When I see your our heavens, ns, the work of Your ur finger ers, s, the moon on and the stars s that at you Set in place ace – what t is man n that at you are mindful ndful Of him and a son n of man n that at you ca care e fo for r him? m? (Ps. s. 8)
“ Seek the Lord … the One who made the Pleiades …
… and Orion
who turns darkness …
Into dawn” (Amos 5:8)
Des i r e: de sidere …
… “ O f t he S t a r s ”
The Constellation of Orion “The Hunter” is mentioned Three times in Scripture:
Orion and Pleiades in Bible Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8
The “Flame” and “Horsehead” Nebulae
“Trapezium”
“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.” Bill Watterson
“ All of us live in the gutter. But some of us are looking at the stars .” Oscar Wilde
A “Rosette” by any other name …
Pro setup: 12” telescope with dedicated ccd astronomical camera (550 lbs) and BIG $$$$$ !
A simpler option: dslr on telescope
Still simpler options!
Camera on tripod iso 3200, 2 sec., 200mm
Cropped and processed with LightRoom
“Before” One of 10 sub frames @ 50”, ISO 1600 with Canon 7D MKII
“After” Stacked, calibrated, processed.
Before
After
“He determ i nes the number o f the stars; He calls them all by the ir names.” (Ps. 147)
Resources: Many on YouTube! Live: Astrophotography Basics Rocky Mountain School of Photography Websites: Catching the Light: Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss (astropix.com)
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