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Old 26-02-2015, 07:51 PM
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Alpha Centaurids @ 40,000 ft

Hi,

Valentines day (night), red eye flight back to Perth:

I had another go at night shots out the plane window... this time under no moon conditions (previous attempts were moonlit). After a bumpy first 3 hours things calmed down once we crossed the WA coastline. I fired off a 20 minute burst of 1 second exposures, shielding the camera from cabin lights under a black hood.

As luck would have it, the 'alpha centaurid' meteor shower was active and I managed to capture 4 in the 20 minute window...composited here in their correct positions.

Western Australia, ~40,000 ft, 10:50 -> 11:10 pm WST, Feb 14 2015

4 x 1 sec composite @ iso 25600, f/1.4, 35 mm


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Old 26-02-2015, 08:10 PM
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Very, very cool Colin! Nice catch indeed.
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Old 28-02-2015, 12:05 PM
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Certainly one of the best (OK- it is the best) astro images taken from a plane that I have seen. Brilliant work Colin.
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Old 01-03-2015, 02:22 PM
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Very, very cool Colin! Nice catch indeed.
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Certainly one of the best (OK- it is the best) astro images taken from a plane that I have seen. Brilliant work Colin.
Thanks Greg. Lucky to have the 3 seats to myself and no one noticing the strange guy down the back under a black hood .. first leg I had a baby next to me which put paid to quiet nightscaping...
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Old 01-03-2015, 06:11 PM
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It's brilliant! Especially for 4 seconds total exposure. If you can put together the whole 20 minutes and overlay the meteors on top of this.
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Old 02-03-2015, 04:19 AM
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Beautiful result Colin, it's now IOTW.
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Old 02-03-2015, 10:15 AM
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Amazing.... never thought you could do that AT ALL
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Old 02-03-2015, 10:25 AM
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Awesome!
What camera did you use?
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Old 02-03-2015, 11:49 AM
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Excellent !
Was Peter Ward guiding?

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Old 02-03-2015, 01:05 PM
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Excellent shot Colin

Well done.
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Old 03-03-2015, 10:41 AM
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Thanks guys and Mike for the IOTW

Camera: Sony A7s, Lens: Sigma 35 mm f/1.4 ART
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Old 03-03-2015, 05:20 PM
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The stars aren't entirely round; I think your polar alignment might have been a bit off
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Old 03-03-2015, 08:01 PM
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Wonderful creativity, Colin and deserving for its place as image of the week. How did you steady the camera?
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Is that a shutter camera? Those sitting next to you must have wondered what the heck you were up to?

Fantastic outcome. I had to think for a while what you've achieved there
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Old 05-03-2015, 07:56 AM
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Excellent result, considering the location, speed etc etc
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I am very impressed. Figured it was a Sony A7(something) when I read the crazy high ISO.
Hmmm....how to convince the board of management that we need one of these
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Old 05-03-2015, 09:51 PM
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Is that a shutter camera? Those sitting next to you must have wondered what the heck you were up to?
Not sure if Colin used it, as apparently it can add a bit of extra noise, but one of the A7s's party tricks is a completely silent electronic shutter mode.
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Old 06-03-2015, 08:12 PM
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Not sure if Colin used it, as apparently it can add a bit of extra noise, but one of the A7s's party tricks is a completely silent electronic shutter mode.
lol...I would have used electronic shutter if the others seats were taken..luckily I had all 3 to myself. I used the 1st curtain shutter, which as you say is a bit cleaner noisewise than electronic and still reasonably quiet. No one noticed or asked what I was up to

The camera was mounted on a small tripod which I held tight and lent against the window. There's still some bumpiness from minor turbulance but during calm stretches 1 second works pretty well.

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Was Peter Ward guiding?

In a word. No.

Don't fly light twins....
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What a great shot.
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