Observation by Grant Privett: Zodiacal Light

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2022 Mar 21 - 19:15

Uploaded

2022 Mar 22 - 00:20

Objects

Zodiacal light

Equipment

Canon M3 + Samyang 14mm
Tripod

Exposure

20s 1600 ISO

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

Zodiacal Light

Title

Zodiacal Light

About this image

It was near the equinox: tick. It was quite clear: tick. The moon was out the way: tick.

So it was time for my annual attempt to get the zodiacal light. While the telescope imaged the cone nebula I set up the Canon on a tripod. I went though several ISOs from 200 upward and just kept trying different exposure length. Looked better on the viewfinder - binning perhaps.

Think I would have done better with the full frame sensor, and using RAW mode is essential I believe, as the feature is low surface brightness. Shame the neighbours were doing stuff in the garden still, but it still looks plausible. Not a patch on the pic I got at La Palma, but the travel cost less.

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