http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/the-plough/ Recent content in The Plough on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2012/10/11/astrophotography-with-a-wee-camera/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2012/10/11/astrophotography-with-a-wee-camera/ <p>I've been messing around with the Sony DSC-HX9V in anticipation of the northern lights reappearing and took it out last night to get the exposure for photographing stars. Seems the best setting is ISO 800, 30s and f3.3 (the widest angle), with a 2s self timer to make sure the camera doesn't shake when it takes the picture. Going above 800 makes it more grainy so you have to reduce the exposure time. 1600 at 10s seemed to be good for picking out the brightest stars but 800@30s gave the most pleasing pictures. Not too many stars. Just about right. The first pic shows Cassiopeia high above Perseus with the Pleiades just coming up above the horizon. The second pic is the Plough.</p> <p><a title="View 'Cassiopeia, Perseus and the rising Pleiades' " href="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/astrophotography_with_a_wee_camera/cassiopeia__perseus_and_the_rising_pleiades-8074936892.jpg"><img title="Cassiopeia, Perseus and the rising Pleiades" src="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/astrophotography_with_a_wee_camera/cassiopeia__perseus_and_the_rising_pleiades-8074936892-800px.jpg" alt="Cassiopeia, Perseus and the rising Pleiades" width="375" height="500" border="0" /></a></p>