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
Most astronomers think that there is nothing to do during a full moon - it is not even a good time to shoot the moon. However, the brightness of a full moon will easily illuminate the landscape which can lend itself to beautiful nightscape images. This is an example of what can be done with nothing more than a camera and a lens. Location: Friend's Creek, IL Date: 2009-11-02 Camera: Canon XSi (unmodified) Lens: Sigma 10mm f/2.8 Mount: Still Tripod Shot: 30sec; ISO 400; f/3.5 Processing: Digital Photo Professional, Photoshop
Location: Friend's Creek, IL Date: 2009-12-27 Camera: Canon XSi (Hap Griffin Mod) Lens: Sigma 10mm f/2.8 Mount: Still Tripod Shot: 20sec; ISO 1600; f/3.5 Processing: Digital Photo Professional, Photoshop
