Looking for Comet SWAN, but it was lost in the glare of sunrise. Had another camera shooting north 30 sec exposures. This is a composite of 30 frames.
Archive for the Long exposures Category
Comet Hunt
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Composite, Long exposures on May 17, 2020 by budbranchThunderstorm in Angel Fire + Moonrise
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Available Light, Long exposures, Wide Angle on April 10, 2020 by budbranch10 second exposure as the moon was rising during a distant thunderstorm.
Dark Sky / Milky Way
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures, Wide Angle on September 22, 2019 by budbranch
A sweet, clear, dark night…
July Update!
Posted in 5DMII, Available Light, Gopro Hero5, Long exposures, Wide Angle on July 15, 2018 by budbranchHere is what I have been up to for the last few weeks:
MOMentum is building…
Tattoo!
Hagerty Mandolins
Hagerty Mandolins
Hagerty Mandolins
Ground squirrel taunts us
This got published in Taos News
Eskes crowd watching the fireworks
Gun buy-back in Taos
Eskes Bluegrass Jam
Flamenco!
Posted in Long exposures, Sony RX100-II on May 2, 2018 by budbranch
Hand-held, available light, good times!
The Lyrid Meteor Shower
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures, Wide Angle on April 22, 2018 by budbranch
This meteor flashed through around 2AM this morning. While it appears to be “in” the Milky Way, it is well to remember that the meteor is very close to Earth, actually burning up IN our atmosphere, while the Milky Way is (almost) unimaginably distant.
For extra credit: why do we see more meteors AFTER midnight, than before?
Startrails at the VLA
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Available Light, Composite, Long exposures, Wide Angle on April 12, 2018 by budbranch
This is a composite of about fifty 30-second exposures. A departing car painted the antenna red (I used considerable Photoshop layer masking to get this final effect). Also, that’s a meteor at top right…
The VLA at Magdalena, NM
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Available Light, Long exposures, Wide Angle on April 12, 2018 by budbranch
Another Taurid Meteor
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on November 21, 2017 by budbranchNote that the stars are visible right down to the horizon…
Another Satellite Glint
Posted in 5DMII, Astrophotography, Long exposures on November 10, 2017 by budbranch
This a 40 second exposure. I had 5 minutes of warning to set up, before this Iridium satellite crossed over. I use “Sky Guide” on my iPhone.
Bud Branch 