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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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Posted: December/21/2010 at 03:14 |
This image is about the limits of what you can achieve with a non-SLR digital camera (Canon SX10IS, 8 second exposure @ 20X, tripod-mounted):
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Reaction time is a factor...
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308 Sav
Optics Journeyman Joined: July/18/2010 Location: Kentucky Status: Offline Points: 362 |
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nice
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shooter07
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I woke up around 145am EST to take a piss and thought i'd check it out. Yeah, nothing was happening yet so i went back to bed!
That is a nice shot though |
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Ed Connelly
Optics Retard God of no Chihuahua Joined: December/16/2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 24225 |
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I went to bed and forgot all about it. I'm glad Jono captured it.
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bugsNbows
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I saw it at 3:55 a.m....looks just like the pic. Imagine that.
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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300S&W
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It was too cloudy here but it definitely got dark as it was happening.
NICE pic,Jono!
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"I ain't got time to bleed!"
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helo18
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: December/02/2006 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 5620 |
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Very nice Jon! It was a great show last night. Just didn't get any pictures taken myself.
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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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What is surprising to me is that enough rotation occurs in 8 seconds to turn the stars into streaks like that.
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tman1965
Optics Master Joined: July/20/2010 Location: South Georgia Status: Offline Points: 1456 |
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I forgot about it too... super pic though jono, thanks!!
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