Location: Walnut Point State Park, IL Date: 2009-11-05 Camera: Canon XSi (unmodified) Lens: Sigma 10mm f/2.8 Mount: Still Tripod Shot: 45sec; ISO 800; f/2.8 Processing: Digital Photo Professional, Photoshop
Along the horizon, Venus, Mars, the Moon, Taurus, and M45 Location: Seattle, WA Date: 7-18-09 Camera: Canon XSi Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 Mount: Still Tripod Shot: 5 seconds @f/3.2, ISO 100 Processing: RAW Converter, Photoshop
Over the course of an evening, the stars appear to move in the night sky. This movement, however, is not the stars changing position, but rather Earth rotating on its axis. This image faces north, with Polaris, the north star being the brightest trail closest to the center of the light paths. Location: Great Basin National Park Date: 03-17-09 Camera: Canon XT Mount: Still Tripod Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 Shot: 51x120sec @f/2.8 ISO 800 Processing: RAW Converter, Photoshop
