Nikon D80 DSLR Orion Pictures Observational astronomy

Photo with name of stars, exposure 15 sec, F 5.66, ISO 400

Exposure 13 sec, F 5.6, ISO 400, edited, at 19:24:44

Original photo, no editing, exposure 15 sec, F 5.66, ISO 400, at 19:26:32

15 sec exposure, F 5.66, ISO 400, edited, at 19:24:44

Original photo. no editing, exposure 30 sec, F 5.6, ISO 400 at 19:30:14

Exposure 30 sec, F 5.6, ISO 400, edited, at 19:30:14

I made ​​these images with the constellation Orion on the night the Moon, Jupiter and Venus were close to each other. Images were taken with Nikon D80 DSLR. The device was screwed on the telescope tube, designed for piggyback.
It was not a motorized mount, but I moved the telescope manually with the Earth rotation. The longest exposure time that I managed to achieve without the stars leaving traces, was 30 ".

Name: Orion Constellation
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Date: 26/02/2012
Time: 7:03 p.m. to 7:11 p.m.
Telescope: No (used only for piggyback)
Eyepiece: No
Camera: Nikon D80, 18-35mm kit
Exposure: 13 to 30 sec, manual
Aperture: F5
ISO: 400
Edit: FastStone

Name: Orion Constellation
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Date: 26/02/2012
Time: 7:36 p.m.
Telescope: No (used only for piggyback)
Eyepiece: No
Camera: Nikon D80, 18-35mm kit
Exposure: 13 sec, manual
Aperture: F3,5
ISO: 1000
Edit: FastStone

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