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George Observatory trails

Star trails over the large dome on George Observatory. To the right there’s a line of thunderstorms approaching and the glow from Houston washing out the nightsky.

The green lights are from a laser used by the observatory staff to pinpoint stars and other stellar objects.

This image is a composite of 80 photos, each made of a 30 second exposure with a Nikon D7000 and a Sigma fisheye at f/2.8 ISO 1000.

 

The George Observatory is located in the Brazos Bend State Park about an hour south of Houston, TX.

The observatory is a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science and has 3 domed telescopes which are publicly accessible.

For more information on the observatory check their web site at: www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl...

 

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Uploaded on July 23, 2012
Taken on July 23, 2012