217668View
5m 51sLenght
2012Rating

Learn how to take photos of the night sky, constellations, and deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula in this beginner's guide to astrophotography, with Lee and Ross of the Live Science Team. This video was presented by: Ross Exton & Lee Pullen Produced by Ross Exton & Seamus Foley How to find Orion: http://youtu.be/C7PsMLJ3zmU How to spot a shooting stars: http://youtu.be/xNmgvlwInCA Check out more of Lee's astrophotography here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lee_pullen We took our astrophotos using the following settings, but feel free to experiment and let us know how you got on... STAR TRAILS Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 300mm Aperture: f5.6 ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 120 seconds THE MOON Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 300mm Aperture: f5.6 ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/100th second JUPITER AND MOONS Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 280mm Aperture: f5.6 ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1 second PLEIADES Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 300mm Aperture: f5.6 ISO: 1250 (high ISO shot was 6400) Shutter speed: 1.3 seconds GEMINI AND JUPITER Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED Focal length: 42mM Aperture: f2.8 ISO: 400 Shutter speed: 20 seconds ORION AND TAURUS Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED Focal length: 42mm Aperture: f2.8 ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 15 seconds ORION NEBULA Camera: Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length: 155mm Aperture: f4.5 ISO: 2000 Shutter speed: 2 seconds Twitter: http://twitter.com/atbristol Follow what the Live Science Team gets up to on a daily basis: http://twitter.com/atbristol_LST Facebook: http://facebook.com/atbristolfans At-Bristol is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science and discovery centres, with the aim of making science accessible to all. Exploration and education go hand in hand to create an unforgettable, fun day out with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, explosive live science shows and a Planetarium; At-Bristol is one of the UK's biggest and most exciting interactive science centres. Our YouTube channel gives you an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the people, places, exhibits, and experiments that bring science to life! Find out more about At-Bristol: http://at-bristol.org.uk Music: Provided courtesy of YouTube Audiolibrary