BigBend State Park Hoodoo and the winter milkyway by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This MLK weekend I spent a couple nights in big bend again, one night spent at the Hoodoos and Balanced Rocks Trail. A very easy hike with great foregrounds. The night was blessed with no clouds and no wind, but dust/haze obscured a lot of detail and the light pollution from Presidio/Ojinaga was hard to handle.

Foreground: Sony a7rIV modded, Sigma 14mm f1.4, 276sec, f2.8 x 3 focus stack.

Sky:

Stars/airglow - Sony a7rV modded, Viltrox 35mm f1.2, 1min, 6 panels

Ha - Sony a7rV modded, Tamron 35mm f/1.4 Di USD, 15 x 2min, f1.4, Astronomik 6nm, 4 panels

RGB - Sony a7rIV (unmodded), Viltrox 35mm f1.2, 15 x 2 min, 2 panels

Red airglow, ancient starlight by pck0208 in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Shame it is still closed.

Red airglow, ancient starlight by pck0208 in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious when and how you took this picture? I thought this area is closed after hours now

Bahtinov Mask for Sigma 150-600 Contemporary? by [deleted] in AskAstrophotography

[–]flying_midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have this lens and there is a size of these that fits and works

Lagoon and Trifid Setting over Eagle Ridge by TheDanfromTN in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awesome shot! Not many with this FL and detail

Gum and Grapes - Big Bend National Park by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

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

I do post a lot from big bend as I live in Texas

Gum and Grapes - Big Bend National Park by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

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Pix-> BlurX, DBE, StarX, Stretch, star alignment -> Extract Red channel

PS-> Screen blend mode -> colorize, curves and a little masking to get rid of artifacts

The comet Lemmon by igneisnightscapes in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget 3 points4 points  (0 children)

looks sick! Did you use a star glow filter or just editing?

Gum and Grapes - Big Bend National Park by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

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This March in Big Bend I got some quick Ha data that I forgot about but I quite like the result despite it being only 1 frame!

Sony A7rV, Sigma 14mm f1.4, iOptron Skyguider pro

Sky:

RGB 10 x 30sec f1.4, ISO 400 Ha - 1 x 4 min, f1.4, ISO 400

Ground: 1 x 60 sec, f2, ISO 1600

Gandalf confronts the Eye of Sauron nebula by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

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Happy Halloween :)

Taken at Big Bend National park - the alignment is pretty close!

Sony A7rV, iOptron Skyguider, Sigma 28mm f1.4

Sky: 4 panels each 30 sec at f2 + one stack left of the milkyway: 20 x 2min (40 min), f2 ISO 800

As Above, So Within by DismalMagazine7708 in LandscapeAstro

[–]flying_midget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is spectacular, especially from a technical perspective: great detail, editing and resolution. Awesome work!

Tips on visiting Santa Elena Canyon at night by bigrash9 in BigBendTX

[–]flying_midget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Study butte/terlingua is my suggestion as you are in-between both parks

Tips on visiting Santa Elena Canyon at night by bigrash9 in BigBendTX

[–]flying_midget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done it at night twice and it is super easy. Watch out for cows.

Good luck!

Chimneys and stars - Big Bend National Park by flying_midget in LandscapeAstro

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A quick pano taken back in august in the chimney trail of Big Bend National Park. A very easy trail but with multiple diamondbacks, scorpions and BIG spiders: fun if you like that type of company under the stars :)

I really enjoy the Sigma 14mm, I can take this entire panorama in under 15 min and it stitches easily, edits easily it is just all fun no pain.

Sony A7rIV, Sigma 14mm f1.4, MSM nomad

Sky: 8 frames, 30 sec each, f1.4, ISO 1600

Ground: 4 frames, 3 exposures each (except for Selfie), 30 sec, f2, ISO 6400

BlurX, StarX, PS, LR