Photographing life on Earth, our home on the outer rim of the Milky Way
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I don’t typically use filters for the type of astrophotography you see on Lonely Speck. Filtering for specific wavelengths of light is a common practice for astronomy and deep sky imaging. But most filters made specifically for astrophotography tend to be very specialized and very expensive. Luckily, there’s an option for those on a tight budget: the Hoya (Red) Intensifier (Red Enhancer RA54) Filter. In this short review, we test out the Hoya Intensifier while shooting the Milky Way from Trona Pinnacles, California.
This video will show you how I make photographs of the Milky Way in really heavy light pollution around cities like Los Angeles California.
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A method for improving Milky Way exposures in light pollution