Advance of Orion the great hunter

[bloodhound31]

I was down the coast this weekend. It was a dewey night, but clearish so I set the Canon and kit lens on the tripod, framed the next door neighbors roof for a reference point, and proceeded to manually trip the shutter every thirty seconds (using my wristwatch) for thirty second exposures.

The lens kept dewing up, but I very carefully continued to wipe it with a tissue while trying not to move it between shots.

I think the dew actually added some nice effects, so next time, I wont allow it to make me give up short, just persist despite the varied shots.

http://www.asignobservatory.com/widefield_and_time-lapse.aspx

Hope you like it. I am definately going to do more of this up in the drier air of the Canberra mountains.

Baz.:D

[dugnsuz]

Very nice work Barry.
I love these Astro-Time Lapse movies - well done.
If you intend to do more, here's a link to a timelapse forum. They've got a section dedicated to Digital Astrophotography with some awesome examples.
http://www.timescapes.org/phpBB3/index.php
http://www.timescapes.org/
All the best
Doug...enjoyed that!!:)

[bloodhound31]

Thanks Doug.

Yes, I've seen his work before at timescapes. He was the one who inspired me to give it a go. I have been chatting to him a little bit and am now off to practice!

Cheers,

Baz.

[dugnsuz]

:thumbsup:
Doug

[Hagar]

Very interesting Barry. Another concept to astroimaging. Looks great but I think it would have been better with a great backdrop instead of the house.
Nice work just the same.

[Matty P]

Excellent work Baz, looking forward to seeing more of your work on timelapses.

:thumbsup:

[prokyon]

Hi Baz,

good job! I like startrails films.

werner

[Benny L]

hi baz,

the ideas good. however to me its a little bit jerky (could me my internet connection though :lol:) so maybe have the individual frames taken sooner than 30 seconds apart?

[bloodhound31]

Yes Ben. As a first attempt, it was a fantastic learning experience. Next attempt will be 30 second exposures with 10 second breaks.

Looking at the top of Kosiosco over the Christmas break I think.

Baz.