stopped or slow moving.

DrMindbender · 08-31-2018, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by serothis

is that the blinking lights of a plane?

Yep. And now you can answer the question of the frequency that they blink at.

---------- Post added 08-31-18 at 03:27 PM ----------

Originally posted by Videopilot

Interesting. Is that the enterprise going into warp drive?

Nah. I missed that a few nights earlier. A 50mm can only cover so much of the night sky at once.

---------- Post added 08-31-18 at 03:33 PM ----------

Originally posted by Aberrator

Santa's braking the traffic laws again – you should only use hazard warning lights when stopped or slow moving.

Well, he was in the slow lane of the air corridor.

UserAccessDenied · 08-31-2018, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by DrMindbender

The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though.

Interesting

jays0n · 08-31-2018, 04:22 PM

UFO!!! I knew they were real. Probably in town to try to win the K1

Very nice BTW!

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08-30-2018, 07:21 PM	#2
blues_hawk Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Patrick Co. Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,540	Fun isn't it? I see those quite a bit too. My wife always thinks they're neat so I've saved a few. I just LOVE restacking everything after paging through to remove the pesky thing. :P I do like watching the southern satellites drift through my live view though for some reason.

08-30-2018, 07:27 PM	#3
DrMindbender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GTA, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Quite fun. Mind you, my fast 50 runs into trouble when I try to capture constellations. The big dipper barely fits into frame.

08-30-2018, 07:53 PM	#4
TedH42 F/8 & Somewhere Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,412	Not the object that you want see in your astrophotos. The enemies of the night. This is a great capture of one of these pests. Thanks.

08-30-2018, 08:00 PM	#5
DrMindbender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GTA, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Amusingly, I intended to capture the "little pest" since I'm still lacking ideal conditions. This was taken shortly after moonrise (about 2 1/2 hours after sunset) so I knew that it wouldn't get any darker than this tonight. ---------- Post added 08-30-18 at 08:07 PM ---------- Of course, the "space debris" in the upper left was a nice bonus.

08-30-2018, 11:37 PM	#6
bwgv001 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Alabama Photos: Gallery Posts: 697	nice pattern. shouldn't that be reported as UFO

08-31-2018, 05:38 AM	#7
DrMindbender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GTA, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Originally posted by bwgv001 nice pattern. shouldn't that be reported as UFO But I was able to identify it.

08-31-2018, 07:02 AM	#8
jhaji Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,141	Unique.

08-31-2018, 07:37 AM	#9
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Originally posted by DrMindbender The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though. Nice!

08-31-2018, 07:50 AM	#10
Videopilot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Photos: Albums Posts: 481	Originally posted by DrMindbender The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though. Interesting. Is that the enterprise going into warp drive?

08-31-2018, 09:26 AM	#11
serothis Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 538	is that the blinking lights of a plane?

08-31-2018, 09:42 AM	#12
Aberrator Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Kaunas Photos: Gallery Posts: 97	Santa's braking the traffic laws again – you should only use hazard warning lights when stopped or slow moving.

08-31-2018, 03:25 PM	#13
DrMindbender Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GTA, Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 103 Original Poster	Originally posted by serothis is that the blinking lights of a plane? Yep. And now you can answer the question of the frequency that they blink at. ---------- Post added 08-31-18 at 03:27 PM ---------- Originally posted by Videopilot Interesting. Is that the enterprise going into warp drive? Nah. I missed that a few nights earlier. A 50mm can only cover so much of the night sky at once. ---------- Post added 08-31-18 at 03:33 PM ---------- Originally posted by Aberrator Santa's braking the traffic laws again – you should only use hazard warning lights when stopped or slow moving. Well, he was in the slow lane of the air corridor.

08-31-2018, 04:17 PM	#14
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by DrMindbender The weather and moon finally decided to cooperate. Still not the best astrophotography conditions though. Interesting

08-31-2018, 04:22 PM	#15
jays0n Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 471	UFO!!! I knew they were real. Probably in town to try to win the K1 Very nice BTW!