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Hello Astro photographers, I have a massive favour to ask and I don't know if it's too much to ask but I'm going to give it a shot anyway.
The back story:
A friend of mine set up a charity a few years ago as she lost a baby during pregnancy, the baby was one of identical twins and they suffered from twin to twin transfusion syndrome. Essentially the blood flow through the shared placenta was distorted and if left they would loose both of the babies. Following laser surgery to correct the blood flow they unfortunately lost one of the twins.
The charity that they setup is to increase awareness and to assist medical research to help ensure more positive outcomes more frequently. They have just achieved over £100k over the last 3 years and have now funded a 2 year research project into medical complications during pregnancy.
You can read more about the charity HERE.
The favour:
The charity is named after the twin which they lost during pregnancy. "Capella", it is a twin star, I've seen some unbelievable Astro photography on here and I wondered if anyone would be able to take a clear photo of Capella. I'd love to be able to present them with an image of the twin stars to thank them for their selflessness and generosity.
Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest in the night sky and the third brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere.
If you are able to help then please do get in touch or reply on here as I'd love to take this forward.
Where do I come in to it?
I am a firm believer in this charity, this weekend just gone I photographed their main fundraiser of the year, the 24 in 24. It's 24 athletic events over 24 hours, these vary from Pilates to Zumba to Spin at 2am, bleep test at 4am and so on. It's a pretty full on event to say the least.
I have dabbled in photography for years and yes I have taken a couple of photos of the sky, however I do not possess the equipment or mainly the skills required to achieve such an image of a star.
If anyone would be able to help with this then I really would be eternally grateful.
Many thanks
Mark
The back story:
A friend of mine set up a charity a few years ago as she lost a baby during pregnancy, the baby was one of identical twins and they suffered from twin to twin transfusion syndrome. Essentially the blood flow through the shared placenta was distorted and if left they would loose both of the babies. Following laser surgery to correct the blood flow they unfortunately lost one of the twins.
The charity that they setup is to increase awareness and to assist medical research to help ensure more positive outcomes more frequently. They have just achieved over £100k over the last 3 years and have now funded a 2 year research project into medical complications during pregnancy.
You can read more about the charity HERE.
The favour:
The charity is named after the twin which they lost during pregnancy. "Capella", it is a twin star, I've seen some unbelievable Astro photography on here and I wondered if anyone would be able to take a clear photo of Capella. I'd love to be able to present them with an image of the twin stars to thank them for their selflessness and generosity.
Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest in the night sky and the third brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere.
If you are able to help then please do get in touch or reply on here as I'd love to take this forward.
Where do I come in to it?
I am a firm believer in this charity, this weekend just gone I photographed their main fundraiser of the year, the 24 in 24. It's 24 athletic events over 24 hours, these vary from Pilates to Zumba to Spin at 2am, bleep test at 4am and so on. It's a pretty full on event to say the least.
I have dabbled in photography for years and yes I have taken a couple of photos of the sky, however I do not possess the equipment or mainly the skills required to achieve such an image of a star.
If anyone would be able to help with this then I really would be eternally grateful.
Many thanks
Mark
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