Sketchiest Camera Placement Ever
Somewhat to my surprise, I was granted permission to hang a couple cameras on the edge of the top screen of Subaru Telescope. The top screen slides back to reveal the sky to the telescope, so the cameras were basically ~100 ft over Subaru's multi-million-dollar primary mirror. Placing the tripods was exciting enough, and I put about 15 feet of gaffers tape on them to further prevent them from blowing off. Despite the 30+ mph winds during the night, fortunately they were still there in the morning.
I filmed timelapse here, but most of it was pitch black because the dome was closed most of the night due to freak, entirely un-forecasted fog. The telescope briefly opened around midnight, and this is one of the images from the timelapse. Interestingly, this is the fourth photoshoot in a row that has failed due to circumstances below my control (in order: fog, electronic jamming by the military, poor seeing and high winds, and fog). I am reminded of the First Rule of Observational Astronomy and Landscape Photography: the universe hates you.
Vertical crop from the Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye.
Sketchiest Camera Placement Ever
Somewhat to my surprise, I was granted permission to hang a couple cameras on the edge of the top screen of Subaru Telescope. The top screen slides back to reveal the sky to the telescope, so the cameras were basically ~100 ft over Subaru's multi-million-dollar primary mirror. Placing the tripods was exciting enough, and I put about 15 feet of gaffers tape on them to further prevent them from blowing off. Despite the 30+ mph winds during the night, fortunately they were still there in the morning.
I filmed timelapse here, but most of it was pitch black because the dome was closed most of the night due to freak, entirely un-forecasted fog. The telescope briefly opened around midnight, and this is one of the images from the timelapse. Interestingly, this is the fourth photoshoot in a row that has failed due to circumstances below my control (in order: fog, electronic jamming by the military, poor seeing and high winds, and fog). I am reminded of the First Rule of Observational Astronomy and Landscape Photography: the universe hates you.
Vertical crop from the Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye.