My attempts to create aesthetic images of the night sky are available on Instagram.
Time-lapse movies can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEV1ef9pfn7b-0VncoNqbBuaeGBSp7guV
Astrophoto on Madeira island
My first attempts to record the night sky on photographic film started in 20. century. Recently I reanimate this activity during the 2020 stay on Madeira island. The most important goals were:
1. To demonstrate the beauty of the night sky from the top of the island.
Venus and Mercury setting in Zodiacal light. Estanquinhos, Paula da Serra, Madeira, 21-05-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, Exposure 6 sec, ISO 1600
Zodiacal light from Estanquinhos, Paul da Serra, Madeira, 21-05-2020, Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens exposure 10 sec, ISO 6400
Star trails around the north pole.
21/22-07-2020. Nikon 750D and 24 mm lens, 16 minutes exposure ISO 400, aperture 4.
Milky way in east direction from Estanquinhos, Paula da Serra, Madeira. 21/22-05-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 5 images, each 10 sec exposure, ISO 6400
Milky way in south direction from Estanquinhos, Paula da Serra, Madeira. 21/22-05-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 5 images, each 10 sec exposure, ISO 6400
Milky way in North-East direction from Estanquinhos, Paula da Serra, Madeira. 21/22-05-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 5 images, each 10 sec exposure, ISO 6400
Milky way rising above Funchal. From las Pedras, Paula da Serra, Madeira. 03/04-03-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 3 images, each 13 sec exposure, ISO 6400.
Milky way and wind mills from Las Pedras, Paul da Serra, Madeira, 03/04-03-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 3 images each 13 sec exposure, ISO 6400
Gegenshein in Leo. Las Pedras, Paul da Serra, Madeira, 03/04-03-2020. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, stacked 3 images each 13 sec exposure, ISO 12800
Airplane above Madeira – rare event. The telescope is looking to the Jupiter. 21/22-07-2020. Nikon 750D and 24 mm lens 13 seconds exposure, ISO 6400, aperture 1.8
2. To record the green flash phenomenon
Green flash 10-05-2020 from Ponta do Sol beach, Madeira. Nikon 750D, 300 mm lens, exposure 1/400 sec, ISO 400
Green flash 24-05-2020 from Cais Ponta do Sol, Madeira. Nikon 750D, 300 mm lens, exposure 1/400 sec, ISO 400
3. Some by-products
Conjunction Moon, Mercury, Venus 24-05-2020 from the cais Ponta do Sol, Madeira. Nikon 750D, 14 mm lens, Exposure 1 sec, ISO 400
Conjunction Jupiter, Saturn, Moon 18-03-2020. Nikon 750D, 400 mm lens, exposure 1/4 sec, ISO 3200
Penumbral lunar eclipse 04/07/2020
Nikon D750 + 300mm photolense; exposure time 1/320 s, aperture 5.6. ISO 100
Geosynchronous satellites 26/27-06-2020. Nikon D750, 300mm lense, exposure time 30 sec., ISO 4000, Aperture 4.0, 239 images stacked
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Morning 12/07/2020 04:42:45 UT Casa do Areiro. Artificial satellite crosses the comet tail.
Nikon D750, 14 mm lense, exposure time 13 sec., aperture 2.8, ISO 3200
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Evening 21/07/2020 Estanquinhos. Nikon D750, 24 mm lense, exposure time 13 sec., aperture 2.0, ISO 12800. 3 images stacked
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Evening 21/07/2020 Estanquinhos. Nikon D750, 300 mm lense, exposure time 2 sec., aperture 4.5, ISO 6400. 12 images stacked.
The complete Madeira 2020 gallery is here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/t2TkjVS886n61t9CA
Acknowledgement
All these images were taken using instruments kindly provided by the director of the Observatory and Planetarium M.R. Štefánik in Hlohovec Mgr. Karol Petrík.
Photogrammetry
3D reconstruction of objects in Pota do Sol, Madeira: