… by city light under stars, aircraft flying over Observable are high Cirrus clouds passing out of
the sky’s starry night. Land sky traffic is visible above Lake Tahoe City on the opposite end of the
lake. Taken by the northwest of the lake with cedars making a silhouette (left).
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
36 seconds and 25 frames.
From Twin Peaks, San Francisco is shown, with Castro and Market roads heading directly into the city.
The sky is cloudless as the lights come out (cross-faded).
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
35 seconds and 12 frames.
Changing from day to night on the east flank of Mt Shasta, the clouds rapidly change and darken to
the night. The stars seem to spin around as the Earth rotates and the sky brightens to morning, light
once again on the snow.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
38 seconds and 24 frames.
Lake Tahoe in the distance is seen through trees as the dusk sets in and the upper-level clouds turn
from pink to being illuminated by city lights. The snowy foreground shadowed; airplanes are seen far
in the sky moving through the frame. Stars come out after blue hour. On the one road visible, traffic
moves quickly, and a ship is seen moving from afar.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
59 seconds and 14 frames.
…capturing space/aircraft and many stars. The Milky Way is shown. It spans top-left to bottom-right,
moving with the rotating Earth towards the upper right area of the frame. Stars are seen throughout,
as are planes shown flying through the view, streaking slightly from the motion blur. A long exposure
and low to medium ‘coma’ (comatic aberration).
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
30 seconds and 12 frames.
… which strobe, creep, and flow in the night sky. Comprised of charged particles, the lights are
playing on the magnetism of the Earth. Mid-level stratus clouds are lit by town lights far away. Long
exposures and low ‘coma’ (comatic aberration).
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
30 seconds and 15 frames.