Tag: stars

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  • Behind a lone hilltop tree, the night sky is clear

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    Scene notes:

    The outline of the Milky Way and Andromeda is visible above the Juniper and other conifer trees, as the Earth whirls and spins, but of course it’s the sky that appears to be rotating. The camera physically pans downward. Airplanes and meteorites are visible. Nearer to the horizon is more light pollution from the central California valley. Aircraft
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    21 seconds and 12 frames.

  • Medium level clouds in a clear, fair night sky float

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    Scene notes:

    After blue hour, mid-level clouds, patchy and fleeting, move in steadily in the moonlight, shadows dimly moving on rock faces near the bottom-right of the frame at points. Mt Whitney (center) and neighbors are silhouetted in the night, with nearer mountains that are shorter but much closer on the left and right flanks.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    20 seconds and one frame.

  • Mackerel sky at night over steep mountain silhouette in moonlight

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    Scene notes:

    Altocumulus is the name for the clouds which appear in the second half of the clip above the mountain face. The night is starry and otherwise clear.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    29 seconds and 6 frames.

  • 1 of 2 | Clouds at night illuminated partly

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    Scene notes:

    … 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.

  • Day to night to dawn on Mt Shasta in winter

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    Scene notes:

    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.

  • The Milky Way galaxy in long exposure time-lapse

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    Scene notes:

    …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.

  • 1 of 3 | Aurora Borealis are the Northern Lights

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    Scene notes:

    … 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.