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    So Many Stars

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    Star Tracks

    Last Friday night up at Duck Lake, the sky was very clear and there more stars than I’ve seen in a long time.  I had to get some photographs of them.  Here I present them in three formats.

    The first is a simple photo of the stars.  Click on the image to see larger.

    Lots of Stars
    Lots of Stars

    The second way is as a time-lapse of the stars moving through the sky.  There are about 120 photos taken over an hour (one every 30 seconds) resulting in a 4 second video.

    And, the third is an image of the start tracks.  This can be done in PhotoShop, or, as I did here, using the free software, StarStaX.

    Star Tracks
    Star Tracks

    Please comment below and let me know what you like and don’t like about these.  I have my own ideas, but would like to hear from you on your preferences.

    Thanks

    Mark

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    6 responses to “So Many Stars”

    1. Eleanor Fry Avatar
      Eleanor Fry

      very interesting and beautiful Mark.

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        Thanks, Eleanor.

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    2. Mara Avatar
      Mara

      Very nice, Mark. I really like the first simple photo. Is that a shooting star, just left of the middle, behind the trees?

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        Thanks, Mara. Yes, I think it is a shooting star. I captured a couple other streaks in the sky, but they were airplanes (blinking lights as they moved).

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    3. Karen Burns Avatar
      Karen Burns

      I think your star trails are wonderful. I hope to do some more of this type of shooting when I get up to a higher elevation and have some clear skies. The few times I tried, I never got anything as wonderful as yours. Wonderful images and video.

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      1. mfyancey Avatar
        mfyancey

        Thanks, Karen. I’ll bet that you have some really dark skies up at the cabin. Should get some great shots of the milky way which I have trouble with here.

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    Mark Yancey

    I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.

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