Ok, this is my first attempt at star trails, and it's both easier and harder than I thought it would be. The hard part was finding some stars bright enough to focus on, given the brightness of the moon. The easy part was the length of time it took to see some star movement...as little as 2 minutes! Unfortunately, a fog moved in fairly quickly, so I didn't get as much time out there as I'd hoped. Here's what I got:
With a 2 minute exposure:
5 minutes:
and 10 minutes:
I think I'm hooked! I should have done this earlier this week. Sunday or Monday night was incredibly clear. The Milky Way was very bright, and we even saw some meteors. It was amazing...I wish I had done this that night.
Very cool. I've only ever seen the Milky Way in Maine. Even away from town here the sky is still too bright.
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