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Photography

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts) Sun Sep 8, 2024, 11:24 PM Sep 2024

A sky full with stars [View all]

I pointed my tripod-mounted camera directly overhead tonight and took some long exposures, from 4.2 seconds up to 64.3 seconds. This is the best of the lot. It was manually focused at infinity and shot at ISO 1600, f1.8 for 8.2 seconds. I'm in a small city with lots of light pollution, but the sky was unusually clear tonight.

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A sky full with stars [View all] Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 OP

Very cool! Ocelot II Sep 2024 #1

The amazing and expanding universe Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #3

Nice; I'll bet there's some intelligence out there somewhere. Permanut Sep 2024 #2

Let's hope so; " 'cause it's bugger all down here on Earth." (Thanks Eric Idle/John Du Prez) Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #4

That's a great shot, especially from a city. brer cat Sep 2024 #5

Thanks! It turned out much better than expected. Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #6

I used to live on a ridge in the southern end of the Appalachians. brer cat Sep 2024 #7

I have to travel 185 miles northwest of here to be under a dark night sky. Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #8

What a splendid shot, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2024 #9

Thanks for stopping by! Sleep well, my friend. Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #12

Wow! Beautiful! liberalla Sep 2024 #10

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #14

Never seen anything quite like it. You are a very talented photographer. marybourg Sep 2024 #11

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #16

I don't think I've ever seen that kind of density of stars in an exposure marybourg Sep 2024 #19

Do go on. Is there something you require? Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #21

No. Just very impressed. marybourg Sep 2024 #25

Nice. I am also in a small town, but just 3 miles SE there is a place that is far away from any lights 4lbs Sep 2024 #13

There's a dark skies park 185 miles NW of me where naked-eye views sometimes approach this depth Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #18

Gorgeous. byronius Sep 2024 #15

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #20

An absolutely amazing image! When I took a second look it, about a third niyad Sep 2024 #17

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #22

Very nice Old Crank Sep 2024 #23

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #24

Very nice. Your title and picture reminded me of David Bowmans response to mission control in 2001 - A Space Odyssey Cheezoholic Sep 2024 #26

Thanks! The title was written with that line in mind. Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #28

This is very striking. Beautiful. Thank you. LoisB Sep 2024 #27

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #29

I love stars. Thanks for posting. I used to see them at my parents' applegrove Sep 2024 #30

You're welcome! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #31

Where I live, I see only maybe 60 stars, and make do with that situation progree Sep 2024 #32

Your links are useful for eyeing and identifying objects in the night sky Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #34

I'm awe struck too. I wish I could see something like that or take a picture like that progree Sep 2024 #36

Thanks for the clarification! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #37

LOL. No problem 😊 progree Sep 2024 #38

Very cool! Diamond_Dog Sep 2024 #33

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Sep 2024 #35