Circumpolar Star Trails
Earth's Rotation Seen via Circular Star Trails
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| Other names: |
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| Camera: |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II [ unmodified ] |
| Optics: |
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II at 16mm and f/3.2 |
| Mount: |
Manfrotto tripod |
| Exposure: |
180 minutes [ 90 x 2 minutes ] at ISO 800 |
| Calibration: |
None |
| Air Temperature: |
50°F |
| Accessories: |
Satechi TR-A Intervalometer |
| Location: |
Mojave National Preserve, California (off Kelbaker Road) |
| Date |
October 23, 2011 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition on CF card using intervalometer. Frames combined using Startrails v1.1. Curves, sharpen, and resize in Photoshop.
The bright star nearest center is Polaris, the North Star.
1800 x 1200 [ ~1.96 MB ]
2800 x 1867 [ ~3.95 MB ]
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