https://www.ipernity.com/group/2279870/doc https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/200/BE/C9/2279870.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/group/2279870/doc To Display the whole Milky Way as a Bow not just small parts of the milky Way. This is a 100% photographic group. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:12:10 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:12:10 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273406/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-15,doc-53273406 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:59:40 +0000 2026-03-15T15:59:40+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273406/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/06/53273406.beb74c55.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was after the drive up we left Perth 8 pm it was then set up swag(one man tent) the drive over to the park. This was shot around 1 am in the morning. As there where still cars moving about there is some unusual lighting in the shot . Brake lights they have a great intensity I thought i had reshot them and removed it all but there is still evidence of it.<br /> <br /> This is 360 degree view of the area we went to as there where others out and about. In all 5 others in the area and cars moving in the shot.<br /> On the drive up we drove over( between the wheels) an echidna. the shot below was from the car head lights as we turned back to look at it as neither of us have ever seen one before. We waited for it to uncurl but it never did se we left it in peace to finish walking over the road.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273440" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="20260313 213243" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/40/53273440.5400fe45.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> First Bow of the night <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273406/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/06/53273406.beb74c55.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was after the drive up we left Perth 8 pm it was then set up swag(one man tent) the drive over to the park. This was shot around 1 am in the morning. As there where still cars moving about there is some unusual lighting in the shot . Brake lights they have a great intensity I thought i had reshot them and removed it all but there is still evidence of it.<br /> <br /> This is 360 degree view of the area we went to as there where others out and about. In all 5 others in the area and cars moving in the shot.<br /> On the drive up we drove over( between the wheels) an echidna. the shot below was from the car head lights as we turned back to look at it as neither of us have ever seen one before. We waited for it to uncurl but it never did se we left it in peace to finish walking over the road.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273440" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="20260313 213243" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/40/53273440.5400fe45.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273404/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-15,doc-53273404 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:57:42 +0000 2026-03-15T15:57:42+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273404/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/04/53273404.de41fcf9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="72" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">You can pick the fact the moon is about to rise the colour in the sky give's it away. Just below left hand end you can see the moon starting to rise the other bright light is made up of town ship and far right mining night lights.1:30am ish in the morning.<br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> MOON rise. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273404/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/04/53273404.de41fcf9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="72" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">You can pick the fact the moon is about to rise the colour in the sky give's it away. Just below left hand end you can see the moon starting to rise the other bright light is made up of town ship and far right mining night lights.1:30am ish in the morning.<br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273402/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2026-03-15,doc-53273402 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:55:38 +0000 2026-03-15T15:55:38+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273402/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/02/53273402.4f8a602b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="75" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">My last shot just before The moon was about to start showing at 1:20 am. The sky was Inky black and stars shone so well in the night sky. If you look closely at the bottom of the left hand end you can see the moon starting to have an effect.<br /> <br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> Sentinels of time and Stars. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53273402/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/34/02/53273402.4f8a602b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="75" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">My last shot just before The moon was about to start showing at 1:20 am. The sky was Inky black and stars shone so well in the night sky. If you look closely at the bottom of the left hand end you can see the moon starting to have an effect.<br /> <br /> <br /> Pip is a very different area but same park<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/46586064" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Ridge Line" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/64/46586064.1cf98ed7.500.jpg?r2" height="177" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> D810 6400ISO 13sec <br /> Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53151450/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2025-11-17,doc-53151450 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:41:49 +0000 2025-11-17T20:41:49+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53151450/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/50/53151450.1f20fe1a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="82" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">As the bow got lower we walked to the top of the hill in the scrub in the breeze that was starting. I chose not to light the foreground I left it to the Moon, to see this result best you look on black with no white screen.. It was case of pack up all our camera and lighting gear and put the Swags together next to the car in the carpark on the ground. We both slept soundly got the swag put away early before any body came next morning. No one knew we had even been there.<br /> <br /> We Left a lot of foot prints took a whole load of photos.. Enjoy.</div> Last Bow End of the night. - Look on black. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53151450/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/50/53151450.1f20fe1a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="82" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">As the bow got lower we walked to the top of the hill in the scrub in the breeze that was starting. I chose not to light the foreground I left it to the Moon, to see this result best you look on black with no white screen.. It was case of pack up all our camera and lighting gear and put the Swags together next to the car in the carpark on the ground. We both slept soundly got the swag put away early before any body came next morning. No one knew we had even been there.<br /> <br /> We Left a lot of foot prints took a whole load of photos.. Enjoy.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127346/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-30,doc-53127346 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:45:22 +0000 2025-10-29T12:03:40+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127346/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/46/53127346.44ded5c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">First night we drove this far out to get out of the cloud cover most of the night was cloud free. We shot till 11:30 Pm then went to bed next to the car. A real sky full of stars.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/where-earth-in-milky-way" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/where-earth-in-milky-way</a><br /> <br /> <br /> You can see just above the setting moon The Starlink satellite train in a line you can see 5 on them in this group. there is a very strong lot of Orionids meteor shower also close to the moon.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orionids" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orionids</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127322" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Pergande Sheep yard" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/22/53127322.b6a8954a.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is 13 shot to get the full 360 degrees of view.<br /> <br /> Nikon D810 <br /> ISO 6400<br /> @ F3.5<br /> Samyang XP F2.4 14mm <br /> 10 sec.</div> Wiacubbing Hill & Pergande Sheep yard & Milky Way Bow 360 view <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127346/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/46/53127346.44ded5c7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">First night we drove this far out to get out of the cloud cover most of the night was cloud free. We shot till 11:30 Pm then went to bed next to the car. A real sky full of stars.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/where-earth-in-milky-way" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/where-earth-in-milky-way</a><br /> <br /> <br /> You can see just above the setting moon The Starlink satellite train in a line you can see 5 on them in this group. there is a very strong lot of Orionids meteor shower also close to the moon.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orionids" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orionids</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127322" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Pergande Sheep yard" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/22/53127322.b6a8954a.500.jpg?r2" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is 13 shot to get the full 360 degrees of view.<br /> <br /> Nikon D810 <br /> ISO 6400<br /> @ F3.5<br /> Samyang XP F2.4 14mm <br /> 10 sec.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53126314/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2025-10-28,doc-53126314 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:21:58 +0000 2025-10-29T05:41:55+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53126314/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/14/53126314.3337d06b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="118" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/jingemia-cave" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/jingemia-cave</a><br /> <br /> David took his drone so was able to capture this very different view of the Landscape we would not normally see.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53128604" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Jingemia Cave - 25.10.2025 - 16h40m25s" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/04/53128604.a72cdce9.500.jpg?r2" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Two views of the Cave in the day light.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="DSC 1159 PanoramaPSSMO" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/78/53127278.055e3dfe.500.jpg?r2" height="294" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127280" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="DSC 1174SMO PanoramaSMOPS" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/80/53127280.ef91f6d2.500.jpg?r2" height="125" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> I have cropped the shot.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This was a trial weekend with my brand new Night lens Samyang XP F2.4 14mm. <br /> <br /> This was the main reason for the trip to light the cave area and have the milky way above. Easy you would think, we both had our lights so it was try each to see what would work and give us the result. This is 5 tries to light the cave area and get a pleasing result. This kind of shows how the magic of the first shot took place. I set up on the edge of the pit to get the whole of the milky way in the shot. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127580" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="thumbnail2" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/80/53127580.1c77b285.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is a shot made up of 8 Vertical shots. Sadly the light died on us not long after this shot so there was no second chance and trying any thing else. I like this shot my shot of the weekend.<br /> <br /> Was it worth it, you seeing the shot we had in our minds and it all the work, you bet perfectly. it was a long drive over the weekend 1000Km in total and two night sleeping on the ground in the bush. <br /> <br /> The biggest bug was the moon not ideal but it was there the whole night so it was blow it up or just go with it. This shot and others in the night show up the shower of meteors that was happening.<br /> <br /> Nikon D810 <br /> ISO 6400<br /> @ F3.5<br /> Samyang XP F2.4 14mm <br /> 10 sec.</div> Jingemia cave & the Milky way <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53126314/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/63/14/53126314.3337d06b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="118" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/jingemia-cave" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/jingemia-cave</a><br /> <br /> David took his drone so was able to capture this very different view of the Landscape we would not normally see.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53128604" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Jingemia Cave - 25.10.2025 - 16h40m25s" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/86/04/53128604.a72cdce9.500.jpg?r2" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Two views of the Cave in the day light.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="DSC 1159 PanoramaPSSMO" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/78/53127278.055e3dfe.500.jpg?r2" height="294" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127280" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="DSC 1174SMO PanoramaSMOPS" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/80/53127280.ef91f6d2.500.jpg?r2" height="125" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> I have cropped the shot.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This was a trial weekend with my brand new Night lens Samyang XP F2.4 14mm. <br /> <br /> This was the main reason for the trip to light the cave area and have the milky way above. Easy you would think, we both had our lights so it was try each to see what would work and give us the result. This is 5 tries to light the cave area and get a pleasing result. This kind of shows how the magic of the first shot took place. I set up on the edge of the pit to get the whole of the milky way in the shot. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/53127580" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="thumbnail2" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/75/80/53127580.1c77b285.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> This is a shot made up of 8 Vertical shots. Sadly the light died on us not long after this shot so there was no second chance and trying any thing else. I like this shot my shot of the weekend.<br /> <br /> Was it worth it, you seeing the shot we had in our minds and it all the work, you bet perfectly. it was a long drive over the weekend 1000Km in total and two night sleeping on the ground in the bush. <br /> <br /> The biggest bug was the moon not ideal but it was there the whole night so it was blow it up or just go with it. This shot and others in the night show up the shower of meteors that was happening.<br /> <br /> Nikon D810 <br /> ISO 6400<br /> @ F3.5<br /> Samyang XP F2.4 14mm <br /> 10 sec.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52734520/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2024-12-29,doc-52734520 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 21:27:03 +0000 2024-12-27T21:41:42+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52734520/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/45/20/52734520.7e2f84a9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="110" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The closest part next to the city I can go to to test out the new lens. The panorama worked out not so bad as the photos get cropped when they join each other. A lot of detail from the Samyang 14mm F2.4 AE lens. Next trial will be D600 as I did not think to take it with me.<br /> <br /> This is a summer bow far left you have Perth far right there is Southern Cross and Carina area, you cant miss Orion in the very center sitting as the Pot.</div> Boulder Rock.. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52734520/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/45/20/52734520.7e2f84a9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="110" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The closest part next to the city I can go to to test out the new lens. The panorama worked out not so bad as the photos get cropped when they join each other. A lot of detail from the Samyang 14mm F2.4 AE lens. Next trial will be D600 as I did not think to take it with me.<br /> <br /> This is a summer bow far left you have Perth far right there is Southern Cross and Carina area, you cant miss Orion in the very center sitting as the Pot.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52650298/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2024-10-02,doc-52650298 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:04:59 +0000 2024-10-02T13:04:59+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52650298/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/98/52650298.c2954330.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="84" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The recent trip down to Esperance (1652 km round trip) I got to go out to Observation point with the Grand children and son in law. I had them sit still till I was finished them, they could move on the wooden platform. Once I finished I sat down with them and showed them parts of the sky /milky way and answered there question. <br /> <br /> You will note a little left over light from sunset as we went out at 7pm.<br /> This is about 200 degrees of view of the night sky Esperance is the far right. Seemed to have caught an Asteroid shower as they are in all 4 Shots of the area. The real sad part is when I removed the lens next morning I noted the depth of Field ring had come loose from the focusing ring, don't look as critically as I do, super glued back in place at the right place. <br /> <br /> This is a two row Bow all taken by my computer , " Human Brain" first row horizontal to get the waves and the ground and second row tilted up above the bow. Head leveled, in Camera Leveled. All planes removed <br /> Nikon D810 on M 15 sec 20 shots 10 per row.<br /> Iso 5000<br /> Samyang 14mm F3.2<br /> PtGui<br /> Ps, Lr</div> Esperance Bow. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52650298/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/02/98/52650298.c2954330.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="84" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The recent trip down to Esperance (1652 km round trip) I got to go out to Observation point with the Grand children and son in law. I had them sit still till I was finished them, they could move on the wooden platform. Once I finished I sat down with them and showed them parts of the sky /milky way and answered there question. <br /> <br /> You will note a little left over light from sunset as we went out at 7pm.<br /> This is about 200 degrees of view of the night sky Esperance is the far right. Seemed to have caught an Asteroid shower as they are in all 4 Shots of the area. The real sad part is when I removed the lens next morning I noted the depth of Field ring had come loose from the focusing ring, don't look as critically as I do, super glued back in place at the right place. <br /> <br /> This is a two row Bow all taken by my computer , " Human Brain" first row horizontal to get the waves and the ground and second row tilted up above the bow. Head leveled, in Camera Leveled. All planes removed <br /> Nikon D810 on M 15 sec 20 shots 10 per row.<br /> Iso 5000<br /> Samyang 14mm F3.2<br /> PtGui<br /> Ps, Lr</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52231428/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-12-10,doc-52231428 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 07:34:41 +0000 2014-01-14T01:36:12+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52231428/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/28/52231428.441bd00c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52231422" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Hopefuls' on the Hill." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/22/52231422.dfe3ce11.500.jpg?r2" height="322" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was taken at 10:30 pm, by this time we were hit with the 10 knot winds trying to guide a big telescope in winds this strong is just not possible. you can clearly see the effect of the wind all 54 photos where the same to a different degree.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52232368" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="received 879040463674204" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/68/52232368.ac711b0b.500.jpg?r2" height="335" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> At this point every body had "turned in" but the sounds of the Astro tents flapped and made noise to match a harbour full of yachts that did not take down there sails or tethered them in the strong winds. The noise was deafening from the three astro tents as the winds increased through the night.<br /> <br /> This is very much how I use to view the stars as a kid in the Islands but here you can still see "Perth" in the distance. <br /> <br /> After this I went to "bed" but was woken by crashings about me my hide was still sound but I was not going outside you got blown away.<br /> <br /> In the morning one tent frame was crushed by the wind pole fell on a cable to the mount and cut it. The other tent next to me was the crash the pole fell on the mount and jammed it from moving. What I did see at 2 am in the morning <br /> <br /> a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/49755956"><img alt="QHY Polemaster program" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/56/49755956.e4b448ad.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /><br /> <br /> I could clearly see the Octans high in the sky with out any extra equipment they where that vivid. once you have spent your night looking for then on a computer you can not ever miss that shape of the bowel.<br /> <br /> In the morning I packed it up as I saw the Wind forcast had changed to 15 Knots no point being here better to go home.<br /> <br /> As this was a wheat farm all my equipment and car had to be cleaned of the straw blown about in the winds. It was in everything including the Telescope. It was rather interesting my car is not small but a large SUV it was blown about on the road as you came out of the trees to open farmland.<br /> <br /> It will be a while before I go back. I did not sleep much so got up early and walked the farm in the early morning light... these will follow.</div> 360 degrees of view <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52231428/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/28/52231428.441bd00c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="65" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52231422" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Hopefuls' on the Hill." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/14/22/52231422.dfe3ce11.500.jpg?r2" height="322" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> This was taken at 10:30 pm, by this time we were hit with the 10 knot winds trying to guide a big telescope in winds this strong is just not possible. you can clearly see the effect of the wind all 54 photos where the same to a different degree.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52232368" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="received 879040463674204" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/68/52232368.ac711b0b.500.jpg?r2" height="335" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> At this point every body had "turned in" but the sounds of the Astro tents flapped and made noise to match a harbour full of yachts that did not take down there sails or tethered them in the strong winds. The noise was deafening from the three astro tents as the winds increased through the night.<br /> <br /> This is very much how I use to view the stars as a kid in the Islands but here you can still see "Perth" in the distance. <br /> <br /> After this I went to "bed" but was woken by crashings about me my hide was still sound but I was not going outside you got blown away.<br /> <br /> In the morning one tent frame was crushed by the wind pole fell on a cable to the mount and cut it. The other tent next to me was the crash the pole fell on the mount and jammed it from moving. What I did see at 2 am in the morning <br /> <br /> a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/49755956"><img alt="QHY Polemaster program" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/56/49755956.e4b448ad.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /><br /> <br /> I could clearly see the Octans high in the sky with out any extra equipment they where that vivid. once you have spent your night looking for then on a computer you can not ever miss that shape of the bowel.<br /> <br /> In the morning I packed it up as I saw the Wind forcast had changed to 15 Knots no point being here better to go home.<br /> <br /> As this was a wheat farm all my equipment and car had to be cleaned of the straw blown about in the winds. It was in everything including the Telescope. It was rather interesting my car is not small but a large SUV it was blown about on the road as you came out of the trees to open farmland.<br /> <br /> It will be a while before I go back. I did not sleep much so got up early and walked the farm in the early morning light... these will follow.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52135972/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-10-01,doc-52135972 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:31:04 +0000 2023-07-23T18:54:06+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52135972/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/72/52135972.219ffc42.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="76" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Its interesting I can find no reason for the Name and I can say did not hear any frogs while we were out there. I did not put this panorama together. But with the Flu( We had the great grandchildren for all of last week, you guessed it they had the flu) and had my head in the telescope for most of the day (more to follow). <br /> <br /> I wanted to sit at the computer and listen to music and do something different so I put together and edited the photo I had left behind.</div> The Moon and All @ Frog Rock Dreaming. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52135972/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/72/52135972.219ffc42.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="76" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Its interesting I can find no reason for the Name and I can say did not hear any frogs while we were out there. I did not put this panorama together. But with the Flu( We had the great grandchildren for all of last week, you guessed it they had the flu) and had my head in the telescope for most of the day (more to follow). <br /> <br /> I wanted to sit at the computer and listen to music and do something different so I put together and edited the photo I had left behind.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52084808/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-08-27,doc-52084808 Sun, 27 Aug 2023 11:43:22 +0000 2023-08-18T21:45:50+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52084808/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/48/08/52084808.2d391e58.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="71" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Carl and David were still setting up and my first Bow was painted red from the Red head lights they used. I took my gear and walked over and behind the ridge so they were blocked from view. Left side is the Hamlet of Lancelin and the orange light as the Major intersection . You can see in the center the headlights of a car in the dunes closer to the sea, and the Lights Of Cervantites and the orange light at the turn off. <br /> <br /> Enjoy some of our black nights. you can see the area has so many car tyre marks you can't get away from them.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075714" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Last Bow 2:30am :Do look large on black you get some idea of the landscape." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/14/52075714.c1b680ec.500.jpg?r2" height="258" width="500" /></a></div> Main Bow Lancelin Sand Dunes- Do look large. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52084808/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/48/08/52084808.2d391e58.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="71" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Carl and David were still setting up and my first Bow was painted red from the Red head lights they used. I took my gear and walked over and behind the ridge so they were blocked from view. Left side is the Hamlet of Lancelin and the orange light as the Major intersection . You can see in the center the headlights of a car in the dunes closer to the sea, and the Lights Of Cervantites and the orange light at the turn off. <br /> <br /> Enjoy some of our black nights. you can see the area has so many car tyre marks you can't get away from them.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075714" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Last Bow 2:30am :Do look large on black you get some idea of the landscape." src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/14/52075714.c1b680ec.500.jpg?r2" height="258" width="500" /></a></div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075714/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-08-20,doc-52075714 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 07:07:24 +0000 2023-08-19T02:30:46+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075714/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/14/52075714.c1b680ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="124" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We set out as clouds parted and we wanted to take advantage of no moon. We went to the Lancelin sand Dunes a Huge area. I was very reticent to go as I had the mount shooting the Helix nebula and the focus was not working as well as I would have liked. I did a dummy run of focus it worked so I let nina start it self at 9pm to start the night and night 3 saturday. You can see the position of the Helix nebula on the Milky way close to the planet Saturn.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075696" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Helix Nebula NGC 7293" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/96/52075696.f8d9e668.500.jpg?r2" height="329" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> we drove into the dune in a 4x4 and first dune we got bogged in the soft powdered sand way down the end of the valley near the three white tops(exit of the dunes safety light). We got out by the use of tryer boards under the wheel. we arrived at this spot and the three of us started shooting. this was the very end of the night I walked into the "valley" right up close to the dunes to try and cover the lights from the small hamlet of lancelin ( left side).<br /> <br /> the dune to my left shoulder is bigger than a house you get no usable scale in the black of night. The Milky way was getting smaller and lower so I walked down the dune into the valley. we left a 3 am I got in the house at 4:30 am just in time to turn off the alarm then crawled into bed. It was a very cold night lots of layers on again.<br /> <br /> technically might be the first photo taken on the 19th only New Zealand is much ahead of australia.<br /> <br /> D810 ISO5000<br /> Samyang 14mm F2.8<br /> 20Sec.<br /> 5 Vertical shots.</div> Last Bow 2:30am :Do look large on black you get some idea of the landscape. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075714/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/14/52075714.c1b680ec.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="124" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We set out as clouds parted and we wanted to take advantage of no moon. We went to the Lancelin sand Dunes a Huge area. I was very reticent to go as I had the mount shooting the Helix nebula and the focus was not working as well as I would have liked. I did a dummy run of focus it worked so I let nina start it self at 9pm to start the night and night 3 saturday. You can see the position of the Helix nebula on the Milky way close to the planet Saturn.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52075696" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Helix Nebula NGC 7293" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/96/52075696.f8d9e668.500.jpg?r2" height="329" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> we drove into the dune in a 4x4 and first dune we got bogged in the soft powdered sand way down the end of the valley near the three white tops(exit of the dunes safety light). We got out by the use of tryer boards under the wheel. we arrived at this spot and the three of us started shooting. this was the very end of the night I walked into the "valley" right up close to the dunes to try and cover the lights from the small hamlet of lancelin ( left side).<br /> <br /> the dune to my left shoulder is bigger than a house you get no usable scale in the black of night. The Milky way was getting smaller and lower so I walked down the dune into the valley. we left a 3 am I got in the house at 4:30 am just in time to turn off the alarm then crawled into bed. It was a very cold night lots of layers on again.<br /> <br /> technically might be the first photo taken on the 19th only New Zealand is much ahead of australia.<br /> <br /> D810 ISO5000<br /> Samyang 14mm F2.8<br /> 20Sec.<br /> 5 Vertical shots.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52035416/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-07-24,doc-52035416 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 06:39:34 +0000 2023-07-23T18:45:57+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52035416/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/16/52035416.f0e7c9dc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="102" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Frog dreaming ......... When things are not quite right it's best to leave home. I have had this set of rocks book marked for at least 5 year but my first visit. A little bit of moonlight, <br /> Carl Reid and I enjoyed the Cool of 6c under western skies out in the cold and under a crescent moon.. those Rocks are coloured by the moon. <br /> This will not be the last but it will require a full walk around to see the whole site. I thank the truck diver that I allowed to overtake me so I could use his head lights so we got home much earlier than expected Through the Mount Dale area......... Roos.<br /> Enjoy the DARK Western Australian skies. On a night when I took 10 bows I went for my fav at the end of the night, in front of the Rocks. That rock is higher than a house Carl was way around to the right and as my battery for the lens heater died this was the last panorama I took.</div> In front of the Rocks by Moon light. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/52035416/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/16/52035416.f0e7c9dc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="102" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Frog dreaming ......... When things are not quite right it's best to leave home. I have had this set of rocks book marked for at least 5 year but my first visit. A little bit of moonlight, <br /> Carl Reid and I enjoyed the Cool of 6c under western skies out in the cold and under a crescent moon.. those Rocks are coloured by the moon. <br /> This will not be the last but it will require a full walk around to see the whole site. I thank the truck diver that I allowed to overtake me so I could use his head lights so we got home much earlier than expected Through the Mount Dale area......... Roos.<br /> Enjoy the DARK Western Australian skies. On a night when I took 10 bows I went for my fav at the end of the night, in front of the Rocks. That rock is higher than a house Carl was way around to the right and as my battery for the lens heater died this was the last panorama I took.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51986182/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2023-06-20,doc-51986182 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:47:28 +0000 2023-06-18T20:45:33+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51986182/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/82/51986182.fe2f81b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="79" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On the night of new moon Perth was under clouds so we drove due east this is about 2 1/2 hours from home. we are standing on the edge of a salt Lake with a road the runs through the middle of it to the right next to top of horizon you can see the water when we got there venus was reflected on the water but you have to walk out in the soft mud to get there next to the edge of the water so we all gave that a miss. <br /> <br /> David is like Me shooting middle of shot, Carl is walking down from the car follow the headlight he is wearing further to the right. Have you met Carl and David before<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012512" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Bow" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/12/51012512.0a0c6a1e.500.jpg?r2" height="160" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> The sky was black but for the lights of the small town out in the wheat field area. in this shot is the lights of the town of Northham. The dead trees at the edge of the road was out main target with the Milky way behind. <br /> <br /> The Emu is well over the shot...for those that cant see it see below...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><br /> <br /> It was very cold and I got to 7 layers of clothing the temp dropped to 5c and it also was dew fall that can cause a very bad dew on the lens. I got home finally at 1:45 am and jumped into bed.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51986216" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Dead Tree" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/16/51986216.e5621e70.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="369" /></a></div> Lake Dowerin <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51986182/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/82/51986182.fe2f81b9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="79" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">On the night of new moon Perth was under clouds so we drove due east this is about 2 1/2 hours from home. we are standing on the edge of a salt Lake with a road the runs through the middle of it to the right next to top of horizon you can see the water when we got there venus was reflected on the water but you have to walk out in the soft mud to get there next to the edge of the water so we all gave that a miss. <br /> <br /> David is like Me shooting middle of shot, Carl is walking down from the car follow the headlight he is wearing further to the right. Have you met Carl and David before<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012512" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Bow" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/12/51012512.0a0c6a1e.500.jpg?r2" height="160" width="500" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> The sky was black but for the lights of the small town out in the wheat field area. in this shot is the lights of the town of Northham. The dead trees at the edge of the road was out main target with the Milky way behind. <br /> <br /> The Emu is well over the shot...for those that cant see it see below...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html</a><br /> <br /> It was very cold and I got to 7 layers of clothing the temp dropped to 5c and it also was dew fall that can cause a very bad dew on the lens. I got home finally at 1:45 am and jumped into bed.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51986216" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Dead Tree" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/62/16/51986216.e5621e70.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="369" /></a></div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51357760/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2022-06-02,doc-51357760 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:19:27 +0000 2022-05-26T17:55:14+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51357760/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/60/51357760.9fb3249e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="79" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After a day of working under clouds just as I was about to go to bed I looked outside The clouds Cleared. This is the house behind my parents home just to back is the Manakau Harbour and Auckland central to the left. all lighting is provided by the street light at the front of the house. this shot is well with in the city limits.</div> Fine Night. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51357760/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/60/51357760.9fb3249e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="79" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">After a day of working under clouds just as I was about to go to bed I looked outside The clouds Cleared. This is the house behind my parents home just to back is the Manakau Harbour and Auckland central to the left. all lighting is provided by the street light at the front of the house. this shot is well with in the city limits.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51046460/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2021-11-01,doc-51046460 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:38:22 +0000 2021-10-29T19:54:33+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51046460/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/60/51046460.c723a284.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="85" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The very last of the Sundown light can be see on the left hand end. The other two where together setting up by the time I had finished my First Bow. On my way around I noted 5 police/ambulance on the the high way all in the same place at what looked like the entrance to the turn off the red and blue light the right side. we all guessed an accident but we saw no evidence of any thing when we went home after 11. They where there a very long time.<br /> <br /> This was also shot with the Clear night filter I kept some of the Blue in the shot.</div> Last Light Bow. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51046460/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/64/60/51046460.c723a284.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="85" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The very last of the Sundown light can be see on the left hand end. The other two where together setting up by the time I had finished my First Bow. On my way around I noted 5 police/ambulance on the the high way all in the same place at what looked like the entrance to the turn off the red and blue light the right side. we all guessed an accident but we saw no evidence of any thing when we went home after 11. They where there a very long time.<br /> <br /> This was also shot with the Clear night filter I kept some of the Blue in the shot.</div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012512/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2021-10-10,doc-51012512 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 09:06:01 +0000 2021-10-09T20:17:55+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012512/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/12/51012512.0a0c6a1e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="77" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The second time lucky and how Lucky. This was the second go at this and it worked out very well. the great foreground and Subjects David and Carl working away with out even know thing shot was being taken. <br /> <br /> to the Right a Meteor just above the bow I thought I missed, to middle you can see the phosphorescence in the waves the far right you can see the lights of Perth.<br /> <br /> this is 1 1/2 trip up and a bit longer home slower because of the Roo's and Emus. I got home at 1 am checked the mount was still working then crashed in to the bed.<br /> <br /> a worth while night worth a second visit.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012510" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Scientist" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/10/51012510.f528d4af.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="334" /></a></div> The Bow <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012512/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/12/51012512.0a0c6a1e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="77" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The second time lucky and how Lucky. This was the second go at this and it worked out very well. the great foreground and Subjects David and Carl working away with out even know thing shot was being taken. <br /> <br /> to the Right a Meteor just above the bow I thought I missed, to middle you can see the phosphorescence in the waves the far right you can see the lights of Perth.<br /> <br /> this is 1 1/2 trip up and a bit longer home slower because of the Roo's and Emus. I got home at 1 am checked the mount was still working then crashed in to the bed.<br /> <br /> a worth while night worth a second visit.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/51012510" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Scientist" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/10/51012510.f528d4af.500.jpg?r2" height="500" width="334" /></a></div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/tiabunna/50773696/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2021-05-20,doc-50773696 Thu, 20 May 2021 13:11:42 +0000 2021-05-16T20:01:27+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/tiabunna">tiabunna</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/tiabunna/50773696/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/96/50773696.3572e571.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="94" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We at last had a clear evening. This is a stitched image of multiple images of the Milky Way covering about 180 degrees and needs to be viewed large. The two patches of light below the bow are the two Magellanic Clouds, small nearby galaxies.</div> Milky Way bow <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/tiabunna">tiabunna</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/tiabunna/50773696/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/96/50773696.3572e571.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="94" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We at last had a clear evening. This is a stitched image of multiple images of the Milky Way covering about 180 degrees and needs to be viewed large. The two patches of light below the bow are the two Magellanic Clouds, small nearby galaxies.</div> tiabunna https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50695100/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2021-04-10,doc-50695100 Sat, 10 Apr 2021 11:38:02 +0000 2021-04-09T21:49:11+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50695100/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/00/50695100.2534b4ed.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="75" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I took my granddaughter out to some where "Close" Hours drive from home to have a look at the stars. I left the Astro mount at home shooting......<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50065022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Nilgen Reserve" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/22/50065022.ac6b4ae2.500.jpg?r2" height="184" width="500" /></a></div> The Bow <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50695100/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/51/00/50695100.2534b4ed.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="75" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I took my granddaughter out to some where "Close" Hours drive from home to have a look at the stars. I left the Astro mount at home shooting......<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50065022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Nilgen Reserve" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/22/50065022.ac6b4ae2.500.jpg?r2" height="184" width="500" /></a></div> Steve Paxton https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50682702/in/group/2279870 tag:ipernity.com,2021-04-03,doc-50682702 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:47:23 +0000 2021-03-28T05:10:38+08:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50682702/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/02/50682702.b3464e6f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="109" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While I got us at 4 am this is moon set 5:30 am and matched with Sunrise at 6:30am so there was no time at all to get a dark bow. <br /> <br /> I kind of set out to do the impossible but here it is that impossible a bow. to the left sunrise to the right moon set..........................................</div> Milky Way. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/1073393">Steve Paxton</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/50682702/in/group/2279870"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/02/50682702.b3464e6f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="109" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">While I got us at 4 am this is moon set 5:30 am and matched with Sunrise at 6:30am so there was no time at all to get a dark bow. <br /> <br /> I kind of set out to do the impossible but here it is that impossible a bow. to the left sunrise to the right moon set..........................................</div> Steve Paxton