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theelljar t1_iy8jpx4 wrote

can you see the different colors of the stars with your naked eye or do you need a special lens or telescope or something?

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Star-Fever OP t1_iy8rkx1 wrote

Replying to theelljar (#766,751)

Yes, you definitely can see star colors if you have a nice dark-sky area. In this pic, Betelgeuse is noticeably orange-red. And Sirius is a bright blue-white. The naked eye can also notice the magenta color of the Great Orion Nebula. Of course, long exposure photos (and vibrance/saturation adjustments) make it all more noticeable, but it's very cool to even get a glimpse of it in real life, out in the dark looking up at the sky.

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Star-Fever OP t1_iy8suce wrote

Replying to theelljar (#767,588)

Certain stars are very distinctive. (All of this star-gazing works much better if you go out to a dark-sky area, and sit in the dark — no phone, no flashlight, nothing — and let your eyes adjust for at least a half hour.)
Betelgeuse in this photo is definitely red-orange to the naked eye. Just like seeing Mars and its reddish hue. Antares near the Milky Way core (not visible in winter) is bright red. The Orion Nebula is magenta that can be seen by the naked eye. Sirius in this photo is blue-white, but if you look around online you might find compilations of how different it can look depending on "seeing" conditions — how light is distorted and refracted in the atmosphere. Sirius, because it is the brightest star in the night sky, gets noticeably color-shifted by this effect sometimes.

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Star-Fever OP t1_iy8tcla wrote

Replying to Madouc (#768,230)

It was blazing orange that night, very noticeable to the naked eye. A group of friends and I sat around gazing skyward, in awe at the celestial light show. Several good meteors flashed that night, too — all of which managed to evade my camera....

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Star-Fever OP t1_iy90mp2 wrote

Replying to Madouc (#770,163)

Yeah... Light pollution is getting worse everywhere. 😔 I hope someday you can travel to a dark-sky place.... I like to dream about crossing the Pacific Ocean by sailboat. Imagine all those night watches over a thousand miles from any land.

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Mbhuff03 t1_iy92qnm wrote

Betelgeuse has never looked so juicy!

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Xxxoakman t1_iy9k538 wrote

Is it pronounced cats-kill or cat-skill?

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GhostReader28 t1_iya4zlk wrote

How did you take this photo? I want to do a bit of Astro photography but not sure where to start.

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Star-Fever OP t1_iyaswwx wrote

Replying to GhostReader28 (#779,895)

I used a Sony a7iii with a Sigma DC DN 16mm lens, and took six long exposures in succession, and then stacked them in Sequator (free software), with a light-pollution reduction. But any camera with a manual mode that allows you to adjust ISO and shutter speed could work. And a cheap tripod works just fine... What equipment do you have?

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spongedog001-a t1_iybvbv2 wrote

I wish I had that kind of star view. Even down here in Arkansas you can't even make out the shape of the milky way anymore even when the most dense part of it is out. its sad how most people who live in the U.S Will never get a chance to see the the milky way properly. at least not without having to drive out of their way to go see it and there isn't that many full dark sky sites anymore down here.

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Star-Fever OP t1_iyctsye wrote

Replying to Mr--Joestar (#789,014)

20 seconds each. The maximum length of star exposures is usually governed by the "rule of 500" so you don't get oblong stars or star trails in each frame. Divide 500 by the focal length of your lens (and use full-frame equivalent for APS-C cameras). That'll give you a good exposure time in seconds.

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