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When I see your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars that you Set in place – what is man that you are mindful Of him and a son of man that you care for him? (Ps. 8)
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When I see your heavens, the work of
Your fingers, the moon and the stars that you
Set in place – what is man that you are mindful
Of him and a son of man that you care for him? (Ps. 8)
“Seek the
Lord …
the One who
made
the Pleiades
…
… and
Orion
who turns darkness …
Into dawn” (Amos 5:8)
Desire: de sidere …
… “Of the Stars”
The Constellation of Orion“The Hunter” is mentionedThree times in Scripture:
Orion and Pleiades in BibleJob 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 tripodiso 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 det ermi nes the number
of the stars; He calls them
all by thei r names.”
(Ps. 147)
Resources:Many on YouTube!Live: Astrophotography BasicsRocky Mountain School of Photography
Websites:Catching the Light: Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss (astropix.com)
