It's so cool when you can watch Orion constellation without dying from frost. Two nights ago I took a photo of Orion nebula, it was 2.30 at night and temperature was +1°...0° C. And it was relatively warm, because Orion constellation is usually visible at winter right after dark, and here, where I live, winter is deadly cold. I once tried to shoot Orion at - 27° C and that was horrible.
@@glaurung666 I took a photo of it the other night too. I was packing up my gear and it was rising over the trees. I think it was around 70 degrees Fahrenheit here. You must live in Norway or somewhere very far North. That’s cold!
So, if you know where Orion is going to be, why don't you just balance it when the camera if facing in that direction? I mean, you are balancing it twice with your final balance is when you're pointing it towards your subject. Can't you cut to the chase and balance it when you are pointed towards your subject?
Excellent tutorial, thanks for sharing
@@OliverHext thanks! Hoping to make more of these this season.
It's so cool when you can watch Orion constellation without dying from frost. Two nights ago I took a photo of Orion nebula, it was 2.30 at night and temperature was +1°...0° C. And it was relatively warm, because Orion constellation is usually visible at winter right after dark, and here, where I live, winter is deadly cold. I once tried to shoot Orion at - 27° C and that was horrible.
@@glaurung666 I took a photo of it the other night too. I was packing up my gear and it was rising over the trees. I think it was around 70 degrees Fahrenheit here. You must live in Norway or somewhere very far North. That’s cold!
@@AstroDanno not Norway, it is Russia.
@@glaurung666 close to Siberia, because that’s cold. 🥶
The camera should be on the opposite side. It is the shorter side. Less impact from gravity.
It has better clearance when I set it up the way I do. That’s why I have the counterweight extension on there.
Walt rules. Not sure about his alien roommate however
He’s a bad influence. 😂
So, if you know where Orion is going to be, why don't you just balance it when the camera if facing in that direction? I mean, you are balancing it twice with your final balance is when you're pointing it towards your subject. Can't you cut to the chase and balance it when you are pointed towards your subject?
I normally focus on a star near my target, but the only thing I could see that night was Mars because of all the clouds.