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Join us for a recap of the Seattle Astrophotography Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting held in April 2013. Discover insights from our member presentations, survey results, and future meeting plans. The session covered topics including prime focus photography, image stacking software, and astrophotography techniques for deep sky objects and star trails. View stunning member photos taken at various Seattle locations, and find resources and links to the Seattle AP Flickr group for more astrophotography inspiration.
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Seattle Astrophotography SIG April 23, 2013 Presentations posted @ http://soggyastronomer.com/sap
Agenda • Survey Results • Future Meeting Plans • Member Photos • Lessons from 6 Months of AP- Sorin
Survey Results Total Participants Club Affiliations
50% Prime Focus Photography Image Stacking Software Photo Editing Software DSLR & iPhone General AP Overview Deep Sky Objects* AP CCD Cameras A-focal Photography Video Imaging Star Trail Photography Photographing Comets 40% Topics 30% 20%
21mm, f6.3, ISO 1600, 10s Sunset Hill Park, Mar 29, 2013 PanSTARRS & Surrounding Constellations Terry Shimono
~2000mm, f (ranged), ISO xxx, xxs Zack Leake Moon through C8, Prime Focus
35mm, f2, ISO 400, 6s Sunset Hill Park, 3/31/2013 PanSTARRS pointed out with a green laser Timo Reger
35mm, f2, ISO 800, 8s Sunset Hill Park, 4/1/2013 PanSTARRS below M31 Timo Reger
35mm, f2, ISO 800, 6s Golden Gardens Park, 4/22/2013 Jupiter, the Hyades and the Pleiades above the Olympics Timo Reger
35mm, f2, ISO 800, 6s Sunset Hill Park, 4/1/2013 M42 Orion Timo Reger
55mm, f5.6, ISO 400, 10s Seattle, April 15, 2013 ISS Passing towards Polaris Sorin
10” Dob, 2.5x barlow, Prime Focus, ISO 1600, 1/800s, 3 frames Seattle, April 22, 2013 ISS Sorin
? Have a photo to include for the next meeting? Send it to me:sorin@soggyastronomer.com
Resources • This presentation, photo shares, and other Seattle AP resources linked from:http://soggyastronomer.com/sap • Seattle AP Flickr group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/seattleap/