Ad Sidera Vultus or "Look To The Stars"

[CapturingTheNight]

Hello all,

Wasn't exactly sure where the best spot to post this image was, but I have seen a few night sky scapes pop up in here, so I thought it probably fitted here more than anywhere else.

Shot an over three and a half hour star trail sequence last night while my telescope was in action on a few deep sky targets. Hope you like it.

17/10/2011
Canon 60D
Tamron 10-24mm Lens @ 10mm
430 x 30 secs exposures (total time: 3 hours and 35 minutes)
ISO 1600
Aperture F/3.5
In-camera noise reduction off
Continuous shooting mode with a remote cable release
Images stacked in "StarTrails"
Final processing in CS5.1

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[Stevec35]

Very Good! I reckon that shot would rate very well in the star trails section of a photo competition.

Cheers

Steve

[RobF]

Wow - that's a stunner - I love the way you've managed to squeeze in stars all the way to the celestial equator!

[h0ughy]

nice work , very enjoyable colourful shot

[Ross G]

Great photo Greg.

One of the best star trail shots I have seen.

Love the colours.

Ross.

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much for all the great feedback everyone :D I'm really glad you all like it.

[Hagar]

Very nice Greg. You are definitely producing the goods considering how short a time you have been at this.
I think there would be a few here who would be shocked at how far you have progressed in such a short period.

Thanks for sharing your story on your imaging road with us at the last club meeting. I for one was very surprised by your progress.

Great work Mate. Keep them coming.

[CapturingTheNight]

Wow, Thank you so much, Doug. I'm truly humbled by that kind feedback on my work from you. I have been a fan of yours ever since I came across your website a while ago. So to have your encouragement is greatly appreciated. I was really keen to meet you after they told me at my first club meeting that you were a member. Hopefully I can keep the work coming for you. I'm currently discovering that a DSLR sensor is not the best once the weather warms up. Going to have to upgrade to a cooled CCD one day in the future. More money............:D

[Manav]

I wish I could use this to polar align :D

[multiweb]

Great pic. Beautiful colours. :thumbsup:

[CapturingTheNight]

LOL



Thank you so much for the great feedback Marc :D I'm glad you like it.