Moonrise Star Trails & Satellite
Moonrise Star Trails & Satellite
I was out looking for Orionid Meteors a couple of weekends ago, until the moon rose around 2:30am. The Orionid Meteor Shower isn't one of the major ones, so I never seem to get much out of it but a few small streaks.
I did however catch this double streak near the horizon, which spanned 2-3 shots so it's not a meteor. It may be reflections off of a satellite, such as an Iridium communications satellite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare).
#LightwritingWednesday curated by Rznag Rmrod and Michael Sutton #LightPainting #StarryNights
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great shot! what were the settings u used and how many shots over how long??
ReplyDeletewow...nice star trails....you can write just normal and then mirror the image in post processing, then it`s easier to write..if you don`t have letters in the background it`s normally no problem..
ReplyDeleteIridum flares* look like this: http://www.heavens-above.com/iridiumhelp.asp
ReplyDeleteSattelites, planets and stars above you: http://www.heavens-above.com/
If you register and log in adn enter where in the world you are. You can view a map of the stars, planets and satteltes above you. F.x. get time aand date and in wich direction to look for getting a look at a irdium flash, be ready with a camera - it is only visible for 2-3 seconds.
*: reflection of sunlight from an Iridium sattelite
Josh Charland I used f/2.8, 30 seconds, ISO 6400 on my Canon 5DmarkII, 100 shots facing East. Here's a post on my blog on creating star trail images: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2011/05/creating-star-trail-images.html
ReplyDeleteRznag Rmrod Thanks, I do mirroring too where the background is unrecognizable. Since I was shooting a meteor shower and much of my expected audience would call me on moving the North Star to the south (and some people I know would recognize the spot as well), I didn't shoot a backwards G+ this time.
ReplyDeleteRznag Rmrod & Jeffrey Sullivan , a technique I picked up for writing letters is have your back facing the camera and hold your torch backwards (facing the camera) then write as if it were a chalk board in front of you or something. 10x easier and don't have to edit :)
ReplyDeleteThanks the info Jeffrey Sullivan
ReplyDeleteThat is what blows me away about Brad's Orionids, there are so dang many! I personally am finding the more I do this that is truly is a lot like fishing, you just don't know what you are going to catch and that is part of the allure and fun. Much like your playful image here, very cool!
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