Cold Winter Night Sky
The forecast for the night was mostly clear, but very cold (4°F/-16°C). I only cleared the snow from the previous night for one of the telescope tripods. When it is this cold, I need to keep an external power supply plugged into the telescope. I also set up a camera with a fisheye lens pointed to the south to take images for a time-lapse video. The Orion constellation was visible for a long period of time before the moon showed up. There were lots of jet trails during the night, and when the clouds came in, they remained low in the sky.
Time-lapse video. Best observed in a dark room fully expanded.
Star trails slideshow. Individual images are available in my PhotoShelter gallery.
