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<blockquote data-quote="kluisi" data-source="post: 232643" data-attributes="member: 17548"><p>The Antares Rocket is currently scheduled for Launch on Dec. 19 (sometime after 9PM) and I would like to be able to photograph it from a distance. Here is a link to the facility:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/index.html" target="_blank">NASA's Wallops Flight Facility | NASA</a></p><p>I have a Nikon D7000 with a 50mm f1.8 lens and an old Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens (18-55 f3.5-5.6) and a Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lens and two cheap tripods (one better than the other). I want to purchase some better equipment for the Nikon at some point, but I will not have anything new for my planned shoot.</p><p></p><p>Since this is a very quick event and I will not have any time to play around with settings, I was going to try to collect some recommended information before that night. There are two types of photos that I would like to get:</p><p></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">a long exposure (or multiple long exposures for stacking) that will show the streak of the rocket.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">a quick stop motion view that I might be able to zoom in and crop to get the best view I can of the actual space craft (maybe too far away and not have enough focal length for this, but I'm not sure).</li> </ol><p></p><p>Heres a quick map of where I am and where the launch will be. I was able to watch the last one (but not photograph it) and it was pretty impressive.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/M1L7S" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/M1L7S</a></p><p></p><p>What recommendations can I get for which equipment to use for which of the shots (or should I just give up on one or both of them with the equipment I currently have) and what settings should I have ready to go on the night in question? Let me know if there's any other information that you need to make recommendations and I will get it to you as quickly as I can.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p> - Kris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kluisi, post: 232643, member: 17548"] The Antares Rocket is currently scheduled for Launch on Dec. 19 (sometime after 9PM) and I would like to be able to photograph it from a distance. Here is a link to the facility: [url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/index.html]NASA's Wallops Flight Facility | NASA[/url] I have a Nikon D7000 with a 50mm f1.8 lens and an old Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens (18-55 f3.5-5.6) and a Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lens and two cheap tripods (one better than the other). I want to purchase some better equipment for the Nikon at some point, but I will not have anything new for my planned shoot. Since this is a very quick event and I will not have any time to play around with settings, I was going to try to collect some recommended information before that night. There are two types of photos that I would like to get: [LIST=1] [*]a long exposure (or multiple long exposures for stacking) that will show the streak of the rocket. [*]a quick stop motion view that I might be able to zoom in and crop to get the best view I can of the actual space craft (maybe too far away and not have enough focal length for this, but I'm not sure). [/LIST] Heres a quick map of where I am and where the launch will be. I was able to watch the last one (but not photograph it) and it was pretty impressive. [url]http://goo.gl/maps/M1L7S[/url] What recommendations can I get for which equipment to use for which of the shots (or should I just give up on one or both of them with the equipment I currently have) and what settings should I have ready to go on the night in question? Let me know if there's any other information that you need to make recommendations and I will get it to you as quickly as I can. Thanks. - Kris [/QUOTE]
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