Scope Trails
This was about 20 minutes of exposure inside of the done. The individual shots were 20 seconds each, and I did a lightening composite to merge the trails. There were too many clouds, so I didn't use the smoother blending that would have decreased the star trail contrast.
I think I would have wanted to take the photo from a spot a bit to the left of where I ended up. That would have allowed me to have the telescope a bit less centered. There were people there already. A slightly wider lens would have also worked.
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton, CA
Scope Trails
This was about 20 minutes of exposure inside of the done. The individual shots were 20 seconds each, and I did a lightening composite to merge the trails. There were too many clouds, so I didn't use the smoother blending that would have decreased the star trail contrast.
I think I would have wanted to take the photo from a spot a bit to the left of where I ended up. That would have allowed me to have the telescope a bit less centered. There were people there already. A slightly wider lens would have also worked.
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton, CA