Welcome to !astrophotography!
We are Lemmy's dedicated astrophotography community!
If you want to see or post pictures of space taken by amateurs using amateur level equipment, this is the place for you!
Please read the rules before you post! It is your responsibility to be aware of current rules. Failure to be aware of current rules may result in your post being removed without warning at moderator discretion.
Astrophotography refers to images of astronomical objects or phenomena exclusively.
~~Images that show objects or people below the Kármán Line (100km) will be removed.~~ We won't be enforcing this rule for now, but as the community grows eventually we will split and have a separate space for just landscape astro.
Images must be an accurate representation of a real astronomical object.
Image posts can only be images that you have captured and processed yourself, or discussion about capturing and/or processing your own images.
Images acquired from public sources, professional observatories, or other professional services are not allowed.
If you have done a drastic alteration or reprocessing of a prior submission, you may repost your edit - but only after a minimum of one week has passed.
Image posts are to link directly to the image, not to landing pages, personal galleries, blogs, or professional sites. Link to these in the comments. (AstroBin and Imgur, are allowed)
Questions are welcome here for the time being.
Links to blogs, articles or external websites should be interesting and promote discussion about amateur astrophotography.
If your post is removed, try reposting with a different title. Don't hesitate to message the mods if you still have questions!
All submitted images must include acquisition and processing details as a top-level comment. All posts without this information may be given a warning, and if not updated will be removed.
This includes the telescope, mount, camera, accessories, and any other pieces of equipment you used to capture the image.
You must also include processing details, i.e. the programs you used and a general rundown of the workflow/processes you used within those programs. “Processed in Photoshop” is not enough.
Schoodic National park. Nikon D810. 20mm. 2.7 aperture. 8 seconds.
Beautiful shot, I didn't realize they were visible that far south, I've always assumed that was mainly a Canadian privilege. Did you time your travel for the shot, or was it a happy accident?
I must also ask, did you have a few steamed hams while waiting for the shot?
This was that big storm back in October, we'll get a lot of light green stuff. But it takes a big storm to get a deep red out here. This is shot an hour south of New Brunswick so not to far away!
Wow, that's fantastic! I am now all of a sudden interested in how scientists predict solar storms so I can figure out my fall/winter plans. Seeing, and if possible, photographing the Northern Lights has been on my bucket list for some time
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast
Unfortunately NOAA is the program under attack by Dear Leader Mangolini. So enjoy while you can. This will pretty much give you a 24 hour heads up on the big storms, it shows the strength and the location. You'd be suprised what you can pick up if you're within 100 miles of some red spots on that map. Solar storms are hard to predict because its energy traveling from the sun at the speed of light. I'm just a photographer so hopefully we've got some science types to fill in the more technical aspects. I keep a laymans understanding of this stuff but probably not worth sharing.