Zo Clark said:
Should of asked really but does the same technique apply to Constellations like Orion?
I think I might need a helping hand cause it’s started showing up out my window and would like to share it
I have done a drawing of it in the meantime but if you have any advice for the Orion constellation Il try to apply those also
I've never tried to take photos of constellations.
While they are a part of the universe, they are very small in minute in the art of photography, which is probably why most night sky photos are not individual stars or constellations, but they do tend to be things like the Milky Way, which is a large mass, which allows the camera to evaluate the light and around the available settings, enable a reasonable clear image.
Also, with stars being the only part of a constellation that a camera has a chance to focus on and light being the primary aspect of photography, there is a very strong chance the autofocus will not manage to find a sufficiently strong light source to lock on to.
Most photos of the Milky Way are taken using a tripod and remote shutter release, because the exposure times are too long to safely avoid camera shake. So taking stars on a smartdevice could be extremely difficult.
Those where they manage to photograph constellations, are most likely to utilise expensive cameras and large telescopes rather than the cameras many of us use.
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Ok. Iv tryed. Iv tryed once and used a app for low light conditions which worked but I had to offload it this year to make space. my device doesnt want to install anything. It’s not the most recent I pad and the broadband is bad it comes off and On everyday so I’m having to wait for it to connect when Iv gone offline and come back online. Iv worked out how to lock auto focus on my devices so that I can keep a photo sharp. But it’s not working well for constellations
www.nasa.gov/.../hubbles-new-view-of-the-tarantula-nebula apod.nasa.gov/.../ap230206.html These are two of the latest photos from NASA going back years including from the Hubble Telescope and the latest photo’s from the James Webb Telescope as well as photo’s taken from some of the biggest telescopes worldwide using computers with the latest technology. Also if you’re really interested in Astronomy I’d have a look at NASA’s Website where you can see photo’s from the surface of Mars taken daily including seeing Phobos and Deimos the two moons of Mars rising and setting over the Martian Landscape. You can see the original raw photo’s as well as all detailed photo’s in colour.There are thousands upon thousands of photo’s taken every day and all available to see and lots you can actually download free of charge legally. It would take years and years to go through all of the archive photo’s from the surface of Mars going back many years as well as decades. The photo’s particularly of the various Galaxies are amazing and the explanations of how those photo’s are taken could well interest those interested in Astronomy generally. But again the archive available to view and see is again in thousands upon thousands going back years and decades and all free to search and and see all those photo’s as well.
Regards,
Ian.
lovethenightsky.com/.../ This explains why Mercury is hard to see. Mercury is actually brighter than the brightest star in our Sky, Sirius. As well as the usual problems of trying to see Mercury. Mercury is always very low in out Sky. Even if Mercury is visible the chances might well be that Mercury is obstructed by such thing as houses, trees and more. And in addition in the area I live it is often hazy with low lying haze at sunset and sunrise. So I’ve only seen Mercury twice with unaided eyes in all my 70 years. Anyway for anyone wanting to take a photo of Mercury. The details in the link above that I hope works. Actually the best time to see Mercury and that is never mentioned anywhere and if you have clear Skys. During the few brief minutes of full totality of the sun if you’re very lucky both Mercury and Venus can be seen overhead and very clear and high up in the Sky.
5th March