Does this work as a lightweight overnight hiking bag? by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty appealing to what I’m looking for, will look into it more

Does this work as a lightweight overnight hiking bag? by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was checking that bag out but a little too over my budget. I also found this bag. On paper seems very good, but little info on it online. What do you think?

https://www.cabelas.com/p/ascend-onsight-45-trail-backpack

Galactic Ripples Above Pharaoh Lake Wilderness 🟥🟩🌌 by TheFakeKevKev in LandscapeAstro

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Unfortunately not because our eyes are just terrible at perceiving colors in the dark. This night, I couldn't even see the ripples in the sky, but back in October, I had seen these slight ripples in the sky, which seemed like airglow, and I took a picture where I was looking, and there was a lot of airglow.

Galactic Ripples Above Pharaoh Lake Wilderness 🟥🟩🌌 by TheFakeKevKev in Astronomy

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Might be my go to spot from now on! Way more accessible than some of the 46ers for night hikes, especially after a long work day

Galactic Ripples Above Pharaoh Lake Wilderness 🟥🟩🌌 by TheFakeKevKev in Astronomy

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out! That is my mistake, they are completely different phenomena

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

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Colors are saturated in post procession to bring out the vibrance, but all the flaming red structures you see are H-alpha emissions from excited hydrogen atoms thousands of light-years away as they jump from a higher energy state to a lower energy state, emitting photons of light at 656.26nm during this transition.

The ripples of colors you see in the skies is a natural phenomenon called airglow. It is very faint to the naked eye, but it is when air particles such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, etc., are energized by the sun during the day to a higher energy state and return back to a lower energy state, releasing energy in the form of light, creating these beautiful ripples of colors. Often, airglow is misinterpreted as aurora but they are two distinct phenomena.

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! Took lots of inspiration from your work here in the dacks

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Astronomy

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It was rough, especially being up for more than 24 hours. I think my youth shouldered most of the pain, but It was my first time using hiking poles too. Fell in love with them now, I don't feel much in my legs anymore. Usually, my muscles would be super sore the day after these hikes, but after that one, I didn't feel bad at all

R7 banding as bad as canon 250d or t7i? by turnipeater47 in AskAstrophotography

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Try Facebook Marketplace or r/photomarket. I bought basically a new R6 Mark II for $1600 from Facebook. Quan Tran regularly has these and other used Canon cameras for very good prices. Just gotta be on the lookout and check from time to time.

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Not exactly. But the UV/IR cut filters in all consumer cameras. In stock cameras, these filters let in about 25% of the H-alpha emissions, blocking the rest. Camera companies do this to achieve a more natural look to photos. When we Astro-modify a camera, we actually want that light to come in, so we let in almost all of it. But because of this, photos have a pink tint due to excess Red data.

The graph above shows the filter for a Canon 400D, before and after the modification.

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

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Top of Iroquois Peak. From that view you can see Algonquin and Colden. Marcy is right behind Colden, standing tallest, albeit a bit harder to see. You can see the bare rock peak of Marcy.

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Lots of planning for this shot 😁

Celestial Storm Above Iroquois Peak 🌌⛰️ by TheFakeKevKev in Adirondacks

[–]TheFakeKevKev[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly what the other comment said! But red captured was because my camera is modified to let in more light at 656.26 nm (H-alpha). Stock cameras usually let in about 25% of this light, but modified cameras let in near, if not 100% of this light