Hi All,
As many of you know this year's Border Stargaze was exceptionally good with all four nights clear. While the accumulated lack of sleep was cruel, the number of photons received with eyes and camera chips compensated for it fully.
I had great time observing with the 22" Dob while two cameras - Nikon D700 with 14-24mm lens and Sony NEX-5 with 10.5mm Nikkor fisheye, were clicking through the nights. Daytime was great too with excellent weather in low 20s and the company to match.
I hope you enjoy the 3.5 minute time lapse - my longest yet starring the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds and Andromeda Galaxy. The changing sky colour from natural Oxygen glow in upper atmosphere is quite startling and illustrates David Malin's presentation (at BSG) about the colour in the night sky.
View full screen with sound. Music: "Between Light and Shadow" by Triplexity
http://www.vimeo.com/28487411
Usual exposure parameters - 30 seconds @ ISO 3200 and f/2.8 with both Nikon and Sony.
Cheers,
Alex