One-Year Ago (14-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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).

Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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)
Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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)
Startrails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (13-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Time-Lapse Video. Nighttime Moon and Clouds After the Thunderstorm. At 14 seconds a lone Perseid meteor bright enough to be seen with the moon lighting up the sky is visible. Time-lapse video created with 243 Images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 4 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and the time-lapsed video created using Photoshop CC.

Five-Years Ago (11-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Multi-Exposure of Waxing Gibbous Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 500 mm f/4 VR telephoto lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4 1/400 sec). Nine images taken at 2 minute intervals. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5.

Multi-Exposure of Waxing Gibbous Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR telephoto lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4 1/400 sec). Nine images taken at 2 minute intervals. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5.. (David J Mathre)
Multi-Exposure of Waxing Gibbous Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 500 mm f/4 VR telephoto lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (10-August-2010) — Utah

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 10: Great Basin National Park, Nevada to Park City, Utah.

After a long day driving, I arrived in Park City. It was off season, and the Marriott Hotel I was staying at upgraded me to a room with two balconies and more square feet than my house. I was able to set up a camera on each balcony to do night sky star trails. One camera looking north and up to Polaris, the other looking east.

Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 154 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 400, 45 mm, f/4, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails looking north and up. Composite of 154 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 400, 45 mm, f/4, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 233 images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 233 images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)

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)