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Interacting galaxies explained

Posted on June 20, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Interacting galaxies make for a very nice photo subject, although often they are quite small and you’ll need a long focal length to capture them properly. Last year on La Palma I captured the Hickson 44 group of interacting galaxies, which is still one of my favourite pictures. When Galaxies Collide – Youtube lecture I stumbled onto this great lecture by GreshamCollege on Youtube; When Galaxies Collide by Professor Carolin Crawford. While showing some great…

24mm wide field of Lagoon Nebula in our Milky Way

Posted on June 17, 2015June 20, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Wide angle photo of Lagoon Nebula and friends in center of our Milky Way. Taken with Nikon D7000 and Nikkor 24-85mm F2.8-F4 at 24mm F4.

Astrotrip to Kiripotib, Namibia – Planning and preparation

Posted on June 13, 2015June 13, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Planning and detailing my astrotrip to Namibia

Photopills: The All in One app for photography pt1.

Posted on June 11, 2015June 13, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Photopills offers calculators that are very useful for every photographer

Wifi SD card for timelapses: Toshiba FlashAir SDHC card review

Posted on May 31, 2015November 19, 2016 by chrisvdberge

FlashAir wifi SD cards offer the ability to preview images without disturbing the camera

Astrophotography – planning your composition

Posted on May 25, 2015June 20, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Tips for planning your composition and imaging session

Astrotrip – Picking a destination for an astro-holiday

Posted on May 25, 2015June 13, 2015 by chrisvdberge

Picking the best destination for an astro holiday can be challenging. A closer look into three possible locations in Namibia.

Calibrate the focus ring of the Samyang 14mm F2.8

Posted on May 23, 2015November 25, 2016 by chrisvdberge

The Samyang 14mm F2.8 is an excellent and affordable lens for astrophotography. The build and glass is excellent, as is the performance of this wide angle lens. However, the focus ring seems to be off on some lenses and it is a ‘guess’ where the infinity focus (or the hyperfocal distance) actually is located for your lens. This can be quite annoying, since it can be quite difficult to focus with a wide angle lens…

M63 – The Sunflower galaxy

Posted on May 2, 2015June 20, 2015 by chrisvdberge

M63 – Introduction During my last astrotrip I focussed on testing out my new Nikon D600, trying to capture the tidal tail of the Leo Triplet and capturing the integrated flux nebula in M81 and M82. At the end of the last night I had one of these moments that you stand next to your scope and think; time to shoot something else, what can I capture? So in a real ad-hoc decision I thought…

M81 and M82 with a dslr – trying to capture integrated flux nebula

Posted on April 30, 2015June 20, 2015 by chrisvdberge

M81 and M82 – introduction M81 together with M82 is probably one of the most popular galaxies both visually and as imaging object. Everyone starting out with this hobby will have a go at these galaxies in Ursa Major and rightfully so I would say. They are big, lot’s of detail and easy to find. For most camera’s the two galaxies form a very nice composition and field-of-view. This fov has more to offer than…

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