[alexch (Alex)]

Hi All,

Just got back from a short camping trip at the Tidal River Camp, Wilsons Prom. Despite the wild weather we had good fun, the tent survived strong winds and rain.

Thursday night, when thunderstorms and winds suddenly stopped at 3.30am I got out of the tent and looked up. I don't think I have ever seen the sky as steady and transparent. Not a twinkle and clear as. I contemplated getting the camera out and setting up, but then 15 minutes later the wind started blowing from another direction and the clear skies were gone.

Next night in between clouds I managed to take the two images below.

In the first image the Moon was still up and lit the ground.
Single 30-second exposure with Nikon D700, 14-24mm lens at f/2.8 and ISO 3200.

For the second image after the Moon was gone, I stacked 7 30-second images at ISO 3200 together in DeepSkyStacker.

Both processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and Photoshop CS5.

Cheers,
Alex