6/28/2023 0 Comments Color red big piclight![]() To discover the amount of light pollution where you live, simply locate your house on this interactive light pollution map. Light pollution is a major side-effect of urbanization and is said to compromise your health and can disrupt ecosystems. The Soul Nebula captured with a Canon DSLR and the equipment shown below In this post, I’ll share my latest results from the backyard using a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera and a small refractor telescope. The best part about it is that I get to show others that live in the city that deep sky astrophotography is not only possible, but you can capture some truly incredible images. ![]() I’ve been successfully capturing deep sky images from this light-polluted backyard for 3 years now. A clear sky in the backyard is my idea of the perfect night, no matter which targets I’m shooting. For me, a typical night of deep-sky imaging happens during the week in between work, family time, and lots of dog walking. I live in the center of town, a red zone on the light pollution mapĭon’t get me wrong, I adore traveling to dark sky locations, it just doesn’t happen as often as I’d like it to. I can open up the garage door and start capturing images through my telescope before it gets dark after work. I don’t have to pack up heavy gear into the car and worry about portable power or internet access. But being able to set up a portable astrophotography kit in the backyard on a weeknight is pretty cool. It’s true, there is no substitute for dark skies. This certainly makes things more difficult in terms of collecting data and image processing, but I welcome the challenge. My night sky is classified as Bortle Class 8 in terms of sky quality, a white zone on the light pollution map. If you’ve been following AstroBackyard on YouTube, you’ll know that I regularly shoot DSLR astrophotography images under the heavily light-polluted skies at home.
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