Star Trails over The Homer Spit
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Object
Star Trails over The Homer Spit
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Description
In this shot of the Homer Spit at night, you can see the trails left by the stars. In the lower left, the two shorter, brighter streaks are Irridium satelite flares, caused by sun reflecting off the solar panels of these communication satelites as they tumble in space. -
Image
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Scope
Canon 18-50 camera lens at 18mm and f7.1
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Camera
Canon 400D
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Mount
Tripod
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Filters
none
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Guiding
none
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Exposure Info
1hour exposure time (12x5min) -
Date
03/22/2007
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Copyright
Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory