Submitted by weathercat4 t3_z08ap3 in space
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weathercat4 OP t1_ix46nqv wrote
It practically is now. It's only 16 times as far away as it is wide.
TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix47cjc wrote
This is an awesome picture! What's the bortle level in your location?
usernamechecksout458 t1_ix48rrh wrote
Do u have light pollution in ur city?
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4bjon wrote
Bortle 4 on a map but I think it's closer to bortle 5 in reality.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4bofg wrote
This was bortle 4/5.
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
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!
TheGreenRaccoon07 t1_ix4dc0e wrote
Distances like that are absolutely incredible. And it's still nothing compared to the size of the observable universe!
No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4ikfn wrote
So that’s how I find it? I find your place and go to your back yard.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4lq9j wrote
My backyard still has lots of light pollution, we should go find someone else's backyard.
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.
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.
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.
No_Zombie2021 t1_ix4syem wrote
Small town, Scandinavian mountains. We have had two aurora borealis so far this autumn.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix4t5so wrote
Oh man they are cool! Check out this one I caught in September. https://youtu.be/6NneAspwqk8
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qualitygoatshit t1_ix5ygj6 wrote
Silly question, can you get these kinds of shots anywhere, or do you have to be in a super dark location. Seems like an interesting hobby, but I've never really looked into it because I always assumed I wouldn't be able to see much where I live.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix62zam wrote
You do not need a dark location but it makes it significantly easier.
darrellbear t1_ix6h14c wrote
There are three galaxies visible in the image--Messier 31 is the big one, M110 to the upper left, M32 just to the right. They're satellite galaxies of M31, rather like the Magellanic Clouds are to our Milky Way. See the bluish regions such as at the lower left and upper right of the galaxy's disk? Those are areas of star formation, lots of bright and massive class O and B stars.
weathercat4 OP t1_ix6i28g wrote
It's quite spectacular being able to see all three at once with a 31mm Nagler in a 10" dob!
I made a timelapse where there are lots of different DSOs visible including m31 and m33. I thought you might like it. https://youtu.be/sMcwHPqd7l8
darrellbear t1_ix6j36j wrote
Finally, somebody else with a 31 Nagler! LOL I call mine the hand grenade, it's huge and heavy.
weedeater726 t1_ix6ldip wrote
Beautiful, just beautiful. It's kind of crazy to believe we haven't explored the galaxy. We only explore with our eyes and experience it's beauty
weathercat4 OP t1_ix6ldkt wrote
Nothing that a handful of wrenches taped to the tube can't balance haha
weathercat4 OP t1_ix6li4h wrote
I put together a video inspired by this picture you might like. https://youtu.be/2yRO0GtaaZI
weedeater726 t1_ix6lu1w wrote
Liked it, just knowing how big our universe really gets your imagination going crazy just theorizing what can be out there, left unexplored
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