Monday, July 02, 2001

star trails (Kawarthas)

These represent my first attempt at star trails photos.



You might think these bad day-time shots. But look closely. You can see some circumpolar star trails, particular near the top-right of the frame.
  • location: Curve Lake, Selwyn, Ontario (*)
  • equipment: Pentax SP II with a Takumar 28mm lens
  • filter: Skylight (1B)
  • exposure: f3.5 at 1 hour
  • film: Fuji Superia 400
Still, I goofed! I forgot that the Moon, full, was up during the time lapse! So it flooded the scene with reflected sunlight!



Lessons learned:
  • focus on infinity
  • only attempt this when there's a New Moon
I look forward to another attempt!

It was good to finally get up to Dace's cottage with the gang and with my telescope. We enjoyed viewing Mars on the Saturday night.

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Dace sent me an email about the location, as incorrectly noted above (*).
"It's not Curve Lake;  but Chemong Lake."
Thanks for the correction!