Contributions of the group Star Trails

South High above the city Lights.

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Thu, 07 May 2020 09:33:37 +0000

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South a full circle but high above city light pollution.
Clear night Filter.

Slam Dunk - North

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Thu, 07 May 2020 09:33:10 +0000

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North is way below my horizon so no complete circle, only a partial circle.
Clear night filter

Morning Trails

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:32:13 +0000

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It was suppose to be raining totally clouded, when I woke at 4 am I saw nothing but stars and the moon. I thought it would be great to capture a 22% crescent moon on a star trail as well. Through the 150 shots there was some wispy clouds blew past the moon hence the extra effect on the moon. I went to 5 shot of the pre dawn to add to the effect with the stars. This was looking almost Due East.

I had limited space as the dew fell very heavy so I had the camera under the roof for protection but limited the view of the sky I had. Enjoy a little out of the box thinking as I did not 100% know just what I would get apart from the broad moon trail.

Last Plane Home -Western Autralia Is now closed off to every body even Australia.

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 22:38:32 +0000

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A star trail captured the last plane to come and land . 150 shots that was thought of as just a star trail as the clouds cleared for a while.

Between Rocks and a hard place

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 05:35:19 +0000

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when you dont look to the southern pole Due east. ISO 1600 86 shots.

Mt Donald Mclean

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 22:16:47 +0000

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ISO 3200 200 shots the passing of planes to Auckland air port.

Cracked Rock

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 22:14:47 +0000

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ISO 3200 200 shots. that is me in the shot going to get the next person through the bush to the rock.

Accidental first star trail.

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:02:40 +0000

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I took my son to try and capture the the Geminids In 2014 while we saw then I did not capture a single one on frame but this led to the first ever Star trail. As this was all shot manually you see the holes in the star movement . This is another variation that is possible.

31 shots ISO 2000

Planes, Trucks, Cars, Clouds & Time........HFF

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:58:02 +0000

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A concept shot. Surround the tree in a halo.
Easier said than done when you cant see the Southern Cross or the Pointers. this was method three as it was all I could see. I watched for days the expected cloud cover to see if it was even possible.

www.ipernity.com/doc/1073393/37255060/in/album/723117

On the bus trip we went back to the same pace and I had a window in the dark of 1/1/2 hours before the bus left. I am out in a field in grass heads chest height( snake territory) Electric fence at my back. This is only 40 of the total 50 shots before the clouds closed the night far to early but thats part or Astro photography.

I am chuffed my head shot you can see before you in all its unexpected glory.
PIP three years earlier.

The wind/ the stars/ time /trucks / milky Way is it only me that is standing still

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:37:35 +0000

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The wind/ the stars/ time /trucks / milky Way is it only me that is standing still..........

Joined by the tree {:o)

Going, going ..... gone!

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:49:55 +0000

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Tonight's much hyped "Super blue blood moon", as it disappeared into eclipse, a collation of images. We were lucky that the cloud cleared just as the eclipse began.

For those wanting EXIF details, the lower right image was taken at f11, 1/125 and ISO 400; the middle image at f8, 1/100 and ISO 800; the top left image at f5.6, 1/40 and ISO 3200. The camera is a Pentax K-1.

Explored.

Satellites

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:37:46 +0000

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The brighter trail is the International Space Station, as it dims when heading into the earth's shadow. Viewed large it may be possible to see the trails of five other satellites. Those two light blurs are the Magellanic Clouds, themselves small satellite galaxies to the Milky Way.

Up above

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:58:57 +0000

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Looking up into the Milky Way, again through Scorpio but a dark sky and without the moon (see my earlier image). This is a stitched panorama of two images. What fascinated me, on viewing it, is that no fewer than five satellites/space junk items have left trails. Only one shows here (you'll need to view large), just above and left of Antares and slightly below the centre.

Three satellites

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 04:42:40 +0000

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From the heavens-above.com website I found that two Iridium satellites were to pass over us through the Southern Cross constellation. I wonder if this would be called a "double crossing"? :-) The third satellite was an unexpected bonus. One to view large.

Southern sky

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:26:39 +0000

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A merged panorama of the southern sky, images taken using the Astrotracer facility on the Pentax K-1. Some details in notes. This really does need to be viewed large on black.

Explored.

Here's a suitable musical link.

Bowen town Pa watches time pass by

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:40:59 +0000

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148 shots taken at 35 sec stacked to make the trail

Silent Sentinal

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 02:06:36 +0000

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38 shots Till clouds came along and cut the evening short, some times just a little is more effective than a whole lot. this was on my fail list till i saw it all together. this is on my computer background as a lesson "we dont always get what we want but what we want may not always be the best we can do, life is full of surprise."

Time passages

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:41:41 +0000

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ISO 2000 110 shots and 40 cars lit this shot i knew i would see car lights but not than many some time it better just to let what happens...

the PIP is the inspiration for the shot here of time 24mm to 14mm

this is the shot i was trying to make at night.

Resting the Southern Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:11:37 +0000

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The ISO 250 42 sec F2.8 set way down so as not to flood the sky with stars as per

But the aim was to rest the polar circle on the top of the rock. no mean feat when the camera is 6" above the ground and you are laying on your side to see the image. the unmistakable cut of a very Iridium Flare135 images on a warm night showing a newbie the marvels of the heavens. i should have painted a bit more but i was otherwise detained but the view i was after some times it best to think out side the usual.

Halo

nobody@ipernity.com (Steve Paxton) — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:29:18 +0000

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Set out to create the halo for the top of the tree. thankfully the wind dies down to get this right.
128 shots ISO 1000 ( so not so many stars) 50 sec each. the trucks moved through the trees on the highway to the south.