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Feb 20, 2011 21:29 | #1

I went out to observatory with a few friends.... it was a good time.. but this weekend wasn't the best time since it was a full moon... so we didn't get to really pull the exposure times that we wanted....

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and another one away from the observatory just for fun....

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Feb 20, 2011 21:32 | #2

Woah...that last one looks like day!

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Feb 20, 2011 21:34 | #3

with a full moon... it was pretty easy to turn night into day....

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Feb 20, 2011 23:15 | #4

What is the exif on the star trail pics? Great shots!

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Feb 20, 2011 23:17 | #5

Went back and added EXIF on the first few...

We set up for the 1st shot... thinking that we were at the observatory.... then, we walked up the hill more, and found the 2nd building... so... I stopped the 1st trail... moved the setup... and then I ended up having to cut that one short because of the moon coming up.... you can see the reflection of the red/orange on the siding of the observatory....

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Feb 21, 2011 10:41 | #6

Wonderful images. The shot of the truck crowned by clouds is particularly eyecatching.

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Feb 26, 2011 18:37 | #7

Absolutely glorious work. Enticing me to take the plunge into star trails. Thanks for sharing.

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Feb 26, 2011 18:43 | #8

All very nice picures. I like #2 better than #1 bacause the distortion of the dome is a little less apparent.

The truck pic kinda steals the show actually. It really jumps out at me for some reason.

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