Archive for the Astrophotography Category
Pan-STARRS 3-12-13
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography on March 12, 2013 by budbranch
This comet is impossible to see with naked eyes!! And this Moon was just a sliver, so a half-hour after sunset I was still searching, searching… I never did see the comet directly – only by reviewing images on the back of my camera did I finally see where it was and started composing these images. It was cold. And windy. The last frame was a 3-second exposure – notice the wild gyrations of the passing aircraft (that was my camera shaking in the wind!).
3 Hours of Star Motion
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on October 22, 2012 by budbranch
NM Star Time Lapse
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Available Light, Time Lapse on June 27, 2012 by budbranchWarm, Clear Night
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography on April 8, 2012 by budbranch
The moon came up about halfway through, and a car parked…
NASA’s ATREX Experiment
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures, sky on March 27, 2012 by budbranch
Thanks to Will Lyster for obtaining access to Brown’s Mountain for the purpose of photographing NASA’s ATREX experiment – what a cool event!
Bud Branch 