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22.01.2022 Northern hemisphere observers should not miss their opportunity to catch Comet NEOWISE! Check out my newsletter with more details and advice about capturing your own 'night sky photography on a tripod' comet image like this one from Mike Maurer (Nikon D500, 50mm lens: 8 sec exposure, f 1.4, ISO 3200) looking over the Teton Range, Wyoming. https://mailchi.mp//night-sky-photography-lunar-eclipse31s https://www.facebook.com/mike.maurer.161

19.01.2022 A demo shot with an EOS Ra astrophotography camera on loan from Canon Australia. This is a panorama created from 18 exposures, each 30 secs, f2.0, ISO3200 with a 35mm lens and stitched with PtGui. A soft/diffuser filter was held over the lens for 1/3 of each exposure to create the large bright stars, with a little inspiration from Yuri Beletsky and his trip to CWAS AstroFest in Parkes, NSW a couple of years ago. Note the red nebula of Barnard's Loop, North Orion Bubble and smaller Rosette nebula among others. - Phil

09.01.2022 With some time at home, I've written up a few notes on using the Canon EOS Ra (astrophotography mirror-less camera) which I had on loan from Canon Australia for a couple of months. A collection of some panoramas, timelapse and a deep sky favourite. The panoramas were captured on a Nodal Ninja 4 pano head with a 35mm lens. Mostly with three rows of 5-8 images, each 30 sec, f2.0, ISO3200. Processed with Lightroom and PtGui. This pano and the first one on the blog post were taken with only two rows of images which led to a dark band along the seam as there wasn't enough overlap. With three rows of images and much more overlap, the other pano images have much smoother blending. http://philhart.com/red-hot-summer

09.01.2022 Don't forget to catch the Geminid meteor shower over the next night or two - one of the most reliable of the year and with no Moon this year. 'Shower' is still a misnomer for most people.. even under dark sky conditions in the northern hemisphere you'd be lucky to see one a minute. We won't even see that many in the southern hemisphere - a few Geminid meteors may be visible after midnight once the radiant rises and the rate will improve closer to dawn as it gets higher in the sky. Some photography tips at the bottom of this article too. - Phil

05.01.2022 Some astronomy to lighten up your feeds - timelapse from Australian summer with the Canon EOS Ra astro camera (on loan from Canon Australia). The EOS Ra is modified for sensitivity to the deep red emission from hydrogen nebula so prevalent in the universe but which is all but out of range for conventional DSLRs. All of the night sky sequences were captured as continuous sequences of RAW files, each approx 15 secs, f2, ISO3200. Processed in Lightroom, rendered in After Effects, edited in Premiere Pro. Enjoy! - Phil