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Default Another try at the nights sky...
So finally after a few nights of clouds, we got some clear skies. Click it to see the bigger version.
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Old 12-17-2009, 04:42 AM
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Nice star trail. Did you stack exposures to get this?
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Old 12-17-2009, 04:43 AM
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cool looking shot there
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Old 12-17-2009, 04:48 AM
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Nice star trail. Did you stack exposures to get this?
Yes, I stacked 102 30 second exposures in CS4. I found I get a better result than when I do 1 long shot.But thats also why I ended up with a break in the airplane lights as it was going by. Thanks for the comments guys.
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Awesome photo...looks like you got a shooting star in there...
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