- Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2 near Pleaides
Pentax K-5 II, Pentax O-GPS1 Astrotracer, Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 12 x 120s, 70mm, f/3.5, ISO 80. - Andromeda 20140826
First night using the Astrotracer functionality of the Pentax O-GPS1. 11 exposures totalling 319 seconds on a fixed tripod. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker. - Delphinus 20140826
First night using the Astrotracer functionality of the Pentax O-GPS1. 4x120 seconds on a fixed tripod. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker. - Orion's Sword 20131227
Playing around with astrophotography. This is a stack of about 580 dark-subtracted exposures from a stationary mount, 0.3 seconds each, ISO 1600, Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 wide open. Trailing of stars is still apparent. I'm impressed by how much detail even a single exposure contains. It would be nice to get the O-GPS1 accessory to extend the individual exposure time to several seconds without star trails.