How do I photograh starts at night?

[mroe]

I have a Canon EOS Rebel. What setings would I use to take pictures of stars.

[wxwax]

Check out Fish's moon - he shot it at high ISO (800) , as wide open as his lens would allow, and relatively quickly. I've never tried to shoot stars, so I can't share any personal experience. But I understand that long exposures are to be avoided - they end up blurry due to the earth's rotation.

Post your shots when you make 'em ... even the bad ones!

[fish]

The moon is big, stars are small (to the eye, anyway). Stars are tough, but can be fun. If you put the cam on a tripod, aimed up, with a very long exposure, you will get trails from the stars as the earth rotates.

http://www.danheller.com/images/UnitedStates/Nevada/Baker/StarTrails/truck-star-trails-big.jpg

[gus]

:rofl you will get trails from the stars as the earth rotates.


:rofl yeh right.













earth rotates :rofl :rofl :rofl

[GREAPER]

every one knows the earth is flat and the universe rotates around it...


DUH

[fish]

Welcome to the Society of Retarded Photographers.:wxwax

[komet]

The moon is big, stars are small (to the eye, anyway). Stars are tough, but can be fun. If you put the cam on a tripod, aimed up, with a very long exposure, you will get trails from the stars as the earth rotates.

http://www.danheller.com/images/UnitedStates/Nevada/Baker/StarTrails/truck-star-trails-big.jpg
Looks like a little rain to me.

[albierio]

To get acceptable astronomy shots you must match the rotation of the earth. THat means moving the camera in ascention and right declenation.

The way to do this is to use a powered equatorial mount. You can actually build these for a few bucks if you have moderate mechanical and electrical skills.

You can actually get fabulous shots of near deep sky objects with standard lenses. Better yet with standard telephotos. For best results you would have to keep the shutter open for a long period of time. Maybe an hour using film. I'm not sure how long using a CCD. Probably several minutes anyways.

Probably TMI.

Mike

[scissorfighter]

mroe,
Regardles of whether you want star "trails" or star "points", the key element is finding a place to shoot with the least amount of ambient light possible, i.e. "out in the country". I shot this photo with a 50mm lens at f2.8 with an exposure duration of 4 hours, using ISO100 slide film (i think). Way up north in the woods of Maine. You can search all day for tips, but the best way to learn is to just go do it, and take notes.

[wxwax]

:wave scissorfighter, welcome aboard. That's a very cool shot. :thumb

What gear do you shoot with? (You could always put that in yer profile. :wink)