[alexch (Alex)]

Hi All,

Coming back from the U2 360 concert on Friday I noticed someting very unusual for Melbourne lately - stars and lots of them!

I packed my gear and set off to Flidners on Mornington Peninsula around 1am. I knew by the time I get there I would only get 2.5 hours of imaging, which is far too little for a time lapse, but who knows when the sky will be clear around the New Moon again. I also wanted to try my new motorised mount for a panning time-lapse.

As I figured out later in the morning the panning head did not turn in the final run, and as usual - it did work during the test run. I did not quite get the composition I wanted and the time lapse was ruined because of that, but I am still happy - I spent some time under the stars and the Magellanic Clouds were magnificent.

All I could do with the data was the star trails image below.

Nikon D700, 14-24m lens, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 196 images x 30 sec.

Cheers,
Alex