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14-Sep-2020

Star Trails 9/13/2020

West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA

Images were captured beginning at 827 pm and ending at 1106 pm.

Note the track of the airplane on approach to Barnstable Municipal Airport Runway 33 at 951 pm, which was captured in image #75 of a sequence of 143 30 second exposures each separated by 4 seconds (probably too long a separation) for the camera to recycle.

Also note the slight oval movement of everything around Polaris, including Polaris itself, due to its slight offset from true north.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV ,Tokina SD 11-16 f2.8 (IF) DX

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Karen 14-Sep-2020 20:29
Loren, these are stunning photos. I wish I was still teaching, I'd use them in my science units.
I sent them on to my youngest granddaughters, they both are crazy about taking photographs.
One of the girls, even wants to go to college in NYC, and work for National Geographic.
Thanks for letting us preview yours !
joseantonio14-Sep-2020 18:47
stunning capture.