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Kalalau Valley Star Trails

When we arrived at the rim of Kalalau Valley, it was night and everything was foggy. Raiatea and I took a nap in our rented van. Around 11:30 PM, he woke me up and pointed out that the skies had cleared, so we went in search of this view. This was a rather tricky shot, since I had to remove clouds blowing through and airplanes. This is a stack of about 80 30-second exposures, and the valley is lit by a setting moon. I haven't previously seen star trails shot from this spot before.

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Uploaded on January 19, 2020
Taken on July 12, 2019