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The "star" at 8 o clock is actually the planet saturn. Not sure what the star's name on top is though.
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kennypinkerton said:
That's actually a real star called <span style="font-style: italic">Regulus</span>.
Great pictures! Much better than the ones I took.
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I used a Kodak Easyshare Z760 for the first 2 pics, on Shutter priority mode so I could play with shutter speed and find out what worked best. 12-14 seconds seemed to give best results with minimal star tracking. I think it has only a 3x zoom. Mounted to a lillte 6 inch tall tripod sitting on top of the car.
The last one was with my Minolta DiMage Z1 at 10x optical zoom. I never could get a non-shaky picture from it. Takes a good effort to press the shutter release.
I took pictures a few years ago of the lunar eclipe with my Pentax 35mm. Leave the shutter open for 2 hours and uncovered the lens with a black hat every 15 minutes for a few seconds, then cover it back. Was pretty neat. All phases of the eclipse on one picture.
The last one was with my Minolta DiMage Z1 at 10x optical zoom. I never could get a non-shaky picture from it. Takes a good effort to press the shutter release.
I took pictures a few years ago of the lunar eclipe with my Pentax 35mm. Leave the shutter open for 2 hours and uncovered the lens with a black hat every 15 minutes for a few seconds, then cover it back. Was pretty neat. All phases of the eclipse on one picture.