I spent the last weekend during the new moon on a beach an hour away from home. This is my first time really giving Orion and Barnard's loop a try and I'm quite pleased with the results.
The Wairarapa is one of the largest dark sky reserves in the world and I'm so grateful to live only an hour drive from these kinds of skies. Unfortunately we don't see these colours with our eyes because they suck and fortunately I have an astro modified Nikon Z6 to get these details.
Equipment
Nikon Z6a
Nikon 40mm f2
iOptron Skyguider Pro
Benro Mach 3 tripod
Hanmel remote shutter
EXIF
Foreground:
1*2 mosaic
f5.6
90'' shutter speed
ISO 800
Sky:
1*2 mosaic
90*60'' per panel
f2.5
ISO 1600
Stretched in PS, Background extraction in Pixinsite
Honestly, I have a different workflow almost every time and I really need to write down what I do haha....
If you're interested in more New Zealand scenery, feel free to check out my Instagram at:www.instagram.com/atleyd No worries otherwise!
Can't beat Bortle 1 skies. Taken at the South coast of Wellington, NZ.
Chimone OP t1_iug118g wrote
Reply to comment by BigFattyOne in Can't beat Bortle 1 skies. Taken at the South coast of Wellington, NZ. by Chimone
Nothing unfamiliar here. This is Orion, just "upside down" to what you're used to looking at. Our Orion is cool and does handstands.