15 49.0138 8.38624 1 1 5000 1 https://www.lukeobrien.com.au 300 true

Luke O'Brien Photography

Luke O'Brien Photography

pentax k5

More Pentax Astrotracer shots with the K5/O-GPS1

September 9, 2013
It was quite clear early last night so I had another run with the Pentax Astrotracer unit (O’GPS1). For the most part I looked at the nebulae in Sagittarius but I also focused on the Magellanic clouds before some thicker clouds of a less photographic nature ended the evening a bit earlier than expected… The...Read More

Night Sky & Pentax O’GPS1 Astro Tracer

September 6, 2013
While on Maria Island recently we were treated to an incredibly clear night and I decided to break out the Pentax O’GPS1 Unit and make use of its unique astro tracing function. I have posted in detail about this feature in a previous post, but in a nutshell, the feature utilises the cameras in camera...Read More

Comet PanSTARRS in Tasmania, March 4 2013

March 12, 2013
Comet PanSTARRS made a stunning sight very low in the south western twilight earlier this month. Luckilly for us in Tasmania we were blessed with some stunningly clear nights and on March 4th I took a trip up Mt Wellington to see what I could see. While the sky was still relatively bright I fired...Read More

Night sky photography in Tasmania

February 26, 2013
Night sky photography in Tasmania is an absolute joy. Even from the State’s capital, Hobart, it is a relatively short drive to some great dark sky locations. The past week in particular has seen a great deal of activity in the night-sky above Tasmania, luckilly co-inciding wth a series of very clear nights. From Feb...Read More

Astro Photography – Pentax K5 & Astro Tracer

December 6, 2012
I recently purchased the Pentax GPS Unit O-GPS1 for the Pentax K5, which as well as providing GPS functionality contains a rather handy little feature called “Astro Tracer”. This feature takes full advantage of the K5’s in camera shake reduction feature to literally rotate the camera’s sensor in time with the earth’s movement – as...Read More

Social

Categories

Archives

BOOK NOW