Late August Star Trails. Since it looked like the sky was going to be clear last night, I left a camera out on the deck to get some star trail images. The first one was before midnight, and the second one after midnight. I did this set with a fisheye lens to get as much of the sky as possible. There is a tree in the front of the house that is blocking the northern star. I also used the images to create a time-lapsed video of the night sky.
North View Star Trails. Summer Night in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 16 mm f/2.8 mm Fisheye lens (ISO 800, 16 mm, f/5.6, 30 sec). Composite of 326 images combined using the Startrails program. (David J Mathre)North View Star Trails. Summer Night in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 16 mm f/2.8 mm Fisheye lens (ISO 800, 16 mm, f/5.6, 30 sec). Composite of 326 images combined using the Startrails program. (David J Mathre)
Author: David Mathre
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time on home renovation and expansion of a wildflower garden/meadow.
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4 thoughts on “Wednesday (24-August-2011) — New Jersey”
Too cool! I’ve been wanting to try this kind of thing; we live right by the airport, so there’d be TONS of plane trails. I worry about the light pollution, though. There’s too much light nearby. I just need to try it!
Too cool! I’ve been wanting to try this kind of thing; we live right by the airport, so there’d be TONS of plane trails. I worry about the light pollution, though. There’s too much light nearby. I just need to try it!
Light pollution is an issue, but then again I am doing this on the east coast in New Jersey.
VERY COOL!
Dave — tell me about the program that you use, please.
David
I’ll do a post that describes the whole process.