A single tracked frame, 30sec 300mm ISO6400
Archive for the Long exposures Category
Comet Leonard – brighter, more tail…
Posted in Astrophotography, Long exposures on December 5, 2021 by budbranchComet Leonard is HERE!
Posted in Astrophotography, Long exposures, sky, Sony A7III on December 3, 2021 by budbranch
30-sec tracked exposure 200mm. Passing globular cluster M3
El Come Back Fest – Taos NM
Posted in Long exposures, Sony A7III, Wide Angle on August 18, 2021 by budbranch
Long exposures – no flash…Taos Community Auditorium: High Desert Drive-In
Posted in Aerial, DJI Mavic 2 Pro, Long exposures on March 19, 2021 by budbranch
New Year’s Photos
Posted in Aerial, Astrophotography, DJI Mavic 2 Pro, interval exposure, Long exposures, Sony A7III on January 5, 2021 by budbranchAs always, wall art can be yours: https://budbranch.smugmug.com/
Taos NYE fireworks
Taos NYE fireworks
Taos NYE fireworks
Taos NYE fireworks
Star trails during Bootids meteor shower
8-second exposure using very stable drone
8-second exposure using very stable drone
Geminid Meteors
Posted in Astrophotography, Composite, Long exposures, Sony A7III on December 16, 2020 by budbranchThe Geminid meteor shower peaked early Monday morning. This is a composite of 26 images that highlights the phenomenon of the “radiant”.
Very top center are Castor and Pollux, the heads of the Twins: Gemini. Notice all 26 meteors (except one) “point” to constellation Gemini. The renegade is blue-green, non-Geminid random meteor, and beautiful.
Mars at the bottom, Orion top left, Pleiades near center.
It was COLD. I wrapped a hat around the camera, and left it with a hand warmer! I used the camera’s self-timer to delay the start of automated exposures until 1AM, then it made 800 30-second exposures before it ran out of battery. Then it was a matter of reviewing each frame and selecting the ones with juicy meteors, then some Photoshop. Thanks for digging it.
Meteors and Moon
Posted in Astrophotography, Composite, Long exposures, Sony A7III on November 21, 2020 by budbranch
Enjoy.
Perseid Meteors
Posted in Astrophotography, interval exposure, Long exposures, Sony A7III, Wide Angle on August 14, 2020 by budbranch
Recent moonless nights have favored long meteor-hunting sessions, and this month it coincides with the Perseids. Famous meteor showers get a lot of press and draw our attention, but meteors happen EVERY night. Mark your calendar for all moonless nights!
These are all 30-second exposures f/2.8 at ISO 6400 shot off a fixed tripod.
Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE
Posted in Astrophotography, Available Light, Long exposures, sky, Sony A7III on July 9, 2020 by budbranch5-second exposures taken at 4:10AM today. Taos NM
While We Sleep
Posted in Astrophotography, interval exposure, Long exposures, Sony A7III, Wide Angle on July 1, 2020 by budbranchTwenty minutes of night sky, lit from behind by the Moon.
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