Category: Astronomy

Views of the sun, moon, and stars

One-Year Ago (08-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Summer Star Trails. (1) Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (2) Looking North. Composite of 134 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum)

Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Alabama Hills.

Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using NIK HDR Efex Pro.

Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) processed using Capture One Pro 6. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) processed using Capture One Pro 6. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. Converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. Converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Alabama Hills, CARMA Radio Telescopes.

A combination of still and time-lapse videos of the Night Sky and Milky Way viewed from the grounds of the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The research facility was shut down in 2015.

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. CARMA Radio Telescopes

Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Milimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The image was taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec).

According to an article in Wikipedia the telescopes ceased operation in April 2015.

Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Milimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The image was taken with a Nikon D3x and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. CARMA Radio Telescopes.

Star Trails looking north viewed from the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. Composite of 180 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 24 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and Images combined using Photoshop CC (Statistics, Maximum).

According to an article in Wikipedia the telescopes ceased operation in April 2005

Star Trails looking north viewed from the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. Composite of 180 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 24 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and Images combined using Photoshop CC (Statistics, Maximum). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails looking north viewed from the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. Composite of 180 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 24 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and Images combined using Photoshop CC (Statistics, Maximum). (David J Mathre)