Astrophotography without tracking
An introduction to fixed tripod low cost DSLR Deep-Sky Photography
Image Gallery
All images shown here were obtained without additional tracking gear. The images are the result of stacking up to 750 single frames obtained with either a Canon EOS 50D or a Panasonic Lumix FZ-200. The post-processing was conducted with Deep-Sky Stacker, Fitswork, PixInsight and Gimp.
Andromeda Galaxy - M31 / M32
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm
- Frames: 113; 3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 5 min 12 s
- ISO: 12800
Pleiades - M45
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Frames: 235; 2-2.5 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 8 min 18 s
- ISO: 3200 / 12800
Orion Nebula - M42
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 280 mm
- Frames: 254; 2 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 8 min 28 s
- ISO: 12800
Orion Nebula - M42
- Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ 200
- Focal Length: 600 mm;
- Frames: 212; 2-3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 8 min 50 s
- ISO: 6400
Flame Nebula with Horsehead Nebula
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm; f/2.8
- Frames: 785; 3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 32 min 50 s
- ISO: 12800
Leo Triplet- M81, M82, NGC 3077
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Frames: ca. 400; 3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 20 min 13 s
- ISO: 12800
North America Nebula
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 50 mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Frames: ca. 50; 1 - 6 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 2 min 39 s
- ISO: 3200 / 12800
Pinwheel-Galaxy - M101
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Frames: 403; 3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: 20 min 9 s
- ISO: 12800
Whirlpool Galaxy - M51
- Camera: Canon EOS 50D
- Focal Length: 200 mm; f/2.8
- Frames: ca. 500; 2-3 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: ca. 25 min
- ISO: 12800
Planetary Nebula in the constellation of Lyra - M57
- Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ 200
- Focal Length: 600 mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Frames: 150 at 1.3-1.6 s Exposure time per frame
- Total exposure time: ca. 3 min 45 s
- ISO: 6400
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