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weathercat4 OP t1_ix42g50 wrote

I took this picture in my backyard with a star adventurer, canon t5i and a 55-250mm is stm.

It is 1hr40m of 30 second exposures.

This image is for a YouTube video I am working on to help people find Andromeda, still have a bit to go to finish it but I've got other cool stuff I did in my backyard up.

I have a sigma 24mm f1.4 on the way for wide field and it will be a huge difference compared to the kit lens I have been using.

I made a video inspired by this picture and featuring more of my pictures and timelapses if you would like to check it out! https://youtu.be/2yRO0GtaaZI

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TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix47cjc wrote

This is an awesome picture! What's the bortle level in your location?

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4bjon wrote

Bortle 4 on a map but I think it's closer to bortle 5 in reality.

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TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix4caol wrote

It's great to hear that pictures like these can be taken in an area like that. I guess long exposure can do a lot

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4d2ih wrote

I can see it quite easily in my 10" dob including being able to make out the dust lanes on a good night.

I've looked at in bortle 7 with small binoculars, it's still quite easy to spot but isn't as impressive as you're only able to see the bright core. Still your seeing an object 2.5 million light years away!

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TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix4dc0e wrote

Distances like that are absolutely incredible. And it's still nothing compared to the size of the observable universe!

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usernamechecksout458 t1_ix48rrh wrote

Do u have light pollution in ur city?

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4bofg wrote

This was bortle 4/5.

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No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4mw58 wrote

TIL about the Bortle scale. I live in a place that has bortle 4, but 10 minutes by car and its Bortle 2.

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4ooe3 wrote

Bortle 4 is not bad you can see a lot of stuff naked eye in bortle 4. Someone from a city seeing a bortle 4 sky the first time would probably be surprised.

I started in bortle 7 and still had lots of fun with my telescope.

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weathercat4 OP t1_ix4qfhp wrote

Oh I forgot to say bortle 4 to bortle 2 is a huge difference. I would recommend using an app like astropheric to find a good night for astronomy and just drive out and look, no need for any equipment but if you have binoculars I would bring them.

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