Star trails from Coonabarabran

[rat156]

Hi All,

We stopped in Coona overnight on the way back from Qld. Now I know why there is an observatory there! This was taken from outside the motel room, in town, such dark skies!!

Ten 120sec exposures with a 15sec gap, layered in Photoshop.

Larger version at http://tinyurl.com/2a33kp
Cheers
Stuart

[[1ponders]]

Nice shot Stuart.

10 points for anyone who can pick Omega Centauri ;)

[iceman]

Excellent work Stuart! Love star trails!

[rat156]

This might help...

[iceman]

Was there a reason for the 15s gaps, or is that how long it took to download to the computer after each shot?

[[1ponders]]

:lol: no hints now Stuart. :)

[rat156]

I left the gap to allow the camera to write to card, it's way too long, but it was the first time I had used the cam this way.

Cheers
Stuart

[Ric]

A great looking image Stuart, star trails are so easy to take and yet they can be so spectacular with the right composition.

Cheers

[sheeny]

Here it is - Omega Centauri.

But rather than point it out and spoil everyone's fun I decided to just crop it.;):)

Al.

[erick]

'twas easy-peasy. Find Crux (colours give it away), back up to the pointers and step from there. It's bright in the image (and fuzzy!).

[Benny L]

most cameras should be able to hold an image in its buffer and write to the card while taking the next image..

nice shot