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[Photos] – August 2014 Twilight Wonders of Mount Bromo Astrophotography Tour
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  • 04
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  • September
  • 2014

[Photos] – August 2014 Twilight Wonders of Mount Bromo Astrophotography Tour

Just returned from my last 3D2N trip to Mount Bromo for 2014 and like one of my trips on September last year, our first night was extremely cold and foggy but all of the participants managed to capture the Milky Way galaxy upon our arrival before it set below the horizon. The sky condition on our last night was pristine and I've captured more deep sky objects during this trip than any of my previous trips there, for a change. The deep sky objects were imaged using a Canon 5D MKII and a 135mm F2 lens. If you're keen to join me in May 2015, click here for more information. A campfire built by the jockey to keep his kids warm in extreme cold at Mount Bromo. Omega nebula (left) and Eagle nebula (right) captured at Mount Bromo    Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is one of the nearest galaxies, and a satellite of the Milky Way. It's the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way.  A meteor streaked across the Orion constellation, above Horsehead nebula, at Mount Br...
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Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)
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  • March
  • 2014

Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)

Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31 or NGC224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth located in the Andromeda constellation. It consists of 14 known dwarf galaxies and the best known and observed satellite galaxies are M32 (near center) and M110 (bottom) in the above image. Andromeda Galaxy is the first galaxy I tried to image when I started deep sky astrophotography in August 2013. I attempted to image it with a one-shot color CCD camera and exposed it for just 5 minutes and here's how it looks like right out of the camera. And after doing some post processing in Photoshop, here's what I've got.. As it was my first deep sky attempt to photograph the Andromeda galaxy which is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy, I was in fact pretty satisfied with the result! But that satisfaction didn't lasted more than a minute after I've looked around for other M31 images on the internet and they are so beautiful! Then I made another atte...
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Milky Way Galaxy and Venus in Singapore
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  • February
  • 2014

Milky Way Galaxy and Venus in Singapore

  My dream to capture the beautiful milky way galaxy has finally turned into a reality on the last day of February 2014 when the monsoon season is over. Milky Way images of major city like Singapore are rare due to its heavy light pollution. While Singapore is known for its heavy light pollution and many people believe it's impossible to shoot stars and the elusive milky way in this city but all hope is not lost yet!  Contrary to popular belief star trails and milky way photography are possible in Singapore if you know how and when to shoot them and I will be covering these in my debut astrophotography talk in Kuala Lumpur on 12 March 2014.   [SEE ALSO: How I Photograph the Milky Way from Light-Polluted Skies of Singapore ]    This is a single exposure shot of Milky Way Galaxy and Planet Venus rising from the horizon before dawn in Singapore, not a  composite and no blending. The light pollution near the horizon was also apparent. After some post processin...
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