Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party

sweet video. is it just me or did that look like a

 

Wow... was that real?

That's unbelievable, I love space phenomenons.

 

gnarly scar with lots of stitch (or staple) marks? yes.


Anyone know if that visible to the naked eye, or only by the setup described in the beginning of the video?

 

I'm not exactly sure what:

"20 second exposure each minute per frame
15 frames per second"

means in this scenario. Something about it just seems off. I don't know...I am a fairly knowledgeable amateur photography guy and it doesn't make sense.

Otherwise, it's basically just time lapse photography. So, could you see it yourself? Yes, at a point in time, but you wouldn't see the movement like that. But you can definitely see the Milky Way in the night sky at certain times and in certain non-polluted areas.

If you ever go camping, in Utah, in Bryce Canyon, sign up for one of their astronomy nights - that part of the country is one of the darkest, and they have great telescopes they let you use, plus (coolest of all), they have those laser light pointers that are the super lasers (the ones that people were concerned about terrorists using to take down planes) - I had never seen one in action, and they are awesome.

 

very cool. thanks!
 

 

JayZ750, you manually set your SHUTTER SPEED for 20" (seconds). You take one. Wait however long he says (seconds, minutes, etc.) between shots. You take another. When playing it back, for one second of OUR VIDEO TIME it is 15 frames he took.

Yes, it's real. You can add a time-lapse remote control for your camera shutter to save all those shots, and then use something like QuickTime Pro to make the video.

While traveling to Mexico or back, or maybe it was through I-10 on the way to California, I could see that same grouping of constellations. I know you need a clear sky for that without interference like in a big city.

 

ah, i see. the 15 frames per second is referring to video time. Got it.

I've got all the equipment to do this, just haven't yet! Well, I have the 40D, not the 5D, but do have the remote system and it works like a charm.

I've been wanting to do both something like this, and also try the ones where you leave the shutter open much much longer to get the circular star streak effect.

 

I saw this yesterday and couldn't help but thinking as I stared up at the beauty and majesty that was presented to me via my internerts distribution device: "Hey, that was worth 48 seconds!"

 

It seems he didn't have a telescope that compensates for the rotation of the earth. Otherwise it should not move like that.

I would like to get a telescope but the ones with a decently wide field of view and motors to compensate for rotation are expensive as hell.

 

JayZ750, it's a coincidence... and weird... but I just saw this the day before yesterday on www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/ho...-video-with-a-dslr-and-intervalometer-269678/

 

If that impresses you, check out these pro ones done in HD.

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That was pretty cool. Its been awhile since I've been somewhere dark enough to see the Milky Way.

 

Yeah, you can definitely make out the MIlky Way on a clear sky. It won't be that detailed to the naked eye, but still cool nonetheless. I've been lucky enough to see the sky in the middle of the ocean and its amazing. Driving through west Texas can be pretty good too.

I remember driving to Amarillo once after 9-11, I was admiring the night and freaked out when I saw this beam of light cutting through the sky. I thought it may have been a missile attack or something. I had my aunt pull over and listened to the local AM station. It was like 2am, but the DJ that was on said the shuttle was reentering the atmosphere and it was visible where we were. After that I was embarassed, but it was cool to see. Damn you media scare tactics!!!