Thought I would see if my new camera could catch the stars.....

Too much moon, will have to wait for a darker night and hope to catch the milky way  

I worked on one hole for 9 months.. Got to see the night sky change through the seasons, got so I could look at Orions belt and know the time within 20 minutes. The only lights out there were the rig lights. It was an hour or more out in the desert from the little town we stayed in. Notice driving at night,coming up to a town,you see a dome of light.. you need to get out side of that.. to really see the sky.

Used to take Dads Polaroid, out in the pasture.
Aim it at the North Star, on a tripod.
Smallest F-stop, Infinity, Shutter open.

Then after, 1/2 - 2 hours.
Close the shutter, develop the film.
And would have little 'curved' streaks of light,
the N Star being the smallest.
(Length of the curve, relative to length of exposes)

And even one in a while, a very slight streak across the photo.
First time I saw it, thought it was a scratch.
Later learned, it was Sputnik.

Wonder if the digital cameras, will capture the earth moving,
(as per the stars), or just try to compensate, by making everything lighter?

MnSpring wrote on 12/31/14 at 12:12:43:


Google it, you will be astounded by what people capture using new technology