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!