How to find how to take a cowboy and weaver girl in the sky (tutorial on hand)

Author:Starlon CSVA Time:2022.08.04

The cowherd and weaver bridge under the starry sky meets. Starlon CSVA photographer Pan Huien

Chinese Valentine's Day -Qixi Festival is here. The protagonist of the Story of the Tanabata Festival, the cowherd and weaver girl, no one knows, but you may not know that there is a cowherd and weaver girl in the night sky! Moreover, this season is the best season for watching and shooting cowboy stars and weaver actresses.

Today, Xiaoyu will take you to appreciate the pair of CP in the night sky.

From the common sense of the starry sky in the summer, let me know what is the summer triangle:

Galaxy and summer triangle. Xinglian CSVA photographer Jiang Chenming was taken in Huairou, Beijing on July 20, 2020

It can be seen from the figure above that the weaved actress, Cowherd Star and Tianjin Si, which belong to the Tianqinza, Aoba and Swan, form a special triangle. Because these three stars are particularly bright in the night sky, they have become the "road signs" to identify the starry sky in the summer.

In this picture, the cowherd and the weaver girl are separated on the banks on both sides of the galaxy. They look across the river. When they meet, they must pass the "Tianjin Four", "the ferry in the sky". If you look closely, there is a small star on both sides of the cowherd star. People regard it as a flat burden of the cowherd, which is responsible for two children, so they are also called "flat -boring stars" by the people.

Milky Way arch bridge, summer triangle and ground couple. Xinglian CSVA photographer Luo promoted to June 6, 2018, taken in Jingxi Quyang Lake, Baise City, Guangxi

There are countless secrets hidden in the starry sky, and the ancients who know little about the universe are just to explain the starry sky above their heads through the story.

So, when the Tanabata Festival is approaching, how can I find a cowboy weaver? How can I take pictures?

First, we must first know the running laws of the Cowherd Weaver in the sky.

Summer triangle is not to say that only summer can be seen, but only in summer they live in the sky and are easy to identify. In the early morning of spring, they will rise from the East:

The Galaxy Arch Bridge in Spring and the Grand Triangle of the East. Xinglian CSVA photographer Jiang Chenming was taken on April 20, 2021 in Duolun County, Inner Mongolia

In the summer night, they gradually increased and occupied the Starry C position after night:

Starlon CSVA photographer Du Chao was taken in the ancient city of Yongtai, Gansu on August 19, 2020

After the weather turns cold, as the silver heart slows down, the cowherd and weaver girl will slowly retreat from the center of the stage to give the protagonist in the Orion.

The big triangle of "inverted". Starlon CSVA photographer Jiang Chenming, on September 9, 2021, taken on Hami Highway, Xinjiang

The C position in summer makes us unable to ignore the existence of the cowboy and weaver girl, and during the summer, the temperature is comfortable, so the best season is the present.

Starlon CSVA photographer Cai Wenyi, filmed in the Nanxiong Camp in Nanxiong, Shaoguan, Guangdong on August 15, 2020.

Second, watch the location and position of the cowboy weaver girl.

Stars and stars are naturally better in areas with better dark night environment in the countryside. If there is time, go to areas with less light pollution in the west and north, such as Tibet, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, etc. Excellent choice.

However, due to the high brightness of the cowboy weaving, if it is not convenient to leave the city, you can also find them in the city with relatively small light in the city. For example, in Beijing, in the transparent sunny night, the Forbidden City, Bell Tower or few people can see the "lover" figure.

It is relatively friendly to watch the Cowherd Weaver Girl. It can be naked. You do n’t have to buy professional telescope and other equipment. In the current season, when it is dark, looking at the south of Zhengdong, there is a bright star hanging in the night sky, which is the weaver actress. Looking at the bottom right of it again, you can find the cowherd star:

Star Guanxing Software Simulation on August 4, 2022 20:00 Oriental Night Sky

If it is a starry sky Xiaobai, you can download the stargazing software on your mobile phone. It may be easier to look for the position of looking for a cowherd and weaver.

Third, shooting strategy

Knowing the rules and orientation of the Niu Lai Weaver Girl, if you can reach the area where it is easy to shoot, how can you take it down?

It should be noted that the cowherd and weaver girl is close to the galaxy. The cowherd and weaver girl is naturally indispensable. It is nothing different from the galaxy and starry photography.

Let ’s introduce the most dry shooting methods under the introduction.

1. Camera and lens

If you want to be good, you must first benefit your instrument. Star photography requires relatively professional shooting and assembly. But don't be afraid. With the improvement of technology, the mainstream cameras on the market can basically support the starry sky shooting. Of course, because the light at night is weak, the camera with good high -sensitivity performance is naturally the first choice.

You need to pay attention to the lens. It is also because of night operations, the large aperture lens becomes a must -have for starry photography. The larger the aperture, the better the shooting effect of the dark starlight.

It is recommended to shoot galaxy and cowboy weaver with wide -angle. For example, the focal lengths of 14 and 20 are all good. You can store more galaxy into the picture. At the same time, for students who are new to star photography, wide -angle starting is relatively easy.

Starlon CSVA photographer Mongoli Yan, shot on June 8, 2018 in Hengxian County, Nanning, Guangxi. A group of star portraits was taken again after 3 years with his wife.

In addition, it reminds that if you do not have a camera at hand, you are actually not talking about the galaxy. Most of the Android phones on the market can shoot bright galaxy. Of course, if you need to know how to set the parameters, you need to look at the content below carefully. 2. Parameters

Each photographer has different shooting methods, different goals, different light pollution on the spot, and different exposure parameters. But as Xiaobai, you can "copy" the following parameters. Suppose you do not have the equatorial instrument to track the starry sky. For example, you are using a 20/1.4 lens, and you are in the third -level environment of Portel (if you do not understand the classification of Portle, it will be used as a little light harm but not a serious environment) , Can adjust the camera to: M gear, ISO6400, aperture 1.4, shutter 20 seconds.

But don't dogma. If the lens is different from the aperture and the above, the light environment is not the same. The above is based on the increase and decrease of the corresponding parameters.

When adding or decreased exposure, the shutter time should be paid to the "500 law", because the excessive exposure time will cause the star to be derailed seriously. The "500 Law" can help you calculate the appropriate shutter speed, that is, divide the lens focal length with 500, and the value obtained can be used as the slowest shutter speed.

The exposure parameters of the mobile phone are the same. Enter the "professional" mode, continue to "copy" the above parameters, and make adjustments based on it.

Photo by Zheng Wanting, a photographer of Starlon CSVA

3, focus

The focus recommendation is changed to manual, and then the focus ring is twisted to the infinite marker, and then the camera previews the real -time preview. It's right.

Some tutorials on the Internet are wrong to teach everyone to marked infinitely.

4, three scaffolding

Extremely important, extremely important! Starry photography, continuously stable exposure is the prerequisite, tens of seconds exposure, without a tripod. If you do n’t have a tripod, you have to think of a way to use rocks and other stable tools.

5, composition

Personally preferred. It is best to have an iconic landscape. If there is "dog food" as the prospect, it is pretty good.

Playing a romantic moonlight night song under the Galaxy. Starlon CSVA photographer Shi Shang, July 9, 2020, taken in Xiquan Eye Reservoir, Harbin

6, later

The beautiful star photos you see are inseparable from a lot of later (not the P false map you imagine), including the black hole photos you see, the deep space photos of the Wubu telescope. I ca n’t say clearly here, you can find related tutorials on the "Starlon CSVA". If you are too lazy to learn in the later period, the quality of the photo is not high. In fact, according to the above operations, you can create a beautiful single photo.

7, precautions

Ten millions of creation, the first one. Looking at the stars in the hiking suburbs. Safety is the most important. Experienced photographers will step on the day during the day. Otherwise, it will be dark at night, and it is difficult and dangerous to find opportunities.

In addition, pay attention to prevent mosquito prevention in summer, and pay special attention to cold! Pay attention to cold! Pay attention to cold! Don't underestimate the temperature in summer, the temperature in the middle of the country is still very low, especially the students who go to the mountainous area of the northern part of the west should be equipped according to the rhythm of the early winter. There is a sentence about the stars in the sky in the sky, called "It is prepared in winter in summer, and the winter is chilling in winter."

The summer of the countryside is full of expectations. The text is painted on the spot. Starlon CSVA photographer Lu Yan was taken on August 1, 2021 in Longnan, Gansu