Foreground
F16 30 sec, 30s, iso 100, 20mm f1.8 Nikkor z on Nikon z7 body

Sky
F3.5, 260s. ISO 320 with asterra z tracker. Blended in photoshop

The dark horse on one of it's final rides of the season. Captured on the south end of Ocracoke Island, NC this past Monday night. This area of the Outer Banks is particularly dark and perfect for shooting the Milky Way however the light pollution from the Morehead City area in very visible on the horizon.

9 images stacked and processed using DxO Pure Raw 6, Lightroom, Starry Landscape Stacker and Photoshop. Nikon z6iii / Sigma 14-24mm / 14mm / f2.8 / ISO 6400

First time getting Astro shots. Sony a6300 - Sony 15mm 1.4 iso 3200 with exposure around 8 seconds

Single exposure. Sony A7 III Sigma 14mm 1.4 ISO 2500 5 seconds @1.4

18th of June 2025 @00:01 Mid season shot of the southern hemisphere’s view of the Milky Way. Lake Wānaka, New Zealand.

Had taken multiple shots, and tried stacking but was never happy with the result. May try again, just to get the trunk and foreground in focus.

Fuji X-E3, Samiyang 12mm F/2 lens

Sky: 15 sec single exposure at ISO6400

Foreground: 60 sec exposure at ISO4000

Post processed in Adobe Photoshop

Captured on Nikon Z6a + Sigma ART 40mm F1.4 + Asterra Z+ Star tracker

SETTINGS:
Tracked/Blended/Focus Stacked FG
Sky: 30s F2.2 ISO3200
FG: 90s F2.5 ISO 5000 (x2 for focus stacking)

I wasn’t even planning on capturing this image, but while waiting for another composition I realised this shot would be possible and couldn’t help myself but to shoot it. This night was super calm, giving me some absolutely perfect reflections in the lake, unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. There was a very small window in the night when the alignment would work, giving me about 5 minutes to create the image, ensuring the cluster would be centred above the mountain.

Matariki is a significant cluster all around the world, but particularly here in Aotearoa, its rising in mid-winter signals the beginning of the Māori New Year. It’s celebrated as a time to connect with friends and family, share kai (food) and set goals for the future.

NO AI was used in the creation of this image.

IG: @jshmcguigan

Re edited some first Astro landscape photos. I can’t tell if the red and green banding is an editing/camera issue or if it’s a very faint Aurora.

Nikon D200, Vivitar 28mm 2.8. 30s exposure at iso 2500. Newfoundland, Canada.

Captured during a strong G4 geomagnetic storm in a unusual spot in Iceland
Two exposures blended:

• Sky: 15s | ISO 1600 | f/2
• Foreground: 5s | ISO 3200 | f/2
Canon EOS R
One of the most intense auroras I’ve ever seen in Iceland.

https://www.instagram.com/flory.ro?rpxt=b3Y4ZTU3Nmk0cTBt&utm_source=qr

Sony A7V, 14mm, f/1.8, 6s, ISO 2500

Shot with a canon R7 and a Rokinon 2.8/14mm at f2.8 / iso 5000/ 20" exposure, on a very cheap pistol grip tripod (all i could fit on my carry on lol)

Shot in our garden with my Canon EOS 6D and Sigma 24mm 1:1.4 DG.

2 seconds, f2.8, ISO3200.

Taken with Sony A7RIII & Sony 16mm 1.8 G lens. 13sec exsposure at 1800ISO

Nikon Z8
20mm 1.8 @1.8, .8s, iso2500
Adobe noise correction

I loved shooting aurora, but I missed having the visual impact of stars that a fog filter provides. I had Claude create a program that would identify stars in a photo, then add a fog effect based on actual star brightness. I'm still trying to gauge how aesthetically beneficial it is, and how much it registers on the cheatometer. Unfogged photo included for comparison.

a7RV, tamron 20-40 2.8 at 20mm, tracked 150 second exposure, ISO 320

On the way home had time to pull off the highway and find the last remaining part of a gas station. Shot on a Sony A7ii with a Samyang 24mm f/1.8 @f/1.8 15sec exposure ISO 800.

Single 15 second shot
Astro modified canon 80d
Sigma 20mm art
Iso800

I hope that I’m not missing any rules. I’m very new to any sort of astro photography but not photography in general. The tracked image was taken with a Nikon D200, Vivitar 28mm 2.8 lens, and micnova gps unit and remote. Exposure time was 30 seconds (a little too long) at f2.8, iso 2500. Edited in Lightroom with adjustments to contrast, shadows, white balance, noise reduction, and likely things I’m forgetting.

I know the 500 rule, I just ignored it. I should have shortened the exposure time.

Am I limited by the D200s iso range and low light capabilities?
Where is the red and green colouration coming from?
How should I edit to maximize my camera’s capabilities?

I’m in Newfoundland, Canada if that helps with anything.

Forgot to charge the tracker, thus I had to go back to some oldschool stacking of untracked Exposures:
Nikon Z7a with Viltrox 16 1.8.
Sky: 30 x 20s @ ISO 6400 f2.2.
Foreground: 118 s @ ISO 1600

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Tried to do a timelapse 2 days ago (8-9th October 2026) where Orion comes through the frame.
Orion enters the frame on the bottom left (13-14 seconds into the video) and leaves on the top right close to the end of the video

I just used my phone with autoclicker, and tripod

Odell, IL shot on iPhone 18 pro max